Kool & The Gang Collection integral box CD (1969-2010)

 1969 - Kool & The Gang - Kool and The Gang (remastered 1996)

1 Kool & The Gang (2:57)
2 Breeze & Soul (5:29)
3 Chocolate Buttermilk (2:14)
4 Sea Of Tranquility (3:33)
5 Give It Up (3:40)
6 Since I Lost My Baby (2:07)
7 Kool's Back Again (2:53)
8 The Gang's Back Again (2:44)
9 Raw Hamburger (3:37)
10 Let The Music Take Your Mind (2:58)

Bass, Vocals - Robert Kool Bell
Drums, Percussion, Vocals - George "Funky" Brown
Guitar - Claydes Smith , Woody Sparrow
Piano, Vocals - Ricky West
Saxophone [Alto], Flute, Percussion, Vocals - Dennis D.T. Thomas
Saxophone [Tenor, Soprano], Flute [Alto], Vocals - Khalis Bayyan
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Percussion, Vocals - Robert Spike Mickens
Producer, Arranged By - Gene Redd
Engineer - Malcolm Addey
Mastered By [Digital Remaster] - Gary N. Mayo
Written-By - Gene Redd (tracks: 2 to 5, 7 to 10) , Kool & The Gang (tracks: 1 to 5, 7, 8, 10)

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 1972 - Kool & The Gang - Good Times

01 - Good Times
02 - Country Junky
03 - Wild is Love.wav
04 - North, East, South, West
05 - Making Merry Music
06 - I Remember John W. Coltrane
07 - Rated X
08 - Father, Father

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 1973 - Kool & The Gang - Wild and Peaceful (remastered 1996)

01 Funky Stuff [Kool & The Gang] (3:00)
02 More Funky Stuff [Kool & The Gang] (2:50)
03 Jungle Boogie [Kool & The Gang] (3:03)
04 Heaven at Once [Bayyan, Bell] (5:01)
05 Hollywood Swinging [West] (4:36)
06 This Is You, This Is Me [Brown] (5:23)
07 Life Is What You Make It [Thomas] (3:53)
08 Wild and Peaceful [Bayyan] (9:26)

Kool & the Gang - Arranger, Main Performer, Producer
Robert "Kool" Bell - Fender Bass, Vocals
Donal Boyce - Vocals (Background)
Tomorrow's Edition - Vocals (Background)
Ronald "Khalis Bayyan" Bell - Saxophone (Tenor, Alto), Vocals (Background)
Robert "Spike" Mickens - Trumpet, Vocals (Background)
"Funky" George Brown - Percussion, Drums, Vocals (Background)
Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas - Saxophone (Alto), Flute, Congas, Vocals (Background)
Claydes "Clay" Smith - Guitar
Ricky West - Keyboards, Piano, Vocals

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 1974 - Kool & The Gang - Light Of Worlds (1996)

01. Street Corner Symphony (4:38)
02. Fruitman (5:24)
03. Rhyme-Tyme People (3:24)
04. Light Of Worlds (4:26)
05. Whiting H & G (3:21)
06. You Don't Have To Change (2:43)
07. Higher Plane (5:01)
08. Summer Madness (4:18)
09. Here After (2:58)

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 1975 - Kool & The Gang - Spirit Of The Boogie (2003)

01. Spirit Of The Boogie (4:53)
02. Ride The Rhythm (2:56)
03. Jungle Jazz (4:50)
04. Cosmic Energy (3:49)
05. Ancestral Ceremony (3:38)
06. Mother Earth (5:41)
07. Winter Sadness (5:07)
08. Carribean Festival (7:33)
09. Carribean Festival (Disco Version) (4:06)

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 1976 - Kool & The Gang - Love & Understanding (1998)

01. Love & Understanding (7:53)
02. Sugar (5:39)
03. Do It Right Now (3:58)
04. Cosmic Energy (3:14)
05. Hollywood Swinging (5:42)
06. Summer Madness (8:04)
07. Universal Sound (4:06)
08. Come Together (2:47)

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 1976 - Kool & The Gang - Open Sesame (2011, Original Album Remastered w. Bonus Tracks)

01. Open Sesame (Part 1) (3:49)
02. Gift Of Love (4:10)
03. Little Children (5:30)
04. All Night Long (3:56)
05. Whisper Softly (6:06)
06. Super Band (4:56)
07. L-O-V-E (3:26)
08. Sunshine (3:30)
09. Open Sesame (Part 2) (4:28)
10. Super Band (Single Version) (3:22)
11. Open Sesame (12' Disco Version) (8:44)

Digitally remastered and expanded edition of this 1976 album from the R&B/Funk legends including bonus tracks. This edition comes complete with liner notes including interviews and bonus material. Kool & The Gang need no introduction. They were the top selling Soul group of the '70s and '80s having sold over 70 million albums worldwide and have received countless awards.

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 1979 - Kool & The Gang - Ladies' Night (1985)

01. Ladies' Night (6:26)
02. Got You Into My Life (4:27)
03. If You Fell Like Dancin' (5:07)
04. Hangin' Out (5:27)
05. Tonight's The Night (7:09)
06. Too Hot (4:56)

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 1980 - Kool & The Gang - Celebrate! (1984)

01. Celebration (5:00)
02. Jones VS. Jones (4:17)
03. Take It To The Top (4:19)
04. Morning Star (3:53)
05. Love Festival (5:14)
06. Just Friends (4:23)
07. Night People (3:49)
08. Love Affair (4:21)

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 1981 - Kool & The Gang - Something Special

01. Steppin' Out
02. Good Time Tonight
03. Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)
04. Be My Lady
05. Get Down on It
06. Pass It On
07. Stand Up and Sing
08. No Show

With their long track record, Kool & the Gang have always offered dance-provoking rhythms and Something Special fits that bill, too. Featuring the number one single "Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)," James "J.T." Taylor approaches the song in a cool, mesmerizing tone, closing out the vamp in his falsetto with a burst of energy while the background vocals chant the subtitle throughout the chorus. Not known to lead a song in falsetto, Taylor further utilizes this talent on the motivated rhythms of the nocturnal scenario of "Steppin' Out." It maintained a steady stride, rising to the number ten spot on the charts. The third single from the album was "Get Down on It." As the title indicates, this is a gritty funk track that worked its way up the charts to claim the number three position, selling more than 500,000 copies. Although there were no more charted singles from this album, the entire collection is deserving of recognition. On a slower note, "Pass It On" and "No Show" received regional airplay. The former encourages people to spread love to all children, and the latter is a sorrowful account of a man left standing in the rain, waiting for the love that never showed. Both singles have similar rhythm arrangements. As for inspirational songs, "Stand Up and Sing" is a moderately paced single with lyrics that are uplifting.

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 1982 - Kool & The Gang - As One

01 - Street Kids
02 - Big Fun
03 - As One
04 - Hi De Hi, Hi De Ho
05 - Let's Go Dancing
06 - Pretty Baby
07 - Think It Over

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 1983 - Kool & The Gang - In The Heart

1. In the Heart (Bayyan, Kool & the Gang ....) 3'53
2. Joanna (Kool & the Gang, Smith ....) 4'16
3. Tonight (Bell, Kool & the Gang) 3'51
4. Rollin' 3'11
5. Place for Us (Kool & The Gang, Taylor ....) 3'40
6. Straight Ahead (Bell, Kool & the Gang ... .) 3'30
7. Home Is Where the Heart Is (Bell, Kool & The Gang.) 3'43
8. You Can Do It 4'06
9. September Love (Brown, Kool & The Gang ...) 4'36

BASS GUITAR: ROBERT "KOOL" BELL
LEAD VOCALS: JAMES "J.T." TAYLOR
TENOR SAX; OBX SYNTHESIZER: RONALD "KHAUS" BELL
DRUMS: GEORGE BROWN
TRUMPET: ROBERT "SPIKE" MICKENS
GUITAR: CHARLES SMITH
ALTO SAX: DENNIS "D.T." THOMAS
TRUMPET: MICHAEL RAY
KEYBOARDS; ALTO SAX; OBX
SYNTHESIZER; MEMORY MOOG; MINI MOOG; CURTIS "FITZ" WILLIAMS "D.S. C."
TROMBONE: CLIFFORD ADAMS
BACKGROUND VOCALS: JAMES TAYLOR, CLIFFORD ADAMS, RONALD BELL AND CURTIS WILLIAMS

ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS:
AMIR BAYYAN - GUITAR ON "IN THE HEART
JEFF DAVIS - TRUMPET ON "STRAIGHT AHEAD,""ROLLIN'"& "IN THE HEART"
BRENDEN HARKIN - GUITARS ON "PLACE FOR US," "SEPTEMBER LOVE" & "TONIGHT"
RICK IANTOSCA - GUITARS ON "JOANNA," "TONIGHT" & "HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS"
WILL LEE (C/o THE SINNING SAINT) - BASS ON "IN THE HEART" & "STRAIGHT AHEAD"
LESLIE REIL - GUITARS ON "STRAIGHT AHEAD"

STRINGS:
GENE ORLOFF, CONCERT MASTER
JOE MALIN, CONTRACTOR
STRING ARRANGEMENTS: GREG POREE
HORN ARRANGEMENTS: KOOL & THE GANG
RECORDED AT: THE HOUSE OF MUSIC, WEST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY

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 1985 - Kool & The Gang - Emergency

01.Emergency
02.Fresh
03.Misled
04.Cherish
05.Surrender
06.Bad Woman
07.You Are The One

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 1986 - Kool & The Gang - Forever

01 - Victory 4:37
02 - I.B.M.C. 4:19
03 - Stone Love 4:31
04 - Forever 5:03
05 - Holiday 4:12
06 - Peace Maker 4:35
07 - Broadway 3:40
08 - Special Way 5:26
09 - God's Country 5:04

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 1989 - Kool & The Gang - Sweat

01. 1.I swet (4:34)
02. 2.This is what a love can do (4:15)
03. 3.Never give up (4:46)
04. 4.You got my heart on fire (6:32)
05. 5.Someday (5:01)
06. 6.Raindrops (3:52)
07. 7.In your company (5:56)
08. 8.I'll follow you anywhere (5:39)
09. 9.All she wants to do is dance (3:57)
10. 10.How can i get close to you (4:31)
11. 11.You are the meaning of friend (5:15)

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 1994 - Kool & The Gang - The Best of Kool & the Gang 1979-1987

1. Celebration
2. Get Down On It
3. Fresh
4. Too Hot
5. Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)
6. Let's Go Dancin' (Ohh La, La La)
7. Misled
8. Cherish
9. Ladies Night
10. Steppin' Out
11. Joanna
12. In The Heart
13. Take It To The Top
14. Tonight
15. No Show
16. Straight Ahead
17. Stone Love

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 1995 - Kool & The Gang & J.T. Taylor - State Of Affairs

1. Salute to the Ladies (Bayyan, Taylor) - 3:24
2. In the Hood (Bayyan, Kool & the Gang ... ) - 4:50
3. Color Line (Bayyan, Taylor) - 5:05
4. Second Thoughts (Bayyan, Taylor) - 5:12
5. Crabs in a Barrel (Bayyan, Taylor) - 4:44
6. Woman, Lover, Friend (Bayyan, Taylor) - 4:55
7. Game of Love (Bayyan, Taylor) - 4:25
8. '90s News (Bayyan, Taylor) - :58
9. Life in the '90s (Bayyan, Taylor) - 5:51
10. Friends (Bayyan, Taylor) - 6:00
11. My Body (Bayyan, Taylor) - 5:05
12. Reunited (Bayyan, Taylor) - 5:14

Clifford Adams - Trombone, Arranger
Amir-Salaam Bayyan - Guitar
Rasheed Bell - Vocals (bckgr)
Ronald Bell - Arranger, Programming, Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor), Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Drum Programming, Sequencing
George "Funky" Brown - Programming, Drum Programming, Sequencing
Jeff Catania - Guitar
Paul Kayk - Drum Programming
Kirk Lyons - Bass
Seta Majkia - Arranger
Marcus McLaurine - Arranger
Shawn McQuiller - Guitar
Robert Meeks - Keyboards
Rashad Muhammad - Programming, Editing
Paul Sinclair - Piano
James "J.T." Taylor - Arranger, Programming, Vocals, Vocals (bckgr), Vocal Arrangement, Drum Programming, Sequencing
Dennis "D.T." Thomas - Sax (Alto)
Curtis "Fitz" Williams - Organ, Keyboards, Moog Synthesizer

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 2003 - Kool & The Gang - Gangthology (2CD)

Disc 1. Wild
01. Kool & The Gang (3:04)
02. Funky Stuff (6:26)
03. N.T. (6:38)
04. Street Corner Symphony (4:16)
05. Hollywood Swinging
06. Rhyme Time People
07. Electric Frog Part 1
08. More Funky Stuff
09. Open Sesame
10. Come Together
11. Ladies Night
12. Steppin' Out
13. Celebration
14. Get Down On It
15. Fresh
16. Jungle Boogie

Disc 2. Peaceful
01. Breeze & Soul
02. Sea Of Tranquility
03. Wichita Lineman
04. Lucky For Me
05. I Remember John W. Coltrane
06. Heaven At Once
07. Sugar
08. Whiting H & G
09. Summer Madness
10. Winter Sadness
11. You Don't Have To Change
12. Messenger Of Wisdom
13. Free
14. Take My Heart
15. Too Hot
16. Jones Vs. Jones
17. Wild & Peaceful

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 2004 - Kool & The Gang - The Best Of Kool & The Gang

1. Victory (02:38)
2. Ladies Night (02:26)
3. Fresh (01:15)
4. Take my heart (01:48)
5. Hollywood swinging (03:37)
6. Too hot (06:09)
7. Joanna (02:11)
8. Cherish (03:55)
9. Ooh la la la (Let´s go dancing) (03:15)
10. Get down on it (01:37)
11. Celebration (03:17)
12. Emergency (02:37)

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 2004 - Kool & The Gang - The Hits Reloaded (2CD)

CD1
01. Ladies Night (Feat. Atomic Kitten)
02. Get Down On It (Feat. Blue And Lil Kim)
03. Fresh (Feat. Liberty X)
04. Cherish (Feat. Ashanti)
05. Celebration (Feat. Lulu)
06. Joanna (Feat. Blazin Squad)
07. Too Hot (Feat. Lisa Stansfield)
08. Let's Go Dancin' (Ooh La, La, La) (Feat. Jimmy Cliff And Bounty Killer)
09. Straight Ahead (Feat. Jamelia)
11. Hollywood Swinging (Feat. Jamiroquai)
12. Stressin'
13. Jones Vs. Jones (Feat. Angie Stone)
14. Summer Madness (Feat. Youssou NDour)

CD2
01. Jungle Boogie (Feat. Redman)
02. Funky Stuff (Feat. Big Brovaz)
03. Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It) (Feat. Blu Cantrell)
04. Ladies' Night (Feat. Spanner Banner And Saun Paul)
05. Where Da Boogie At (Feat. R.O.C And Da Prince Hakim)
06. In The Heart (Feat. D-Side)
07. No Show (Feat. Blackstreet)
08. Bigg Thangs (Feat. Da Prince Hakim)
09. Jazziacs At The Cool Jazz Café
10. Jungle In My House (Feat. FM And Rachid)
11. Misled (Feat. Tony Hadley)
12. Tonight (Feat. Indi Gregg)
13. Cherish (Feat. Natural)
14. Serious (Feat. Xavier Naidoo And Mousse T.)

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 2005 - Kool & The Gang - Gold (Japanese.Remastered)

Disc 1
1. Kool & The Gang 2:56
2. Kools Back Again 2:54
3. Let The Music Take Your Mind 2:57
4. Funky Man 3:09
5. Who's Gonna Take The Weight 6:22
6. Love The Life You Live 5:3
7. Funky Stuff 3:00
8. Jungle Boogie 3:0
9. Hollywood Swinging 4:3
10. Higher Plane 4:57
11. Rhyme-Tyme People 3:19
12. Summer Madness 4:19
13. Spirit Of The Boogie 4:52
14. Caribbean Festival 7:33
15. Love & Understanding (Come Together) 7:50
16. Open Sesame 3:48

Disc 2
1. Ladies Night 3:27
2. Too Hot 5:03
3. Celebration 4:58
4. Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It) 4:01
5. Get Down On It 4:50
6. Big Fun 3:49
7. Let's Go Dancin' (Ohh La, La La) 6:40
8. Joanna 3:58
9. Tonight 4:12
10. Misled 4:05
11. Fresh 3:47
12. Cherish 5:40
13. Emergency 5:15
14. Victory 4:02
15. Stone Love 3:54

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 2007 - Kool & The Gang - Still Kool

01. Dave
02. Steppin' Into Love
03. America
04. What's Happening Brother
05. Is What It Is
06. Everything's Gonna Change
07. Too Low For Zero
08. Bang Bang With The Gang
09. Made For Love
10. Give It Up
11. Trust Me
12. Miracles
13. Livin'In The 21
14. Sorry
15. Someone Like You
16. Sailing (instrumental)

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 2010 - Kool & The Gang - The Very Best Of Live In Concert

1. Fresh
2. Take My Heart
3. Too Hot
4. Joanna
5. Hollywood Swinging
6. Jungle Boogie
7. Open Sesame
8. Ladies Night
9. Get Down On It
10. Celebration