''The Painter'' is the eighth studio album by the funk and disco group

KC and the Sunshine Band KC and the Sunshine Band is an American disco and funk band that was founded in 1973 in Hialeah, Florida. Their best-known songs include the hits " Get Down Tonight", " That's the Way (I Like It)", "⁠ (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty", ...

. Produced by

Harry Wayne Casey Harry Wayne Casey (born January 31, 1951), better known by his stage name KC, is an American record producer, musician, and songwriter. He is best known for his band, KC and the Sunshine Band, with co-founder Richard Finch (musician), Richard Fi ...

and Richard Finch, it was released in September 1981 on the

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label.

History

''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 Donna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948May 17, 2012), known professionally as Donna Summer, was an American singer and songwriter. She gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s and became known as the "Queen of Disco", while her music ...

, and was first recorded by Summer for her 1979 album '' Bad Girls''.

Track listing

Personnel

– 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 Derek John "Blue" Weaver (born 11 March 1947) is a Welsh rock keyboardist, session musician, songwriter and record producer. Career Weaver's career as a musician began as a co-founding member of 1960s Welsh rock band Amen Corner and its succ ...

– 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 Jimmie Horace Horne Jr. (born September 28, 1949), known as Jimmy "Bo" Horne, is an American singer and musician, whose most successful singles include "Gimme Some" (1975) and "Dance Across the Floor" (1978). Many of Horne's songs have been used ...

– percussion * Dan Bonsanti – saxophones * Neil Bonsanti – saxophones *

Charles Chalmers Charles Chalmers is an American saxophonist, backup vocalist, songwriter and producer. He has written several hit songs for many recording artists, and has also arranged and performed on many Grammy winning recordings. Seven of those recordings a ...

– 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 The French horn (since the 1930s known simply as the horn in professional music circles) is a brass instrument made of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. The double horn in F/B (technically a variety of German horn) is the horn most o ...

* 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

* Harry Wayne Casey – producer, mixing * Richard Finch – producer, mixing * Milan Bogdan – engineer, mixing * Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee) – mastering location * Guy Webster – photography

References

External links

*
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' at

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