Be Thankful for What You Got

William DeVaughn | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 5, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Collectables
• ASIN: B0000008OF
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #43,971 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Give the Little Man a Great Big Hand

2. We Are His Children

3. Blood Is Thicker Than Water

4. Kiss and Make Up

5. You Gave Me a Brand New Start

6. Be Thankful for What You Got

7. Sing a Love Song

8. You Can Do It

9. Something's Being Done

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Sound of Philly Meets The Sound of Curtis, June 6, 2001

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Eddie Landsberg "My 10th year as a reviewer !... (Tokyo, Japan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Be Thankful for What You Got (Audio CD)

As the story goes, on more than one occasion, when William DeVaughan's grooves would hit the air waves, people would actually start going into record stores asking the clerk, "Yeah, gimme that new Curtis Mayfield record they've been playing on the radio." - - The comparison goes without saying, and although DeVaughan did write and sing like Curtis, his songs stood out in their own right too - - in fact I believe the Impressions actually covered a few... all in all, this is a great mix of the Philly Sound (where most the tracks came out of) and the Curtom sound... and definitely, if you're a lover of sweet (but bumpin') soul, you can't get much better than that. (Favorite track by the way - - Give The Little Man a Great Big Hand, and You Gave Me A Brand New Start... though come to think of it, I like 'em all !) - - Hmmmm ,suddenly I'm in the mood for some Willie Hutch !

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BACK IN THE DAY!, May 11, 2007

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LEE T. (CANTON,MI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Be Thankful for What You Got (Audio CD)

THE SONGS ON THIS CD ARE JUST AS RELEVANT TODAY AS WHEN THEY WERE FIRST HEARD. WE STILL GET CAUGHT UP IN THE GROOVE TO "BE THANKFUL" WHENEVER WE HAVE FAMILY GATHERINGS. THE "KIDS", WHO ARE NOW IN THEIR THIRTIES, START SWAYING JUST LIKE US. I RECOMMEND THIS CD FOR PEOPLE WHO LOVE CLASSIC SOUL.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Be Thankful for What You Got, February 2, 2007

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D. S. HARDEN "a movie fan" (L.A.,CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Be Thankful for What You Got (Audio CD)

Finally, the original version of "Be Thankful." One of the first rip-offs that happened to me on Amazon was to buy an import album (CD) containing the song ($20+US). I found out the hard way that the song was a sort-of remix. It sucked - and I was totally mad. Well, my lesson learned was to patiently wait for this album to come out and get it at a good price. Five stars for a classy (soul) artist and his work!