Space Cadet (album)
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Space Cadet: Solo Flight was the seventh album released in 1981 by KC and the Sunshine Band
. The album generated fairly little success, as the band turned to more pop-focused music.
KC and the Sunshine Band
KC and the Sunshine Band is an American musical group. Founded in 1973 in Miami, Florida, their style has included funk, R&B, and disco. Their most well known songs include the disco hits "That's the Way ", " Shake Your Booty", "I'm Your Boogie Man", "Keep It Comin' Love", "Get Down Tonight", "Give...
. The album generated fairly little success, as the band turned to more pop-focused music.
Track listing
- "Space Cadet" - 3:55
- "Red Light" - 4:07
- "I Ask Myself" - 3:30
- "You Keep Hanging On" - 4:30
- "Make Me A Star" - 3:35
- "I Don't Wanna Make Love" - 3:55
- "Nothing Sadder Than A Heartache" - 3:24
- "What's Wrong?" - 2:54
- "Only Love" - 3:25
- "Holdin' On So Long" - 2:58
Personnel
- Harry Wayne CaseyHarry Wayne CaseyHarry Wayne "K.C." Casey is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and producer. He is most famous for his group, KC and the Sunshine Band, and as a producer of several hits for other artists.-Early years:...
– keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, vocal - Richard FinchRichard Finch (musician)Richard Finch , is an American composer, producer, engineer, and song arranger. He is best known as the co-founder, producer and former bass player of KC and the Sunshine Band...
– bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, drumDrumThe drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... - Larry DermerLawrence DermerLawrence Dermer is a Grammy nominated and BMI award winning record producer and multi-platinum songwriter.Dermer has worked with various pop stars including Gloria Estefan and produced live shows for two Super Bowls.-External links:* Official Website...
– keyboards - Paul HarrisPaul Harris (musician)Paul Harris is a keyboards player and session musician.Harris appears on several albums of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s by leading artists such as Stephen Stills, B. B. King, Judy Collins, Al Kooper, ABBA, Eric Andersen, Rick Derringer, Nick Drake, John Sebastian, Joe Walsh, Seals & Crofts and Dan...
– keyboards - Ernest Stewart – keyboards
- Timmy ThomasTimmy ThomasTimmy Thomas is an American R&B singer, keyboardist, songwriter and record producer, best known for the hit song, "Why Can't We Live Together".-Career:...
– keyboards - Slick AguilarSlick AguilarMark "Slick" Aguilar is an American guitarist. He has worked with a number of notable musicians but is probably best known as a member of Jefferson Starship. His son Mark Aguilar is an upcoming rapper from New Jersey....
– guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Tony Battaglia – guitar
- Mark Gabriele – guitar
- Tommy Johnson – guitar
- Ishmael Ledesma – guitar
- Emmanuel Taylor – bass
- Joe Galdo – drum
- Robert Johnson – drum
- Omar Martinez – drum
- Mark Novotak – drum
- Fermin Goytisolo – percussion
- Ken Faulk – trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
- Brett Murphey – trumpet
- Jerry Peel – french hornHorn (instrument)The horn is a brass instrument consisting of about of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. A musician who plays the horn is called a horn player ....
- Mike Lewis – tenor saxophoneTenor saxophoneThe tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor, with the alto, are the two most common types of saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B, and written as a transposing instrument in the treble...
- Whit Sidener – baritone saxophoneBaritone saxophoneThe baritone saxophone, often called "bari sax" , is one of the largest and lowest pitched members of the saxophone family. It was invented by Adolphe Sax. The baritone is distinguished from smaller sizes of saxophone by the extra loop near its mouthpiece...
- Deborah Carter – background vocals
- Beverly Champion – background vocals
- Denise King – background vocals