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Be Thankful for What You Got

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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 !

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.

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!

The entire CD contains simple lyrics with meaning and purpose. Didn't have to get a headache to figure out when there were going with there music. Also like the fact that He and his band may not have been the best performers but the raw-ness of there sound showed that the music they created came from there souls.

Hello,

I'm searching for a song that I thought W. D. recorded, Creme de Creme. Does anyone know what song I'm talking about and where I can buy it? Thanx.

I'd been looking for one particular song, the title song for years. The rest of the album is interesting, but this song is the main reason I bought it.

but be thankful was the only song on this album that i was feeling. the story i heard about this song was that they used to have ads in the paper saying "come down to our studio and if we like your song we'll record it for $50". they liked be thankful and that's how it got cut. without a doubt one of my favorite songs of all time but i think that was all he had...