Keep It Comin' Love

"Keep It Comin' Love" is a song by KC and the Sunshine Band, released as a single in 1977. It appeared on their 1976 album, Part 3. The song, like its predecessor "That's the Way (I Like It)", became widely successful due to its sexual double entendres.

"Keep It Comin' Love"
Single by KC and the Sunshine Band
from the album Part 3
B-side	"Baby, I Love You"
Released	May 16, 1977
Genre	Disco[1]
Length	4:32 (album version) 3:53 (single version)
Label	TK
Songwriter(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) "Wrap Your Arms Around Me" (1977)

Chart performance

"Keep It Comin' Love", peaking at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, was kept out of the No.1 spot by both "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band" by Meco and "You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone.^[2] The song made it to number one on the Hot Soul Singles chart.^[3] It was also a minor crossover to the Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at No. 36.^[4] 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 United Kingdom (No. 31).

Weekly charts Chart (1977) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 28 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 10 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[7] 4 Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[8] 1 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[9] 1 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] 8 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 8 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] 19 UK Singles (OCC)[13] 31 US Billboard Easy Listening[4] 36 US Billboard Hot 100[3] 2 US Billboard Hot Soul Singles[3] 1 US Cash Box[14] 2 US Record World[15] 2

Year-end charts Chart (1977) Rank Canada Top Singles (RPM)[16] 31 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[17] 93 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[18] 87 US Billboard Hot 100[19] 75 US Cash Box[20] 27

See also

• List of number-one singles of 1977 (Canada)
• List of number-one R&B singles of 1977 (U.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. "The Hot 100". Billboard. October 1, 1977. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
3. "KC & the Sunshine Band – Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
4. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 134.
5. "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
6. "KC & The Sunshine Band – Keep It Comin' Love" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
7. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 5441." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
8. "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 5115." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
9. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 5424a." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
10. "Nederlandse Top 40 – KC and The Sunshine Band - Keep It Love" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
11. "KC & The Sunshine Band – Keep It Comin' Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
12. "KC & The Sunshine Band – Keep It Comin' Love". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
13. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
14. "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending OCTOBER 8, 1977". Cash Box. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012.
15. "The Singles Chart" (PDF). Record World. October 8, 1977. p. 17. ISSN 0034-1622. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
16. "Top 200 Singles of '77". RPM. Vol. 28, no. 14. Library and Archives Canada. December 31, 1977.
17. "Top-100 van 1977" (PDF) (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
18. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1977" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
19. "Top 100 Hits for 1977". The Longbored Surfer. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
20. "The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1977". Cash Box. Archived from the original on December 30, 2012.

External links

• KC & the Sunshine Band - Keep It Comin' Love on YouTube