Keep It Comin' Love

"Keep It Comin' Love"
"Keep It Comin' Love"
Song
B-side	"Baby, I Love You"

"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. The song shows the influence of island and Caribbean rhythms.

Chart performance

"Keep It Comin' Love" peaked at no. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, but made it to number one on the Hot Soul Singles chart.^[2] It was also a minor crossover to the Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at no. 36.^[3] 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 UK (no. 31).

Weekly charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[4]	28
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[5]	10
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)^[6]	5
Canada (CHUM)^[7]	3
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)^[8]	4
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)^[9]	1
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[10]	1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[11]	8
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[12]	8
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[13]	19
UK Singles (OCC)^[14]	31
US Billboard Easy Listening^[3]	36
US Billboard Hot 100^[2]	2
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles^[2]	1
US Cash Box^[15]	2
US Record World^[16]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1977)	Position
Canada (RPM Top Singles)^[17]	31
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[18]	93
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[19]	87
US Billboard Hot 100^[20]	75
US Cash Box^[21]	27

Cover versions and other uses

British band K.W.S. recorded a cover version of "Keep It Comin' Love" on their eponymous album.
The song was featured in the films Private Parts (1997), Blow (2001) Inside Deep Throat (2005), Wedding Crashers (2005) and Freak Out (2006).
It was featured in a 2010 Payless ShoeSource commercial.
It was featured and heard in MineCon 2013 on November 2–3, 2013 at Orlando, Florida.
A cover (Not the KWS band mentioned above, as yet unknown) version was used in a TV Spot for the Target Corporation Lilly Pulitzer merchandise Featuring Bella Thorne and Chris Noth (April, 2015)

References

^ Eddy, Chuck (1997). The Accidental Evolution of Rock 'n' Roll. Da Capo Press. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-3068-0741-1.
^ ^a ^b ^c "KC & the Sunshine Band – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
^ ^a ^b Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 134.
^ "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
^ "KC & The Sunshine Band – Keep It Comin' Love" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
^ "Keep It Comin' Love – KC & SUNSHINE BAND" (in Dutch). Top 30. Retrieved July 15, 2014. Hoogste notering in de top 30 : 5
^ Template:Wayback. CHUM. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 5441." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
^ "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 5115." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 5424a." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – KC and The Sunshine Band - Keep It Love" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
^ "KC & The Sunshine Band – Keep It Comin' Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
^ "KC & The Sunshine Band – Keep It Comin' Love". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
^ Template:Wayback. Cash Box magazine. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
^ Template:Wayback. Record World. Geocities.com. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
^ "Top Singles – Volume 28, No. 14, December 31 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
^ "Top-100 van 1977" (PDF) (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1977" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
^ "Top 100 Hits for 1977". The Longbored Surfer. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
^ Template:Wayback. Cash Box magazine. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

Preceded by "Float On" by The Floaters	*US Billboard* Hot Soul Singles number-one single** September 24, 1977 (1 week)	Succeeded by "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me" by Barry White
Preceded by "Telephone Line" by Electric Light Orchestra	*Canadian RPM* Top Singles number-one single** October 15, 1977 (1 week)	Succeeded by "Star Wars Theme" by Meco

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[1] Eddy, Chuck (1997). The Accidental Evolution of Rock 'n' Roll. Da Capo Press. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-3068-0741-1.

[awards-2] "KC & the Sunshine Band – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 12, 2013.

[Whitburn-3] Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 134.

[4] "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

[sc_Flanders_KC_&_The_Sunshine_Band-5] "KC & The Sunshine Band – Keep It Comin' Love" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved June 12, 2013.

[6] "Keep It Comin' Love – KC & SUNSHINE BAND" (in Dutch). Top 30. Retrieved July 15, 2014. Hoogste notering in de top 30 : 5

[7] Template:Wayback. CHUM. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

[sc_Canadaadultcontemporary_-8] "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 5441." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 12, 2015.

[sc_Canadadance_-9] "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 5115." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 12, 2015.

[sc_Canadatopsingles_-10] "Top RPM Singles: Issue 5424a." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 12, 2015.

[sc_Dutch40_KC_and_The_Sunshine_Band_-_Keep_It_Love-11] "Nederlandse Top 40 – KC and The Sunshine Band - Keep It Love" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved June 12, 2013.

[sc_Dutch100_KC_&_The_Sunshine_Band-12] "KC & The Sunshine Band – Keep It Comin' Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved June 12, 2013.

[sc_New_Zealand_KC_&_The_Sunshine_Band-13] "KC & The Sunshine Band – Keep It Comin' Love". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved June 12, 2013.

[sc_UK_-14] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 June 2013.

[15] Template:Wayback. Cash Box magazine. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

[16] Template:Wayback. Record World. Geocities.com. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

[17] "Top Singles – Volume 28, No. 14, December 31 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

[18] "Top-100 van 1977" (PDF) (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

[19] "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1977" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

[20] "Top 100 Hits for 1977". The Longbored Surfer. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

[21] Template:Wayback. Cash Box magazine. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

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