Movin' (Brass Construction song)

"Movin'" is a song by R&B/disco band Brass Construction. The song was culled together from a 16-minute jam session by the band.[1] Released from their self-titled 1976 album, the single spent a week at number one on the R&B singles chart in the spring of that year. It was also successful on the pop charts, peaking at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] On the disco dance charts, "Movin'" went to number one for four weeks and spent a total of twelve weeks on the chart.[3]

"Movin'"
Single by Brass Construction
from the album Brass Construction
B-side"Talkin'"
ReleasedMarch, 1976
GenreDisco · R&B · funk
Length3:49 (radio edit)
8:40 (full version)
LabelUnited Artists
Songwriter(s)Randy Muller
Wade Williamston
Producer(s)Jeff Lane
Brass Construction singles chronology
"Movin'"
(1976)		 "Changin'"
(1976)

Samples

"Got Myself Together" by the Bucketheads sampled the song.

The song is heard playing in the background in the Good Times episode "The Big Move", Part One, at the Evanses' going-away party, where they receive the news that the Evanses' patriarch, James, had been killed in an automobile accident.

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References
  1. Movin' - Song Review, allmusic.com
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 76.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 42.
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