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William DeVaughn

Real Name:
William E. DeVaughn
Profile:
Singer, songwriter and guitarist, born 1948 in Washington, D.C.

DeVaughn is best known for his 1974 hit song Be Thankful For What You Got.
Sites:
williamdevaughnrecords.com
Variations:
All | William DeVaughn | De Vaughan | De Vaughn | DeVaughan | DeVaughn | W DeVaughn | W. de Vaughn | W. Devaughn | William De Vaughan | William De Vaughn | William Vaughan
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Discography

Releases:
Be Thankful For What You Got (Single) ◄ (5 versions)   Roxbury Records ... 1973
Be Thankful For What You Got (Album) ◄ (6 versions)   Roxbury Records ... 1974
Blood Is Thicker Than Water (7")   Chelsea Records 1974
Blood Is Thicker Than Water (7")   Chelsea Records 1974
Be Thankful For What You've Got (12")   EMI Electrola 1980
Be Thankful For What You've Got (LP, Comp)   WMOT Records 1980
Be Thankful For What You've Got / I've Never Found A Girl (To Love Me Like You Do) ◄ (2 versions)   EMI Records 1980
Figures Can't Calculate (LP)   EMI Records 1980
Figures Can't Calculate The Love I Have For You (LP, Album)   TEC Records 1980
Crème De Crème ◄ (4 versions)   Houston Connection Recording Corporation ... 1982
Be Thankful For What You've Got / Everybody Here Must Party (12")   Hot Classics 1993
Be Thankful For What You Got / Hold Onto Love (12")   Unidisc 1994
Be Thankful For What You Got/I'm Doin' Fine Now (7", Rei)   Collectables 1994
Be Thankful For What You've Got / Blood Is Thicker Than Water (12")   Castle Music 2000
Groove Me / Be Thankful For What You Got (12")   Black Beats 2003
Figures Can't Calculate (7")   Tec Records  
Appears On:
Energy Of Love (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Be Thankful For What Y... Philadelphia International Records 1974
Reel To Real (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Be Thankful For What Y... RSO Records ... 1974
Night Life (LP) Be Thankful For What Y... K-Tel 1980
Be Thankful For What You Got ◄ (2 versions)   Profile Records ... 1983
Be Thankful For What You've Got (12")   Logic Records 1989
Be Thankful For What You've Got (Single) ◄ (2 versions)   Virgin Records America ... 1991
Blue Lines (Album) ◄ (7 versions) Be Thankful For What Y... Virgin ... 1991
Out Of Many, The Upsetter (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Be Thankful Trojan Records 1991
Massive Attack E.P. (EP) ◄ (2 versions) Be Thankful (Paul Oake... Wild Bunch Records ... 1992
EAMS Compilation Volume 2 (CD, Comp) Be Thankful For What Y... EAMS, Metrovynil Records 1993
Just Be Thankful (CD, Album) Be Thankful, Be Thankful Dangerous Records 1995
IT Electro (CD) Be Thankful For What Y... Psychic Records 1996
Little Honda (EP, Album) ◄ (2 versions) Be Thankful For What Y... Matador 1998
Singles 90/98 (11xCD, Single + Box, Comp, Ltd) Be Thankful For What Y... Circa Records Ltd., Virgin 1998
Paradisiac 2 (2xCD, Comp) Be Thankful For What Y... ULM Electro, ULM Electro, ULM Electro 2000
Super Breaks Volume Two (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Be Thankful For What Y... BGP Records 2000
A Year In Your Life: 70s Volume Three (CD, Comp) Be Thankful For What Y... Definitive Records (4) 2001
Can You Dig It? The '70s Soul Experience (Box + 6xCD, Comp, RM) Be Thankful For What Y... Rhino Entertainment Company 2001
Eskimo - Volume III (CD, Dig) Be Thankful For What Y... Eskimo Recordings 2001
Harlem Sessions (2xCD, Comp) Be Thankful For What Y... Sessions 2002
Chicken -N- Beer (CD, Album) Diamond In The Back Def Jam South 2003
Spirit Of Soul (2xCD, Comp) Be Thankful For What Y... Wagram 2003
Diamond In The Back / We Got (12")   Def Jam South, Def Jam 2004
Massive Classics Volume 01 (CD, Comp) Be Thankful For What Y... Nocturne 2005
Collected (CD, Comp, RM + Hybrid, DualDisc, PAL) Be Thankful For What Y... Virgin, Virgin 2006
Soul Sistah (12", EP)   Expansion 2006
Sony/ATV - Lastrada Sampler (4xCD, Smplr, Promo) Be Thankful For What Y... Lastrada Entertainment Co., Sony / ATV Music Publishing, R2M Music 2007
R2M-Lastrada Sampler - Hits From A-Z 60s 70s 80s 90s (4xCD, Comp, Promo) Be Thankful For What Y... Lastrada Entertainment Co., R2M Music 2008
Be Thankful For What You Got (7", Single)   Giant (3)  
Tracks Appear On:
Dynamite (LP) Be Thanksful For What ... K-Tel 1974
This Is Soul 12 (Vinyl) Blood Is Thicker Than ... Polydor 1974
Disco Party (LP, Comp) Be Thankful For What Y... Polydor 1975
Soul Explosion (LP, Comp) Be Thankful For What Y... Polydor 1975
Souled Out (LP) Be Thankful For What Y... K-Tel 1975
Night Life (LP) Be Thankful For What Y... K-Tel 1980
Don't Stop (LP) Be Thankful For What Y... EMI Records 1981
It's In The Mix Vol. 1 (LP, Comp) Creme De Creme Calibre 1983
Love Ballads 3 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Be Thankful For What Y... Street Sounds 1988
Capitol Classics (The Best Of Volumes 1&2) (CD) Be Thankful For What Y... Capitol Records 1989
Capitol Classics Volume 2 (LP) Be Thankful For What Y... Capitol Records 1989
Soul Years 1974 (2xCD, Comp) Be Thankful For What Y... Knight Records Ltd 1990
Rhythm Divine 2 ◄ (2 versions) Be Thankful For What Y... Dino Entertainment 1991
Club 70 - The Dancing Years (2xCD) Be Thankful For What Y... Ariola 1992
35 Soulklassiker 1970-75 (2xCD) Be Thankful For What Y... Diesel Music 1993
EAMS Compilation Volume 2 (CD, Comp) Be Thankful For What Y... EAMS, Metrovynil Records 1993
Sounds Of The Seventies - AM Pop Classics (CD) Be Thankful For What Y... Time Life Music, Warner Special Products 1993
Essential Slow Groove Dancefloor Classics Volume 1 (CD) Be Thankful For What Y... Deepbeats 1994
Star-Funk Vol. 22 (CD, Comp) Be Thankful For What Y... Unidisc 1994
The Greatest Soul Album Of All Time (Album, Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Be Thankful For What Y... Dino Entertainment 1995
Best Sellers Of The 70's - Vol. 2 (CD) Be Thankful For What Y... Disky 1996
Classic Soul - 50 Classic Soul Hits (3xCD, Comp) Be Thankful For What Y... Castle Communications 1996
Blaxploitation: The Payback - Volume Three (2xCD) Be Thankful For What Y... Global Television 1997
Evolution (CD) Be Thankful For What Y... Discomagic Records 1997
Pacha Ibiza (2xCD) Be Thankful For What Y... Vendetta Records 1997
70's Funk 'n' Soul (2xCD) Be Thankful For What Y... Repertoire Records 1998
Soul Classics (2xCD) Give The Little Man A ... Super Doubles 1998
The Beat Goes On (The Greatest Hits Of The 60's And 70's) (10xCD) Be Thankful For What Y... Disky, Disky, Disky, Disky, Disky, Disky, Disky, Disky, Disky, Disky, Disky 1998
The Best Of Blaxploitation (2xCD, Album) Be Thankful For What Y... Global Television 1998
Unforgettable Love Songs (2xCD, Comp) Be Thankful For What Y... Super Doubles 1998
Afrodisiac (40 Original Soulful Classics) (2xCD, Comp) Be Thankful For What Y... Universal Music TV 1999
After Hours - Essential Rare Modern Soul Selection (LP, Comp, Ltd) Blood Is Thicker Than ... Solid Records Ltd. 1999
The Message - The Best Of Old Skool Soul & Dance (CD, Comp) Be Thankful For What Y... Castle Select 1999
We Got The Funk (CD) Be Thankful For What Y... Castle Pie 1999
Wow That Was The 70's (8xCD, Comp) Be Thankful For What Y... Disky 1999
Greatest Hits Of Soul And R&B (8xCD, Comp + Box) Be Thankful For What Y... Disky 2000
Paradisiac 2 (2xCD, Comp) Be Thankful For What Y... ULM Electro, ULM Electro, ULM Electro 2000
Sampled (2xCD, Comp) Be Thankful For What Y... Virgin, Virgin 2000
Super Breaks Volume Two (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Be Thankful For What Y... BGP Records 2000
A Year In Your Life: 70s Volume Three (CD, Comp) Be Thankful For What Y... Definitive Records (4) 2001
Bones - Original Motion Picture Houndtrack (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Be Thankful Priority Records 2001
Can You Dig It? The '70s Soul Experience (Box + 6xCD, Comp, RM) Be Thankful For What Y... Rhino Entertainment Company 2001
Disco Generation (3xCD) Be Thankful For What Y... Disky 2001
Eskimo - Volume III ◄ (2 versions) Be Thankfull For What ... Eskimo Recordings 2001
Back To Breaks (CD, Comp) Be Thankful For What Y... Blow Recordings (2) 2002
Comprehensive School Classics (2xCD, Comp) Be Thankful For What Y... Castle Music 2002
Harlem Sessions (2xCD, Comp) Be Thankful For What Y... Sessions 2002
MC Early Hours (12", Ltd, Smplr) Be Thankful For What Y... Mastercuts 2002
Mastercuts Early Hours (2xCD) Be Thankful For What Y... Mastercuts 2002
The Late Lounge 2 (2xCD) Be Thankful For What Y... Jazz FM Records 2002
We Got The Funk (CD) Be Thankful For What Y... Disky 2002
80's Club Classics Repress (2xCD, Comp) Be Thankful For What Y... Warner Strategic Marketing (UK) 2003
Greatest Hits Of The 70's CD 6 (CD, Comp) Be Thankful For What Y... Disky 2003
Spirit Of Soul (2xCD, Comp) Be Thankful For What Y... Wagram 2003
Cadillac Wax (CD, Mixed) Be Thankful For What Y... Names You Can Trust 2004
Dr. Breaks - The Second Pound (The Chronicles 2004) (LP, Comp) Be Thankful For What Y... Original Sound Recordings (2) 2004
Journey To The Centre Of The Beats (CD) Be Thankful For What Y... Antidote 2004
Nothin' But A Funk Thang (2xLP) Be Thankful For What Y... V2 Music France 2004
Nothin' But A Funk Thang (CD) Be Thankful For What Y... V2 Music France 2004
Superbad (3xCD, Comp) Be Thankful For What Y... Warner Dance 2004
Be Cool - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD) Be Thankful For What Y... TVT Soundtrax 2005
Massive Classics Volume 01 (CD, Comp) Be Thankful For What Y... Nocturne 2005
Soul Crooners Vol. 1 (2xCD, Comp) Be Thankful For What Y... Wagram 2005
80's Club Grooves (2xCD, Comp) Be Thankful For What Y... Disky 2006
Revenge Of The Pusherman - Baad Asssss Soul! (3xCD) Be Thankful For What Y... Disky 2006
Soul Radio - On Air (3xCD, Comp) Be Thankful For What Y... Disky 2006
100% Blaxploitation (CD, Comp) Be Thankful For What Y... TMC Music 2007
Sony/ATV - Lastrada Sampler (4xCD, Smplr, Promo) Be Thankful For What Y... Lastrada Entertainment Co., Sony / ATV Music Publishing, R2M Music 2007
R2M-Lastrada Sampler - Hits From A-Z 60s 70s 80s 90s (4xCD, Comp, Promo) Be Thankful For What Y... Lastrada Entertainment Co., R2M Music 2008
Return To The Playboy Mansion (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Be Thankful For What Y... ITH Records 2008
Protected - Massive Samples (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Be Thankful For What Y... Rapster Records 2009
Dance Story 73-74 (CD, Comp) Be Thankful For What Y... ARS Productions  
Disco Par-r-r-ty (LP) Be Thankful For What Y... Polydor  
Pure Disco Stuff (LP, Comp) Be Thankful For What Y... Chelsea Records  
Unofficial Releases:
Untitled (12") Be Thankful For What Y... The Power Of Funk & Soul 2002
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