Name: Be Thankful For What You Got
Brand: William DeVaughn

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

DEMSING004

Colour

Black

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2023-05-05

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Demon

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5014797908901


Total Cap

Black 12"

Artist

William DeVaughn

Genre GB

Funk / Soul

Label GB

Demon is a UK 80s New Wave label that was founded by Elvis Costello, Andrew Lauder, and the company behind the label in 1980. In 1998, the label was acquired by Music Collection International and merged with its Westside Records operation. Today, Demon forms part of the Demon Music Group Ltd.

William DeVaughn is an American singer, songwriter, and keyboardist born in Washington, D.C. in 1947. He gained recognition with his 1974 hit single "Be Thankful for What You Got", which reached the top ten on the Billboard R&B chart and the top thirty on the Billboard Hot 100.
DeVaughn began his music career in the 1960s, playing in local D.C. bands and working as a staff writer for various record labels. Alongside his successful single, he released another album in 1980. Although not achieving the same level of commercial success as his hit single, DeVaughn's music remains popular among fans of soul, funk, and R&B.

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&amp;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.

Be Thankful For What You Got

Music GB