Funk / Soul / Disco
BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU GOT
DEMON SINGLES CLUBDEMSING004
Funk / Soul / Disco
12"
£17.49 (£20.99 incl. VAT)
William DeVaughn in the early 70s was a part time singer and
government employee. He wrote a song called "A Cadillac Don't
Come Easy", which was eventually re written to become "Be
Thankful for What You Got", in 1972. Recorded at Sigma Sound
Studios in Philadelphia, the session featured an array of talented
members of the MFSB group.
The track was eventually released on Roxbury Records, a subsidiary
Of Chelsea Records and sold nearly two million copies on its release
in spring 1974, reaching No. 1 on the US Billboard R&B chart and No.
4 on the Billboard Hot 100. The track saw two chart entries in the UK, with the record peaking at #31 (1974) and also #44 (1980),
in the UK Singles Chart. With a sound and content influenced by Curtis Mayfield, its simple and encouraging lyrics hit home, to the
extent that it's become an enduring soulful, disco hit for music aficionados all over the world. Now presented here in a brand new
12" sleeve and backed with the beautiful Blood Is Thicker Than Water.
1. Be Thankful For What You Got
2. Blood Is Thicker Than Water