The Sound of Sunshine was the third studio album by the disco

Disco

Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...

 group 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...

, originally released in 1975 on the TK label, credited only to the Sunshine Band. An instrumental album, singer 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:...

 - "KC" - did not feature as a vocalist, though he co-produced it with partner Richard Finch. This largely forgotten enterprise was not a hit, despite 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...

 being close to the height of their success at the time.

Track listing

1. "Shotgun Shuffle" – 2:45
2. "Rock Your Baby" – 3:58
3. "Funky '75" (Casey, Richard Finch, Clarence Reid) – 2:55
4. "SOS" – 3:00
5. "Miss B. (Theme)" – 3:07
6. "Hey J." – 2:39
7. "Just a Groove" – 3:06
8. "Sunshine City" – 2:16
9. "I Love You" – 2:36

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
  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
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• Robert Johnson – drum
• Fermin Goytisolo – percussion
• Ken Faulk – trumpet
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• Vinnie Tanno – trumpet
• Mike Lewis – tenor saxophone
  Tenor saxophone
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• Whit Sidener – baritone saxophone
  Baritone saxophone
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• Beverly Champion – background vocals
• Margaret Reynolds – background vocals
• Jeanette Williams – background vocals

External links

• The Sound of Sunshine at the 70s Dance Music Page