1981 studio album by KC and the Sunshine Band
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The Painter is the eighth studio album by the funk and disco group KC and the Sunshine Band . Produced by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch , it was released in September 1981 on the Epic label.
History [ edit ] The Painter , like its predecessor, was not successful, as the band turned to a more pop-focused music.
A notable track on this album is the ballad "All Through the Night". The song was co-written by Bruce Roberts and Donna Summer , and was first recorded by Summer for her 1979 album Bad Girls .
Track listing [ edit ] Side one Title Writer(s) 1. "Stand Up" Harry Wayne Casey 2:56 2. "Don't Say No" Casey, Felipe Rodriquez 4:12 3. "It Happens Every Night" Ronald Kalstein 4:21 4. "Go Now (Before There's Trouble)" John Keller, Geoff Lieb 3:02 5. "The Painter" Casey 3:10 6. "Sway" Dominic Bugatti, Frank Musker 2:56
Personnel [ edit ] Harry Wayne Casey – lead vocals, backing vocals, keyboards, arrangements, horn arrangements Anthony Battaglia – keyboards, guitars, guitar solo (3), backing vocals, arrangements, horn arrangements, string arrangements Victor Paliuca – keyboards, synthesizers Ernest Stewart – keyboards Blue Weaver – keyboards, synthesizers Tommy Johnson – guitars Richard Finch – bass guitar, percussion, backing vocals, arrangements, horn arrangements Emmanuel Taylor – bass guitar Harold Seay – drums Fermin Goytisolo – percussion Jimmy "Bo" Horne – percussion Dan Bonsanti – saxophones Neil Bonsanti – saxophones Charles Chalmers – saxophones, sax solo (3, 5), backing vocals Mike Lewis – saxophones, horn arrangements Whit Sidener – saxophones Eugene Timmons – saxophones, sax solo (4) Michael Katz – trombone Stewart Brenner – trumpet Ken Faulk – trumpet Brett Murphy – trumpet Frederick Hughes Jr. – French horn Paul Harris – string arrangements, string conductor (3, 9, 10) Bob Basso – strings David Chappell – strings Bogdan Chruszcz – strings David Everhart – strings Marjorie Lash – strings Jose Montoto – strings Ignus Naruns – strings Alfredo Oliva – strings Jorge Orbon – strings Alexander Prilutchi – strings Debra Spring – strings Guy Weddle – strings Deborah Carter – backing vocals Beverly Champion – backing vocals Denise King – backing vocals Sandra Rhodes – backing vocals Production [ edit ] Harry Wayne Casey – producer, mixing Richard Finch – producer, mixing Milan Bogdan – engineer, mixing Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee) – mastering location Guy Webster – photography References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
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