Music CD, Musical Sound Recording, Sound Recording

Kool & the Gang.

The best of Kool & the Gang.

New York, N.Y. : Mercury, ℗1993.

1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Funk essentials

Chronicles

Funk essentials.

Chronicles.

Funk (Music)

Soul music.

Rock music.

Popular music -- 1961-1970.

Popular music -- 1971-1980.

Soul music.

Rhythm and blues music.

Title on container: Best of Kool and the Gang, 1969-1976

Selections originally released 1969-1976; track 9 previously unreleased.

Compact disc.

Program notes by Cleveland Brown ([12] p. : ill.) inserted in container.

All tracks produced and arranged by Kool & the Gang. Compilation produced by Harry Weinger. Executive producer: Bill Levenson.

Kool & the Gang: Robert (Kool) Bell, bass, vocals ; Khalis Bayyan (Ronald Bell), tenor and soprano sax, flute, keyboards, percussion, vocals ; Amir Abdul-Salaam Bayyan, guitars, keyboards, vocals ; Dennis (Dee Tee) Thomas, alto sax, flute, vocals ; Charles Smith, guitar, vocals ; Funky George Brown, drums, percussion, vocals ; Robert (Spike) Mickens, trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion, vocals ; Ricky West (Richard Westfield), keyboards, vocals ; Larry Gittens, trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals ; (Penni) Phynjuar Saunders, vocals ; with additional musical and vocal acc.

Funky stuff (3:06) -- Who's gonna take the weight, pts. 1 & 2 (6:22) -- Rhyme tyme people (3:19) -- Hollywood swinging (4:37) -- Love the life you live, pts. 1 & 2 (5:40) -- Give it up (3:38) -- Chocolate buttermilk (2:14) -- Jungle boogie (3:04) -- Let the music take your mind : extended version (4:20) -- Open sesame, pt. 2 (4:26) -- Kool it (here comes the fuzz) (2:47) -- Summer madness : live (8:00) -- N.T., pts. 1 & 2 (6:28) -- Pneumonia (3:00) -- Love & understanding (come together) (7:50) -- Spirit of the boogie (4:51).

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