Do You Wanna Go Party
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Do You Wanna Go Party was the sixth album by KC and the Sunshine Band
KC and the Sunshine Band
KC and the Sunshine Band is an American musical group. Founded in 1973 in Miami, Florida, their style has included funk, R&B, and disco. Their most well known songs include the disco hits "That's the Way ", " Shake Your Booty", "I'm Your Boogie Man", "Keep It Comin' Love", "Get Down Tonight", "Give...

, released in 1979. The album was released with tracks representing more of a disco
Disco
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 flavor than ever before, with the catchy and successful title track "Do You Wanna Go Party". The album also contained a hit ballad, "Please Don't Go", a first of that type for the band.

Track listing

  1. "Hooked On Your Love" – 3:44
  2. "I've Got the Feeling" – 3:00
  3. "Ooh, I Like It" – 5:48
  4. "Please Don't Go" – 3:43
  5. "I Betcha Didn't Know That" (F. Knight, S. Dees) – 3:57
  6. "Que Pasa?" – 4:56
  7. "Do You Wanna Go Party" – 7:13


All songs were written by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch, except where noted.

Personnel

  • Harry Wayne Casey
    Harry Wayne Casey
    Harry Wayne "K.C." Casey is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and producer. He is most famous for his group, KC and the Sunshine Band, and as a producer of several hits for other artists.-Early years:...

     – keyboards
    Keyboard instrument
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    , vocal
  • Jerome Smith – guitar
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  • Richard Finch
    Richard Finch (musician)
    Richard Finch , is an American composer, producer, engineer, and song arranger. He is best known as the co-founder, producer and former bass player of KC and the Sunshine Band...

     – bass guitar
    Bass guitar
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    , drum
    Drum
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    , percussion
    Percussion instrument
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  • Robert Johnson – drum
  • Fermin Goytisolo – percussion
  • Ken Faulk – trumpet
    Trumpet
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  • Vinnie Tanno – trumpet
  • Jerry Peel – french horn
  • Joe Singer – french horn
  • Mike Lewis – tenor saxophone
    Tenor saxophone
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  • Whit Sidener – baritone saxophone
    Baritone saxophone
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  • Manuel Capote – strings
    String instrument
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  • David Chappell – strings
  • Bogdan Chruszcz – strings
  • David Everhart – strings
  • Marguerit Haldeman – strings
  • Roslind Lang – strings
  • Marjorie Lash – strings
  • Stuart McDonald – strings
  • Susan Oltman – strings
  • Robert Phillips – strings
  • Debra Spring – strings
  • Guy Weddle – strings
  • Valerie VonPechy – harp
    Harp
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  • Charles Chalmers – background vocals
  • Sandra Chalmers – background vocals
  • Beverly Champion – background vocals
  • Teri DeSario
    Teri DeSario
    Teri DeSario is a singer/songwriter from Miami, Florida. DeSario worked within several music genres out of high school. She was vocalist, played recorder and harp from 1970 - 1977 with a Medieval and Renaissance music group, the Early Music Consort, headed by scholar and Pro Musica member Arnold...

    – background vocals
  • Donna Rhodes – background vocals
  • Althea Tate – background vocals
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