Songs Performed or Written by William DeVaughnTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

William Edward DeVaughn Jr. (born November 28, 1947) 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. == Biography == DeVaughn was a salaried government employee as a drafting technician, and a part-time singer. He wrote a song called "A Cadillac Don't Come Easy", which was eventually re-written to become "Be Thankful for What You Got", in 1972. He spent $900 towards getting it recorded with... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Be Thankful for What You Got - #2: Massive Attack (EP), aka Hymn of the Big Wheel - #3: Blood Is Thicker Than Water - #4: Be Thankful for What You Got - #5: Diamond in the Back
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  William DeVaughn
Be Thankful for What You Got
1.
03/1974

#1  Be Thankful for What You Got
William DeVaughn greentick

from Be Thankful for What You Got   Be Thankful for What You Got
200 pts
4
US
31
AC


1
R&B
31
UK
[Roxbury 0236]
written by William DeVaughn greentick
2.
08/1974

#3  Blood Is Thicker Than Water
William DeVaughn greentick

from Be Thankful for What You Got   Be Thankful for What You Got
29 pts
43
US




10
R&B


[Roxbury 2001]
written by Pal Rakes & Russ Faith
3.
12/1974

Give the Little Man a Great Big Hand
William DeVaughn greentick

from Be Thankful for What You Got   Be Thankful for What You Got
2 pts






51
R&B


[Roxbury 2005]
written by William DeVaughn greentick
4.
06/1980

Figures Can't Calculate
William DeVaughn greentick

from Figures Can't Calculate the Love I Have for You   
3 pts






37
R&B


[TEC 767]
written by William DeVaughn greentick
Be Thankful for What You Got
5.
08/1980

#4  Be Thankful for What You Got
William DeVaughn greentick

18 pts




83
dance


44
UK
R
written by William DeVaughn greentick
  Oliver Cheatham
Be Thankful for What You Got
6.
10/1987

Be Thankful for What You Got
Oliver Cheatham

4 pts








99
UK
written by William DeVaughn greentick
  Massive Attack
7.
02/1992

#2  Massive Attack (EP), aka Hymn of the Big Wheel
Massive Attack

36 pts








27
UK
written by Grant Marshall, Andrew Vowles, Robert Del Naja, Neneh Cherry, Horace Andy, Owen Hand, William DeVaughn greentick & David Wolinski
  Portrait
Be Thankful for What You Got
8.
04/1994

Be Thankful for What You Got
Portrait

from Addams Family Values: Music from the Motion Picture   
2 pts






59
R&B


[Atlas 855658]
written by William DeVaughn greentick
  Omar [Omar Hammer]
9.
09/2001

Be Thankful
Omar [Omar Hammer]

from Best By Far   
7 pts








85
UK
featuring Angie Stone
written by William DeVaughn greentick
  Ludacris
Diamond in the Back
10.
05/2004

#5  Diamond in the Back
Ludacris

from Chicken-N-Beer   Chicken-N-Beer
8 pts
94
US




51
R&B


[Def Jam South 002670]
written by Paul Beauregard, Christopher Bridges, Jordan Houston & William DeVaughn greentick
  Ne-Yo
Money Can't Buy
11.
06/2014

Money Can't Buy
Ne-Yo

from Non-Fiction   Non-Fiction
3 pts






41
R&B


featuring Jeezy
[Motown LP Cut]
written by Shaffer Smith, Montay Humphrey, Justin Johnson, Korey Roberson, Dennis Martin, Jesse "Corparal" Wilson, Jay Jenkins, Tony Hester & William DeVaughn greentick

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