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Kool & the Gang: The Best of Kool & the Gang 1969-1976

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Label: Mercury Records
Released: 1993.05.18
Time:
 73:42
Category: R&B, Funk, Soul
Producer(s): Kool & the Gang, Bill Levenson, Harry Weinger
Rating:
Media type: CD
Web address: www.koolandthegang.com
Appears with:
Purchase date: 2012
Price in €: 1,00





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[1] Funky Stuff (Kool & the Gang) - 3:06
[2] Who's Gonna Take the Weight?, Pts. 1 & 2 (Kool & the Gang / Gene Redd) - 6:22
[3] Rhyme Tyme People (Kool & the Gang / Penni Phynjuar Saunders / Dennis "D.T." Thomas) - 3:19
[4] Hollywood Swinging (Robert "Kool" Bell / Kool & the Gang) - 4:37
[5] Love the Life You Live, Pts. 1 & 2 (Kool & the Gang / Gene Redd) - 5:40
[6] Give It Up (Kool & the Gang / Gene Redd) - 3:38
[7] Chocolate Buttermilk (Kool & the Gang / Gene Redd) - 2:14
[8] Jungle Boogie (Robert "Kool" Bell / Ronald Bell / Donald Boyce / George Brown / Kool & the Gang / Robert "Spike" Mickens / Clayton Smith / Dennis "D.T." Thomas / Richard Westfield) - 3:04
[9] Let the Music Take Your Mind (Kool & the Gang / Gene Redd) - 4:20
[10] Open Sesame, Pt. 2 (Ronald Bell / Kool & the Gang) - 4:26
[11] Kool It [Here Comes the Fuzz] (Kool & the Gang / Gene Redd) - 2:47
[12] Summer Madness (Khalis Bayyan / Robert "Kool" Bell / George "Funky" Brown / George Brown / Robert "Spike" Mickens / Charles Smith / Claydes E.X. Smith / Alton Taylor / Dennis "D.T." Thomas / Ricky West / Richard Westfield) - 8:00
[13] N.T., Pts. 1 & 2 (Kool & the Gang / Charles Smith) - 6:28
[14] Pneumonia (Kool & the Gang / Gene Redd) - 3:00
[15] Love and Understanding [Come Together] (Khalis Bayyan / Kool & the Gang / Charles Smith) - 7:50
[16] Spirit of the Boogie (Ronald Bell / Kool & the Gang) - 4:51

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Robert "Kool" Bell - Bass, Vocals, Arranger, Producer
Ronald Bell - Flute, Keyboards, Percussion, Soprano & Tenor Saxophone, Vocals, Arranger, Producer
George "Funky" Brown - Drums, Percussion, Vocals, Arranger, Producer
Claydes Charles Smith - Guitar, Vocals, Arranger, Producer
Dennis "D.T." Thomas - Flute, Alto Saxophone, Vocals, Arranger, Producer
Woody Sparrow - Guitar, Arranger, Producer
Richard Westfield - Keyboards, Vocals , Arranger, Producer

Khalis Bayyan - Flute, Keyboards, Percussion, Soprano & Tenor Saxophone, Vocals
Clifford Adams - Guitar, Trombone, Vocals
Amir-Salaam Bayyan - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Larry Gittens - Flugelhorn, Trumpet, Vocals
Kevin Lassiter - Keyboards, Vocals
Robert "Spike" Mickens - Flugelhorn, Percussion, Trumpet, Vocals
Caldwell MacMillan - Keyboards, Vocals
Otha Nash - Trombone
Donal Boyce - Special Effects, Vocals
Penni Phynjuar Saunders - Vocals
Phynjuar Saunders - Vocals
Kelly Barretto - Background Vocals
Renee Connel - Background Vocals
Cynthia Huggins - Background Vocals
Joan Motley - Background Vocals
Beverly Owens - Background Vocals

Bill Levenson - Executive Producer, Producer
Harry Weinger - Compilation Producer, Producer
Joseph M. Palmaccio - Mastering
Richard Bauer - Project Director
Terri Tierney - Production Coordination
Mark Weinberg - Cover Design
Cleveland "Clevie" Browne - Liner Notes

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Track 09: Previously Unreleased
Track 10: Non-LP B-Side



Although Kool & the Gang became pop superstars in the 1980s on the strength of J.T. Taylor's silky voice and several catchy arrangements, R&B fans regard their true glory days as the 1970s.  The New Jersey-based ensemble patented a jazz-tinged funk approach keyed by Robert "Kool" Bell's basslines, red-hot horn lines, chunky keyboards and guitar riffs, and functional vocals. Although they seldom ventured beyond the R&B charts during this era, their music had far more bite than their later pop hits.  These 16 cuts pay homage to Kool & the Gang's funk roots, and should be a revelation to those who only know them as the light ensemble behind J.T. Taylor.

Ron Wynn All Music Guide



The acid-jazzers of the '90s could learn a thing or five from the pre-"Ladies Night" Kool and the Gang. They were one of the tightest funk acts around, and this best-of finds them leaping from highlight to highlight. While their lyrics are sometimes just (admittedly sage) chants like "Love the Life You Live," the Gang also earn A-plusses for brashness ("Jungle Boogie," "Spirit of the Boogie"), tongue-in-cheek self-aggrandizement ("Hollywood Swinging"), and surreal antiheroin ranting ("Rhyme Tyme People").

Rickey Wright - Amazon.com
 

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