![]() ![]() Matthew Cobb (who supplies the essays for all three titles reviewed here), Harry Wayne Casey reveals "Shake, Shake, Shake" as an ode to self-empowerment and to fearlessness of doing your own thing. In the fine and detailed liner notes from J. 1 Pop and R&B hit, this new reissue proves the album is an upbeat delight from start to finish. After 1974's unsuccessful Do It Good, Casey and Finch reinvented their group with a self-titled album in 1975 that asked listeners to "Get Down Tonight." That was clearly the way listeners liked it (uh huh, uh huh), so Part 3, too, was all about the groove - and how it makes you move! With simplicity and clarity, KC and the Sunshine Band invited listeners to "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Your Booty." And though the other seven selections on the album would inevitably fall in the shadow of that No. Instead, Part 3 continued the style the group of musicians had already established. As the title made explicit, the album wasn't an attempt to redefine or expand the band's sound. KC and the Sunshine Band's 1976 long-player was simply and efficiently titled Part 3 (CDBBR 0817). All three of BBR's expanded editions will transport you to those heady days when the dance underground became the pop mainstream. ![]() Big Break Records has recently reissued one title recorded by those disco titans, one title produced by them, and one with another connection to the genre. The Temptations had sunshine on a rainy day, John Denver had it on his shoulders, and the O'Jays took their cue from an old standard to address a loved one as "my sunshine." But Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch, forming Miami's KC and the Sunshine Band, had sunshine both in the band name and in the joyful, exultant brand of music they played.
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