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| "Be Thankful for What You Got" | ||||
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| Single by William DeVaughn | ||||
| from the album Be Thankful for What You Got | ||||
| B-side | "Be Thankful for What You Got, Part 2" | |||
| Released | March 1974[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1972 | |||
| Studio | Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
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| Label | Roxbury Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | William DeVaughn | |||
| Producer(s) | Frank Fioravanti, John Davis | |||
| William DeVaughn singles chronology | ||||
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"Be Thankful for What You Got" (also noted in some publications as "Be Thankful for What You've Got") is a soul song written and first performed by William DeVaughn. The record sold nearly two million copies on its release in spring of 1974, reaching #1 on the U.S. R&B charts and #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In 2021, it was listed at No. 374 on Rolling Stone's "Top 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".[2]
The song is noted for its repeated line: "Diamond in the back, sunroof top, diggin' the scene with a gangsta lean", which has been sampled and interpolated in many songs.
- ^ "Record Details". 45cat.com. 45cat. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2022-07-05.