| People's Choice | |
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| Origin | Philadelphia, United States |
| Genres | Soul, funk |
| Years active | 1971–1985 |
| Labels | TSOP, Casablanca, Mercury |
| Past members | |
| 1971 - 1973 Frankie Brunson David Thompson Darnell Jordan Johnnie Hightower Stanley Thomas Valerie Brown Marc Reed 1974 - 1983 1984 - 1985 Frank Brunson |
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The People's Choice was an American funk band formed in 1971 in Philadelphia by Frank Brunson. While they had several vocalists, their biggest hits were instrumentals.
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Their debut single, "I Likes To Do It," got to #9 on the U.S. Billboard R&B chart and #38 on the Billboard Hot 100. A short time later Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff saw People's Choice in concert, and told Brunson that they wished the group had recorded "I Likes To Do It" for Philadelphia International Records. Gamble & Huff signed the group up in 1974, and it was with them that they had another hit single with "Do It Any Way You Wanna.[1] It sold over one million copies in three months, and was awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. in November 1975.[2] This song was used in Fred Williamson's 1976 film Death Journey.[3]
Brunson died on November 24, 2007 after a long illness.[4]
| Year | Title | Chart Positions[7] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Pop Singles | U.S. Black Singles | U.S. Disco Singles | U.S. Club Play Singles | UK Singles Chart[8] | ||
| 1971 | "I Likes to Do It" | 38 | 9 | - | - | - |
| 1973 | "Let Me Do My Thing" | - | 45 | - | - | - |
| 1974 | "Party Is a Groovy Thing" | - | 45 | 6 | - | - |
| 1975 | "Boogie Down U.S.A." | - | - | - | 11 | - |
| "Do It Any Way You Wanna" | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | |
| "Nursery Rhymes (Part I)" | 93 | 22 | - | 15 | - | |
| 1976 | "Here We Go Again" | - | 52 | 1 | 8 | - |
| "Movin' in All Directions" | - | 52 | 1 | - | - | |
| "We Got the Rhythm" | - | - | 3 | - | - | |
| "Jam Jam Jam (All Night Long)" | - | - | - | - | 40 | |
| 1980 | "You Ought to Be Dancin'" | - | - | - | 8 | - |