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Kool And The Gang

Kool & The Gang

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Kool & the Gang's funky debut was an unexpected hit, with a first single (self-titled) climbing both the pop and R&B charts. Subsequent singles -- "The Gang's Back Again," "Let the Music Take Your Mind," and "Funky Man," -- followed the first into the charts, and there were plenty of other standout tracks: "Raw Hamburger," "Chocolate Buttermilk," and "Kool's Back Again." Though barely over a half an hour long, Kool and the Gang is a blast of a record containing strong elements that would become the band's trademarks: smooth melodies, suave rhythms, and brassy horns. This is one of Kool & the Gang's jazzier albums and a strong debut worth checking out, though less accessible than any of their later pop recordings.

© JT Griffith /TiVo

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Kool & The Gang
00:02:57

Robert Bell, ComposerLyricist - Woodrow Sparrow, ComposerLyricist - Kool & The Gang, Producer, MainArtist - Richard Westfield, ComposerLyricist - Ronald Nathan Bell, Producer, ComposerLyricist - George Melvin Brown, ComposerLyricist - Charles Smith, ComposerLyricist - Robert Spike Mickens, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.

2
Breeze & Soul
00:05:29

Robert Bell, ComposerLyricist - Dennis Ronald Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Claydes Eugene Smith, ComposerLyricist - Woodrow Sparrow, ComposerLyricist - Kool & The Gang, Producer, MainArtist - Richard Westfield, ComposerLyricist - Ronald Nathan Bell, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Gene C. Redd, ComposerLyricist - George Melvin Brown, ComposerLyricist - Robert Spike Mickens, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.

3
Chocolate Buttermilk
00:02:15

Robert Bell, ComposerLyricist - Dennis Ronald Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Claydes Eugene Smith, ComposerLyricist - Woodrow Sparrow, ComposerLyricist - Kool & The Gang, Producer, MainArtist - Richard Westfield, ComposerLyricist - Ronald Nathan Bell, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Gene C. Redd, ComposerLyricist - George Melvin Brown, ComposerLyricist - Robert Spike Mickens, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1970 The Island Def Jam Music Group

4
Sea Of Tranquility
00:03:33

Robert Bell, ComposerLyricist - Dennis Ronald Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Claydes Eugene Smith, ComposerLyricist - Woodrow Sparrow, ComposerLyricist - Kool & The Gang, Producer, MainArtist - Richard Westfield, ComposerLyricist - Ronald Nathan Bell, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Gene C. Redd, ComposerLyricist - George Melvin Brown, ComposerLyricist - Robert Spike Mickens, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.

5
Give It Up
00:03:40

Robert Bell, ComposerLyricist - Dennis Ronald Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Woodrow Sparrow, ComposerLyricist - Kool & The Gang, Producer, MainArtist - Richard Westfield, ComposerLyricist - Ronald Nathan Bell, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Gene C. Redd, ComposerLyricist - George Melvin Brown, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.

6
Since I Lost My Baby
00:02:07

Warren Moore, ComposerLyricist - Kool & The Gang, Producer, MainArtist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, ComposerLyricist - Ronald Nathan Bell, Producer

℗ 1970 The Island Def Jam Music Group

7
Kools Back Again
00:02:54

Kool & The Gang, Producer, MainArtist - Ronald Nathan Bell, Producer - Gene C. Redd, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Crosby, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1970 The Island Def Jam Music Group

8
The Gangs Back Again
00:02:44

Robert Bell, ComposerLyricist - Dennis Ronald Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Claydes Eugene Smith, ComposerLyricist - Woodrow Sparrow, ComposerLyricist - Kool & The Gang, Producer, MainArtist - Richard Westfield, ComposerLyricist - Ronald Nathan Bell, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Gene C. Redd, ComposerLyricist - George Melvin Brown, ComposerLyricist - Robert Spike Mickens, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.

9
Raw Hamburger
00:03:37

Kool & The Gang, Producer, MainArtist - Ronald Nathan Bell, Producer - Gene C. Redd, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.

10
Let The Music Take Your Mind (Single Version)
00:02:58

Robert Bell, ComposerLyricist - Dennis Ronald Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Claydes Eugene Smith, ComposerLyricist - Woodrow Sparrow, ComposerLyricist - Kool & The Gang, Producer, MainArtist - Richard Westfield, ComposerLyricist - Ronald Nathan Bell, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Gene C. Redd, ComposerLyricist - George Melvin Brown, ComposerLyricist - Robert Spike Mickens, ComposerLyricist

℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.

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Kool & the Gang's funky debut was an unexpected hit, with a first single (self-titled) climbing both the pop and R&B charts. Subsequent singles -- "The Gang's Back Again," "Let the Music Take Your Mind," and "Funky Man," -- followed the first into the charts, and there were plenty of other standout tracks: "Raw Hamburger," "Chocolate Buttermilk," and "Kool's Back Again." Though barely over a half an hour long, Kool and the Gang is a blast of a record containing strong elements that would become the band's trademarks: smooth melodies, suave rhythms, and brassy horns. This is one of Kool & the Gang's jazzier albums and a strong debut worth checking out, though less accessible than any of their later pop recordings.

© JT Griffith /TiVo

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