25th Anniversary Edition

Disc 1
1	Get Down Tonight Original Single Version
2	That's the Way (I Like It) Original Single Version
3	Blow Your Whistle
4	Sound Your Funky Horn
5	Queen of Clubs
6	I'm a Pushover
7	Shotgun Shuffle
8	I'm So Crazy ('Bout You)
9	Rock Your Baby Single Mix
10	(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty
11	Boogie Shoes
12	I Like to Do It
13	I'm Your Boogie Man
14	Wrap Your Arms Around Me
15	Black Water Gold
16	I Get Lifted
Disc 2
1	Keep It Comin' Love
2	It's the Same Old Song
3	Do You Feel All Right Single Edit
4	Who Do Ya Love
5	Do You Wanna Go Party Full-Length Album Version
6	Please Don't Go
7	I Betcha Didn't Know That
8	Yes, I'm Ready / Teri DeSario
9	Let's Go Rock & Roll
10	All I Want
11	Dancin' in the Streets / Teri DeSario
12	Give It Up
13	Por Favor No Te Vayas (Please Don't Go)
14	Please Don't Go '92 US Radio Edit
15	Get Down Tonight A Tom Moulton Mix

Barnes & Noble

Post-Otis Redding crooner H.W. Casey and funkster Richard Finch weren't just skilled soul-crossover whizzes with a knack for stoking a cheesy good time. As the driving forces behind KC and the Sunshine Band, Casey (singer, keyboardist, producer) and Finch (bassist, drummer, producer) were one of the most brilliant musical teams in '70s pop. The music they made in South Florida during the tumultuous post-Nixon era pulled Latin and Caribbean music's sensual energy, Motown's bright-eyed optimism, funk determinism, and a Beatlesque pursuit of a universally transporting tune into escapist, positive dance music that changed the way America danced and did the deed -- possibly forever. This essential two-disc set covers the band's history, from the string of '70s chart-toppers ("Get Down Tonight," "Boogie Shoes," "That's the Way (I Like It)," "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty," et al.) up to KC's 1983 solo sun shower "Give It Up." The quality does vary, especially as the years progress and the magic wanes. But even when the tunes fail to rise above the grooves, the purely functional dance numbers ("Do You Wanna Go Party?") still have a lush richness that less soulful disco didn't even try to feign. An American classic. Jon Dolan

All Music Guide

In 1999, Rhino celebrated the 25th anniversary of KC & the Sunshine Band's formation with this two-CD anthology. But technically, 1999 was their 26th anniversary -- the soul/funk/disco band was formed in 1973, not 1974. For the casual listener and the budget-minded, a better and more concise choice would be Rhino's 1990 CD The Best of KC & the Sunshine Band, which summarizes their contributions with 16 tracks. But if your interest in KC goes beyond casual, 25th Anniversary Collection isn't a bad release to have. The set contains all of the essential '70s hits offered on The Best of KC & the Sunshine Band, including "Get Down Tonight," "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty," "That's The Way (I Like It)," "I'm Your Boogie Man," and "Keep It Comin' Love," as well as "Wrap Your Arms Around Me," "I Like To Do It," and the ballad "Please Don't Go." But 25th Anniversary Collection also has its share of material that is enjoyable though less than essential -- you need to be a seasoned, diehard KC fanatic to fully appreciate the Spanish-language version of "Please Don't Go" (titled "Por Favor, No Te Vayas"), Tom Moulton's 1994 remix of "Get Down Tonight," or KC and Teri DeSario's 1980 cover of Martha & the Vandellas' "Dancin' in the Streets." And if you're that much of a collector, you'll appreciate Brian Chin's comprehensive, informative liner notes -- the writer has no problem articulating why KC's music was so popular in the '70s and why his classic grooves excited many hip-hop, dance-pop and house enthusiasts in the '90s. Rock critics might have dismissed KC in the '70s, but time has made it clear that KC's admirers -- not the critics who gave him scathing reviews -- were the smart ones. Alex Henderson