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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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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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Warren Moore, ComposerLyricist - Kool & The Gang, Producer, MainArtist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, ComposerLyricist - Ronald Nathan Bell, Producer
℗ 1970 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Kool & The Gang, Producer, MainArtist - Ronald Nathan Bell, Producer - Gene C. Redd, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Crosby, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1970 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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.
Kool & The Gang, Producer, MainArtist - Ronald Nathan Bell, Producer - Gene C. Redd, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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.
Album review
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
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:32:14
- Main artists: Kool & The Gang
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Mercury Records
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1970 The Island Def Jam Music Group ℗ 1970 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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