That's the Way (I Like It)
KC and the Sunshine Band
1976
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release chronology remains partly unverified.
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About KC and the Sunshine Band
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KC and the Sunshine Band formed around Harry Wayne Casey in Miami after his early work at the T.K. Records studio complex. Their sound combined R&B and funk with Latin percussion, supplying dance-oriented songs such as Get Down Tonight, That's the Way (I Like It) and Shake Your Booty. Concert work continued beyond the 1970s, while the later Feeling You! The 60s album revisited earlier pop and soul repertoire.
Artist background sources
KC and the Sunshine Band - Creative Artists Agency biography
Casey identity, Miami/T.K. development, R&B/funk/Latin-percussion approach, central group repertoire, later concerts and Feeling You covers. The page incorrectly groups several chart/album credits and solo duets; those details, totals and present-tense claims are omitted. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-18. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Retained annual-list context
That's the Way (I Like It) by KC and the Sunshine Band appears at number 45 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1976. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Annual-list context only; songwriting inspiration remains unestablished
Billboard year-end 1976 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
Other appearances and versions
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Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1976 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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