Whatcha See is Whatcha Get
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Whatcha See is Whatcha Get is a 1971 single by The Dramatics
. The song was a #1 hit on the Billboard R&B charts, and broke into the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100
, peaking at #9.
Covered by British pop group The Beautiful South
on their 1990 album "Choke
", also covered by American rock and soul group Hall & Oates
on their 2004 album Our Kind of Soul
as "What You See Is What You Get".
The Dramatics
The Dramatics are an American soul music vocal group, formed in Detroit, Michigan in 1962. They are best known for their 1970s hit songs "In the Rain" and "Whatcha See is Whatcha Get", both of which were #1 R&B and Top 10 Pop hits.-Career:The Dramatics originally formed in 1962 recording as the...
. The song was a #1 hit on the Billboard R&B charts, and broke into the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, peaking at #9.
Covered by British pop group The Beautiful South
The Beautiful South
The Beautiful South were an English alternative rock group formed at the end of the 1980s by two former members of Hull group The Housemartins, Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway. The duo were initially joined by Sean Welch , Dave Stead and Dave Rotheray , all of whom stayed with the group throughout...
on their 1990 album "Choke
Choke (album)
Choke is The Beautiful South's second album. It was pushed to number 2 in the charts after the release of the South's first and only number 1 single "A Little Time"....
", also covered by American rock and soul group Hall & Oates
Hall & Oates
Hall & Oates are an American musical duo composed of Daryl Hall and John Oates. They achieved their greatest fame in the late 1970s and early to mid-1980s. Both sing and play instruments. They specialized in a fusion of rock and roll and rhythm and blues styles, which they dubbed "rock and soul."...
on their 2004 album Our Kind of Soul
Our Kind of Soul
Our Kind of Soul was Hall & Oates' seventeenth album of all new material, released in 2004.The album was spawned by Michael McDonald's Motown albums of around the same era. The album contains three original tracks and 14 covers of soul hits of the 1960s, '70s and '80s...
as "What You See Is What You Get".