I'm Doin' Fine Now is the debut studio album recorded by American male vocal quartet New York City, released in 1973 on the Chelsea label.
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| Released | 1973 | |||
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| Genre | Soul | |||
| Label | Chelsea | |||
| Producer | Thom Bell, Wes Farrell, John Bahler | |||
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| Singles from I'm Doin Fine Now | ||||
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Singles
editThe album features the title track, which peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 14 on the Hot Soul Singles and No. 8 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Also featured are two other chart singles: "Make Me Twice the Man" and "Quick, Fast, in a Hurry".
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Hang Your Head in Shame" | Ron Baker, Norman Harris, Allan Felder | 3:00 |
| 2. | "Make Me Twice the Man" | Tim McQueen | 3:16 |
| 3. | "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" | Jimmy Webb | 3:55 |
| 4. | "Sanity" | Tim McQueen, John Brown, Claude Johnson, Edward Schell | 3:00 |
| 5. | "Hang On Sloopy" | Wes Farrell, Bert Russell | 3:37 |
| 6. | "Set the Record Straight" | Tim McQueen | 2:56 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 7. | "Quick, Fast, in a Hurry" | Thom Bell, Linda Creed | 2:36 |
| 8. | "Uncle James" | Joseph Jefferson | 3:25 |
| 9. | "Ain't It So" | Joseph Jefferson | 3:36 |
| 10. | "I'm Doin' Fine Now" | Thom Bell, Sherman Marshall | 2:52 |
| 11. | "Reach Out" | Wes Farrell, Danny Janssen, Bobby Hart | 3:31 |
Personnel
edit- Tim McQueen, John Brown, Edward Schell, Claude Johnson – vocals
Production
edit- Thom Bell, Wes Farrell, John Bahler – producers
- Thom Bell, John Bahler – arrangers
- Joe Tarsia, Michael DeLugg, Gary Kellgren – engineers
Charts
edit| Chart (1973) | Peaks [2] |
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| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 122 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 35 |
- Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
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US R&B [2] |
US A/C [2] | ||
| 1973 | "I'm Doin' Fine Now" | 17 | 14 | 8 |
| "Make Me Twice the Man" | 93 | 44 | — | |
| "Quick, Fast, in a Hurry" | 79 | 19 | — | |
References
edit- ^ I'm Doin' Fine Now review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
- ^ a b c d "US Charts > New York City". Billboard. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
External links
edit- I'm Doin' Fine Now at Discogs (list of releases)