1974 studio album by William DeVaughn
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Be Thankful for What You Got is a studio album issued in 1974 by the soul singer William DeVaughn . It includes the best-selling song also titled "Be Thankful for What You Got ".
Track listing [ edit ] All tracks are written by William DeVaughn , except where noted
Side one Title 1. "Give the Little Man a Great Big Hand" 5:41 2. "We Are His Children" 5:18 3. "Blood Is Thicker than Water" (Pal Rakes, Russ Faith) 7:24 4. "Kiss and Make Up" 2:53
Side two Title 5. "You Gave Me a Brand New Start" 2:43 6. "Be Thankful for What You Got " 7:13 7. "Sing a Love Song" (William DeVaughn, Frank Fiorvanti) 3:27 8. "You Can Do It" 3:40 9. "Something's Being Done" 3:45 Total length: 42:04
Personnel [ edit ] William DeVaughn - vocals, songwriting John Davis - organ, piano, sax, flute, synthesizer Jerry Cohen - clavinet, piano Norman Harris - guitar Pal Rakes - guitar Bobby Eli - guitar Hugh McDonald - bass Rusty Jackman - bass Al Price - drums Earl Young - drums Larry Washington - percussion Vince Montana - vibraphone Don Renaldo - strings, horns Nadine Felder - background vocals Gwen Oliver - background vocals Carl Paroulo - engineering, mixing Doug Fern - engineering Joe Tarsia - engineering, mixing Wes Farrell - art direction Richard Germinaro - illustration Big Cigar - album design Potential confusion [ edit ] DeVaughn's second album, originally released as Figures Can't Calculate , also includes the track "Be Thankful for What You Got" (in a different version); this second album was later reissued on CD by Unidisc as Be Thankful for What You Got and by Hot Productions as Be Thankful for What You've Got .[3]
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