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

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

DEMREC1186X

Colour

Black

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Rough Trade Exclusive

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Extended format

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Format detail

140 Gram Vinyl with OBI

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2024-04-26

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Demon

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5014797911710

Total Cap

Black LP

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.

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Released in March ’74, sold almost 2 million copies, reached the tip of the U.S. R&amp;B charts and four on the Billboard Top 100 chart. Features the seminal ‘Be Thankful For What You’ve Got’ (Diamond in the back, sunroof top, diggin’ the scene with a gangster lean.) as sampled by N.W.A, De La Soul, Outkast, Ludacris, Big Tymers, Rihanna, Hip Club Groove and L’Imperatrice. Backed by the cream of Philadelphia session groups MFSB (Norman Harris, Vince Montana, John Davis). Re-reissued per popular demand, with newly mastered audio, and an obi strip containing fresh insights on Devaughn and his music.

Be Thankful For What You Got 

Music GB

Discover "Be Thankful For What You Got" by William DeVaughn. Re-reissued with newly mastered audio, this vinyl from Demon Records is a must-have for music lovers.