Kool and the Gang (album)
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Kool and the Gang is the self-titled debut studio album by the funk band Kool & the Gang. The album was released in 1969, and charted on the Billboard R&B album chart at #43.
Track listing
De-Lite Records - DE-2003:[2]
| 1. |
"Kool & The Gang" | Kool and the Gang |
2:54 |
| 2. |
"Breeze & Soul" | Gene Redd & Kool and the Gang |
5:29 |
| 3. |
"Chocolate Buttermilk" | Gene Redd & Kool and the Gang |
2:14 |
| 4. |
"Sea of Tranquility" | Gene Redd & Kool and the Gang |
3:34 |
| 1. |
"Give It Up" | Gene Redd & Kool and the Gang |
3:40 |
| 2. |
"Since I Lost My Baby" | Warren Moore & Smokey Robinson |
2:08 |
| 3. |
"Kool's Back Again" | Gene Redd, Jimmy Crosby & Kool and the Gang |
2:48 |
| 4. |
"The Gang's Back Again" | Gene Redd, Jimmy Crosby & Kool and the Gang |
2:46 |
| 5. |
"Raw Hamburger" | Gene Redd |
3:36 |
Total length: |
32:12 |
| 11. |
"Let The Music Take Your Mind" | Gene Redd & Kool and the Gang |
2:58 |
Total length: |
35:10 |
Personnel
- Dennis "D.T." Thomas: alto saxophone, flute, percussion, vocals
- Khalis Bayyan: tenor & soprano sax, alto flute, vocals
- Robert "Spike" Mickens: trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals
- Claydes Smith, Woody Sparrow: rhythm & lead guitars
- Ricky West: keyboards, piano, vocals
- Robert "Kool" Bell: bass, vocals
- George "Funky" Brown: drums, percussion, vocals
Singles
- "Kool & The Gang"/"Raw Hamburger" (#19 R&B/#59 pop)
- "The Gang's Back Again"/"Kool's Back Again" (#37/#85)
- "Let the Music Take Your Mind"/"Chocolate Buttermilk" (#19/#78)
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