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1969 studio album by Kool & the Gang
Kool and the Gang is the debut studio album by funk band
Kool & the Gang . The album was released in December 1969,
[3] and reached No. 43 on the Billboard R&B albums chart.
Singles
The singles, "Kool and the Gang" and "Let the Music Take Your Mind", both peaked at No. 19 on the
Billboard
Best-Selling Soul Singles chart.
[4]
Track listing
De-Lite Records – DE-2003:
Side one Title Writer(s) 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
Side two Title Writer(s) 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
CD release bonus track Title Writer(s) 10. "Let The Music Take Your Mind" Gene Redd & Kool and the Gang 2:58 Total length: 35:10
Personnel
Robert "Kool" Bell – bass, vocals
Khalis Bayyan aka "Ronald Bell" – tenor and soprano saxophones, alto flute, vocals
George "Funky" Brown – drums, percussion, vocals
Robert "Spike" Mickens – trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals
Claydes Smith – guitars
Woody Sparrow – guitars
Dennis "D.T." Thomas –
alto saxophone ,
flute , percussion, vocals
Ricky West – keyboards, piano, vocals
Technical
Malcom Addey - Sound engineer
design
Robert Golden - album design
Singles
"Kool & The Gang"/"Raw Hamburger" (#19 R&B/#59 pop) (1969)
"The Gang's Back Again"/"Kool's Back Again" (#37/#85) (1969)
"Let the Music Take Your Mind"/"Chocolate Buttermilk" (#19/#78) (1970)
References