Keep It Comin' Love

"Keep It Comin' Love"
Single by KC and the Sunshine Band
from the album Part 3
A-side Keep It Comin' Love
B-side Baby, I Love You
Released May 16, 1977
Format 7" Vinyl
Recorded 1976
Genre Disco[1]
Length 3:53
Label TK Records
Writer(s) Harry Wayne Casey
Richard Finch
Producer(s) Harry Wayne Casey
Richard Finch
KC and the Sunshine Band singles chronology
"I'm Your Boogie Man"
(1977)		 "Keep It Comin' Love"
(1977)		 "Black Water Gold"
(1978)

"Keep It Comin' Love" is a 1977 disco song recorded by KC and the Sunshine Band. It appeared on their 1977 album Part 3. The song, like its predecessor "That's the Way (I Like It)", became widely successful due to its sexual double entendres. The song shows the influence of island and Caribbean rhythms.

KC and the Sunshine Band version

"Keep It Comin' Love" peaked at no. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, but made it to number one on the Hot Soul Singles chart.[2] It was also a minor crossover to the Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at no. 36.[3] The song was also an international chart hit, reaching no. 1 in Canada and charting in Australia (no. 28), Belgium (no. 5), the Netherlands (no. 8), New Zealand (no. 19) and the UK (no. 31).

The song was featured in the films Private Parts (1997), Blow (2001) Inside Deep Throat (2005), Wedding Crashers (2005) and Freak Out (2006).

It was featured in a 2010 Payless ShoeSource commercial.

It was featured and heard in MineCon 2013 on November 2-3, 2013 at Orlando, Florida.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1977) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 28
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 10
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[6] 5
Canada (CHUM)[7] 3
Canada (RPM 100 Singles)[8] 1
Canada (RPM Adult Contemporary)[9] 4
Canada (RPM Top 30 Disco Playlist)[10] 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 8
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 8
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 19
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[14] 31
US Billboard Hot 100[15] 2
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles[15] 1
US Cash Box[16] 2
US Record World[17] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (1977) Position
Canada (RPM Top Singles)[18] 31
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[19] 93
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[20] 87
US Billboard Hot 100[21] 75
US Cash Box[22] 27

K.W.S. cover

The British band, K.W.S., recorded a cover version of "Keep It Comin' Love" on their album K.W.S.

References

  1. ↑ Eddy, Chuck (1997). The Accidental Evolution of Rock 'n' Roll. Da Capo Press. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-3068-0741-1.
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 315.
  3. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 134.
  4. ↑ "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Ultratop.be – KC & The Sunshine Band – Keep It Comin' Love" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Keep It Comin' Love – KC & SUNSHINE BAND" (in Dutch). Top 30. Retrieved July 15, 2014. Hoogste notering in de top 30 : 5
  7. ↑ CHART NUMBER 1083 – Saturday, October 15, 1977 at the Wayback Machine (archived July 29, 2007). CHUM. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Top Singles – Volume 28, No. 3, October 15 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Adult Contemporary – Volume 28, No. 5, October 29 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Dance/Urban – Volume 26, No. 7, November 13 1976". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – KC and The Sunshine Band - Keep It Love search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – KC & The Sunshine Band – Keep It Comin' Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – KC & The Sunshine Band – Keep It Comin' Love". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Archive Chart: 1977-01-15" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "KC & the Sunshine Band – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  16. ↑ CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending OCTOBER 8, 1977 at the Wayback Machine (archived October 3, 2012). Cash Box magazine. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  17. ↑ RECORD WORLD 1977 at the Wayback Machine (archived August 3, 2005). Record World. Geocities.com. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Top Singles – Volume 28, No. 14, December 31 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Top-100 van 1977" (PDF) (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1977" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Top 100 Hits for 1977". The Longbored Surfer. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  22. ↑ The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1977 at the Wayback Machine (archived December 30, 2012). Cash Box magazine. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
Preceded by
"Float On" by The Floaters		 US Billboard Hot Soul Singles number-one single
September 24, 1977 (1 week) 		Succeeded by
"It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me" by Barry White
Preceded by
"Telephone Line" by Electric Light Orchestra		 Canadian RPM Top Singles number-one single
October 15, 1977 (1 week) 		Succeeded by
"Star Wars Theme" by Meco