The Painter (KC and the Sunshine Band album)

The Painter is the eighth studio album by the funk and disco group KC and the Sunshine Band. Produced by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch, it was released in September 1981 on the Epic label.

History
The Painter, like its predecessor, was not successful, as the band turned to a more pop-focused music.

A notable track on this album is the ballad "All Through the Night". The song was co-written by Bruce Roberts and Donna Summer, and was first recorded by Summer for her 1979 album Bad Girls.

Personnel

 * Harry Wayne Casey – lead vocals, backing vocals, keyboards, arrangements, horn arrangements
 * Anthony Battaglia – keyboards, guitars, guitar solo (3), backing vocals, arrangements, horn arrangements, string arrangements
 * Victor Paliuca – keyboards, synthesizers
 * Ernest Stewart – keyboards
 * Blue Weaver – keyboards, synthesizers
 * Tommy Johnson – guitars
 * Richard Finch – bass guitar, percussion, backing vocals, arrangements, horn arrangements
 * Emmanuel Taylor – bass guitar
 * Harold Seay – drums
 * Fermin Goytisolo – percussion
 * Jimmy "Bo" Horne – percussion
 * Dan Bonsanti – saxophones
 * Neil Bonsanti – saxophones
 * Charles Chalmers – saxophones, sax solo (3, 5), backing vocals
 * Mike Lewis – saxophones, horn arrangements
 * Whit Sidener – saxophones
 * Eugene Timmons – saxophones, sax solo (4)
 * Michael Katz – trombone
 * Stewart Brenner – trumpet
 * Ken Faulk – trumpet
 * Brett Murphy – trumpet
 * Frederick Hughes Jr. – French horn
 * Paul Harris – string arrangements, string conductor (3, 9, 10)
 * Bob Basso – strings
 * David Chappell – strings
 * Bogdan Chruszcz – strings
 * David Everhart – strings
 * Marjorie Lash – strings
 * Jose Montoto – strings
 * Ignus Naruns – strings
 * Alfredo Oliva – strings
 * Jorge Orbon – strings
 * Alexander Prilutchi – strings
 * Debra Spring – strings
 * Guy Weddle – strings
 * Deborah Carter – backing vocals
 * Beverly Champion – backing vocals
 * Denise King – backing vocals
 * Sandra Rhodes – backing vocals

Production

 * Harry Wayne Casey – producer, mixing
 * Richard Finch – producer, mixing
 * Milan Bogdan – engineer, mixing
 * Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee) – mastering location
 * Guy Webster – photography