I'm Doin' Fine Now (album)

I'm Doin' Fine Now is the debut studio album recorded by American male vocal quartet New York City, released in 1973 on the Chelsea label.

I'm Doin' Fine Now
Studio album by
Released1973
RecordedSigma Sound Studios
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Media Sound
(New York City, New York)
GenreSoul
LabelChelsea
ProducerThom Bell, Wes Farrell, John Bahler
New York City chronology
I'm Doin' Fine Now
(1973)
Soulful Road
(1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Singles

The album features the title track, which peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 14 on the Hot Soul Singles and No. 8 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Also featured are two other chart singles: "Make Me Twice the Man" and "Quick, Fast, in a Hurry".

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hang Your Head in Shame"Ron Baker, Norman Harris, Allan Felder3:00
2."Make Me Twice the Man"Tim McQueen3:16
3."By the Time I Get to Phoenix"Jimmy Webb3:55
4."Sanity"Tim McQueen, John Brown, Claude Johnson, Edward Schell3:00
5."Hang On Sloopy"Wes Farrell, Bert Russell3:37
6."Set the Record Straight"Tim McQueen2:56
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Quick, Fast, in a Hurry"Thom Bell, Linda Creed2:36
8."Uncle James"Joseph Jefferson3:25
9."Ain't It So"Joseph Jefferson3:36
10."I'm Doin' Fine Now"Thom Bell, Sherman Marshall2:52
11."Reach Out"Wes Farrell, Danny Janssen, Bobby Hart3:31

Personnel

  • Tim McQueen, John Brown, Edward Schell, Claude Johnson vocals

Production

Charts

Chart (1973) Peaks
[2]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 122
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 35
Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
US
[2]
US
R&B

[2]
US
A/C

[2]
1973 "I'm Doin' Fine Now" 17 14 8
"Make Me Twice the Man" 93 44
"Quick, Fast, in a Hurry" 79 19
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References

  1. I'm Doin' Fine Now review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
  2. "US Charts > New York City". Billboard. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
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