10/05/2021

Kool And The Gang "Celebrate" (1980) -Disco / Funk / Pop Soul-




Label : De-Lite Records


États-Unis Side A

01 - Celebration (Ronald Bell, Kool & The Gang)
02 - Jones Vs. Jones (George Brown, Kool & The Gang)
03 - Take It To The Top (Ronald Bell, Kool & The Gang)
04 - Morning Star (Robert Mickens, Kool & The Gang)

Side B

01 - Love Festival (Charles Smith, Kool & The Gang)
02 - Just Friends (Ronald Bell, Kool & The Gang)
03 - Night People (Ronald Bell, Kool & The Gang)
04 - Love Affair (George Brown, Kool & The Gang)


Produced by Eumir Deodato in Association with Kool & The Gang
Orchestra Arranged & Conducted by Eumir Deodato

Lead vocals : James 'J.T.' Taylor
Bass : Robert Bell
Percussion : George Brown
Saxophone / Keyboards : Ronald Bell
Lead Guitars : Charles Smith
Trumpet : Robert Mickens
Alto Sax : Dennis Thomas
Keyboards : Kevin Bell, Earl Toon Jr.
Background vocals : Earl Toon Jr., James 'JT' Taylor, George Brown, Ronald Bell, Robert Bell, Robert Mickens, Meekaeel Muhammad, Cedric Toon
Female Background vocals : Coffee, Something Sweet

Additional Keyboard Musician for This Recording : Adam Epolito

Recorded at House Of Music
Recording Engineer : Jim Bonnefond, Chief Engineer
Assistant Engineers : Jeff Kawalex, Jullian Robertson, Joe DeAngelis, Kenny Robb, Clif Hodson, Bobby Cohen
Mixed by Eumir Deodato, Jim Bonnefond, Gabe Vigorito
Mastered at Frankford Wayne by Tom Coyne