Movin' (Brass Construction song)

"Movin'"
Single by Brass Construction
from the album Brass Construction
B-side"Talkin'"
ReleasedMarch 1976
Genre
Length3:49 (radio edit)
8:40 (full version)
LabelUnited Artists
Songwriter(s)Randy Muller
Wade Williamston
Producer(s)Jeff Lane
Brass Construction singles chronology
"Movin'"
(1976) 		"Changin'"
(1976)

"Movin'" is a song written by Randy Muller and Wade Williamston,[1] and performed by R&B/disco band Brass Construction.

Background

The song was culled together from a 16-minute jam session by the band.[2]

Chart performance

Released from their self-titled 1976 album, the single spent a week at number 1 on the R&B singles chart in the spring of that year. It was also successful on the pop charts, peaking at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3] On the disco dance charts, "Movin'" went to number 1 for four weeks and spent a total of twelve weeks on the chart.[4] Outside the US, "Movin'" went to number 23 in the UK in 1976[5] and peaked at number 24 as "Movin' 1988" when remixed by PWL's Phil Harding.[6][7][8]

Samples

  • The song is heard playing in the background in the Good Times episode "The Big Move", Part One, at the Evans' going-away party, where they receive the news that the family patriarch, James, had been killed in an automobile accident.

References

  1. ^ "45cat.com". 45cat.com. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  2. ^ Movin' - Song Review, allmusic.com
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 76.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 42.
  5. ^ "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  6. ^ James Hamilton in Record Mirror, May 21, 1988 issue published by United Newspapers
  7. ^ "May 21, 1988: "Detroit's own brand of acid house is more correctly called techno"". 21 May 1988.
  8. ^ "Movin' 1988 | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
  9. ^ "All in the Mind: Deluxe Version - Record Collector Magazine".
  10. ^ "MC Hammer's 'Pumps and a Bump' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
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