Title: Be Thankful for What You Got
Content:  "Be Thankful for What You Got" is a soul song written and first performed by William DeVaughn.
Title: Be Thankful for What You Got (album)
Content:  Be Thankful for What You Got is a studio album issued in 1974 by the soul singer William DeVaughn. It includes the best selling song also titled "Be Thankful for What You Got".
Title: Be Thankful for What You Got
Content:  Lawrence "Lipbone" Redding's cover version, "Be Thankful for What You Got", appeared on his 2009 EP Lipbone Redding and the LipBone Orchestra: Science of Bootyism, Beautiful Flying Records. The EP contains two versions of the song.
Title: Be Thankful for What You Got
Content:  DeVaughn wrote "A Cadillac Don't Come Easy", eventually re-written to become "Be Thankful for What You Got" in 1972, and spent $900 toward it under a development agreement, under which an artist will record a few initial demos or tracks where, if successfully approved, the company may reserve the right to extend the arrangement to Omega Sound, a Philadelphia production house, and release the song. The session featured members of the MFSB group &mdash; guitarist Norman Harris, drummer Earl Young, bassist Rusty Jackman, vibist Vince Montana and conga player Larry Washington &mdash; secured by Allan Felder, who also developed the separate ad lib back-up chorus with his sister's vocal choir. Frank Fioravanti then secured the song's release on the Roxbury Records record label, run by producer-songwriter Wes Farrell. The record sold nearly two million copies on its release in spring of 
Title: Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart
Content:  "Give Thanks With a Grateful Heart" or mostly Give Thanks is an American Christian worship song written by Henry Smith in 1978. It is sung in F major with an irregular meter.
Title: William DeVaughn
Content:  William Edward DeVaughn Jr. (born November 28, 1947, in Washington, D.C.) is an American R&B/soul singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known for the million-selling hit song "Be Thankful for What You Got" in 1974.
Title: Be Thankful for What You Got
Content:  The song was covered in 1974 by The Intruders (band) on their album Energy of Love, Arthur Lee and Love on their Reel to Real album; Reggae versions were done by Donovan Carless in 1974, Bunny Clarke (produced by Lee "Scratch" Perry) in 1975, and by Winston Curtis in 1984 (on World International Records); in 1991 by the British trip hop band Massive Attack on their album Blue Lines, in 1993 by Portrait on the soundtrack album Addams Family Values: Music from the Motion Picture, by Peter Blakeley as the opening theme for the movie The Taking of Beverly Hills, by Yo La Tengo on its 1997 "Little Honda" EP and by Lawrence "Lipbone" Redding on his 2009 Science of Bootyism album. The song has been covered by Rumer (musician) in her EP "Love is the Answer". Also covered by vibes player Craig Peyton for Profile Records 1983, electro sequencer arrangement. The song, titled "Be Thankful", was covered by Omar Lye-Fook featuring Erykah Badu on his 2001 album "Best By Far". The song was also covered by Cleveland Watkiss on "Blessing in Disguise" (Polydor 1991).
Title: Be Thankful for What You Got
Content: 1) "Hymn of the Big Wheel" (Nellee Hooper Remix) – 4:47 ; 2) "Home of the Whale" – 4:02 ; 3) "Be Thankful for What You've Got" (Paul Oakenfold Remix) – 4:36 ; 4) "Any Love" (Larry Heard Remix) – 4:27 Massive Attack's cover version, retitled "Be Thankful for What You've Got", was featured on their 1991 debut album Blue Lines. A music video was produced for the song; however, it was not released as a stand-alone commercial single. Instead, a remix by Paul Oakenfold was also included on their 1992 single release Massive Attack EP. Massive Attack EP track listing:
Title: Be Thankful for What You Got
Content:  reaching #1 on the U.S. R&B charts and #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. With a sound and content influenced by Curtis Mayfield (and often erroneously attributed to him), its simple and encouraging lyrics hit home, to the extent that it became featured on gospel radio stations. The edited version, which is the first part of the song, became a hit. The other half of the song is a longer instrumental with the repeated chords and rhythm before the final chorus comes in. The song is seven minutes long and radio stations preferred the sung portions over the instrumental portions. The song is noted for its repeated line: "Diamond in the back, sunroof top, diggin' the scene, with a gangsta lean". The song has been misrepresented all over social media as a Curtis Mayfield song called "Diamond In The Back".
Title: Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart
Content:  "Give Thanks With a Grateful Heart" was written in 1978 by Henry Smith. The song was his only published worship song out of 300 unpublished compositions. It was written after Smith had trouble finding work after graduating from university. He also suffered from a degenerative condition that eventually left him legally blind. While at his church in Williamsburg, Virginia, his pastor inspired him with a reference to how Jesus made himself poor to make others rich through him. When Smith started performing the song in church, a visiting United States Military officer took the song to Europe, from where its popularity spread. In 1986, Integrity Music published the song on their Hosanna! Music audio cassette but credited it as "author unknown". Later that year, Don Moen released the 

Question: who wrote the song be thankful for what you got?
Answer: William DeVaughn.