05/12/2025

Kool & The Gang "The Very Best Of" (1997) -Funk / Jazz Funk / Disco / Pop Soul / Westcoast Soul-



Label : Mercury Records


États-Unis CD 1

01 - Celebration (Khalis Bayyan & Kool & The Gang)
02 - Fresh (James Taylor, Khalis Bayyan & Kool & The Gang)
03 - Get Down On It (James Taylor, Khalis Bayyan & Kool & The Gang)
04 - Cherish (Khalis Bayyan, James Taylor & Kool & The Gang)
05 - Ladies Night (George Brown & Kool & The Gang)
06 - Joanna (James Taylor & Charles Smith)
07 - Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It) (James Taylor, George Brown, Charles Smith Kool & The Gang)
08 - Too Hot (George Brown & Kool & The Gang)
09 - Let's Go Dancin' Ohh La La (James Taylor, Amir Bayyan & Kool & The Gang)
10 - Tonight (James Taylor, Curtis Williams & Kool & The Gang)
11 - Steppin' Out (James Taylor, Khalis Bayyan & Kool & The Gang)
12 - Misled (James Taylor, Khalis Bayyan & Kool & The Gang)
13 - In The Heart (James Taylor, Khalis Bayyan & Kool & The Gang)
14 - No Show (James Taylor, George Brown, Khalis Bayyan & Kool & The Gang)
15 - Straight Ahead (James Taylor, Khalis Bayyan & Kool & The Gang)

CD 2

01 - Funky Stuff (Kool & The Gang)
02 - Hollywood Swinging (Ricky West & Kool & The Gang)
03 - Jungle Boogie (Gene Redd & Kool & The Gang)
04 - Chocolate Buttermilk (Gene Redd & Kool & The Gang)
05 - Open Sesame (Part 2) (Ronald Bell & Kool & The Gang)
06 - Good Times (Kool & The Gang)
07 - Give It Up (Gene Redd & Kool & The Gang)
08 - This Is You, This Is Me (George Brown & Kool & The Gang)
09 - Spirit Of The Boogie (Ronald Bell, Donald Boyce & Kool & The Gang)
10 - Rhyme Tyme People (Dennis Thomas, Penni Saunders & Kool & The Gang)
11 - Kool & The Gang (Kool & The Gang)
12 - Let The Music Take Your Mind (Gene Redd & Kool & The Gang)
13 - Raw Hamburger (Gene Redd)
14 - Kool It (Here Comes The Fuzz) (Gene Redd & Kool & The Gang)
15 - The Gang's Back Again (Gene Redd & Kool & The Gang)


Kool & The Gang are :
Robert (Kool) Bell : Bass, Vocals
Khalis Bayyan (Ronald Bell) : Tenor & Soprano, Flute, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals
Amir Abdul-Salaam Bayyan : Guitars, Keyboards, Vocals
Dennis (Dee Tee) Thomas : Alto Saxophone, Flute, Vocals
Charles Smith : Guitar, Vocals
George (Funky George) Brown : Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Robert (Spike) Mickens : Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Percussion, Vocals
Ricky West (Richard Westfield) : Keyboards, Vocals
Woodrow (Woody) Sparrow : Guitars
Clifford Adams : Trombone, Vocals
Larry Gittens : Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Vocals
Otha Nash : Trombone
Donald Boyce : Vocals & Effects
Caldwell MacMillan : Keyboards, Vocals
Kevin (Lee) Lassiter : Keyboards, Vocals
(Penni) Phynjuar Saunders : Vocals on "Rhyme Tyme People", "Spirit Of The Boogie", "Open Sesame (Part 2)"
Something Sweet (Cynthia Huggins, Jonn Motley, Beverly Owens, Renee Connel, Kally Barreto) : Background vocals



CD 1

01 - Celebration 

1980 Polygram Records Inc. USA

02 - Fresh 

1984 Polygram Records Inc. USA

03 - Get Down On It 

1981 Polygram Records Inc. USA

04 - Cherish 

1985 Polygram Records Inc. USA

05 - Ladies Night 

1979 Polygram Records Inc. USA

06 - Joanna 

1983 Polygram Records Inc. USA

07 - Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It) 

1981 Polygram Records Inc. USA

08 - Too Hot 

1979 Polygram Records Inc. USA

09 - Let's Go Dancin' Ohh La La 

1982 Polygram Records Inc. USA

10 - Tonight 

1983 Polygram Records Inc. USA

11 - Steppin' Out 

1981 Polygram Records Inc. USA

12 - Misled 

1984 Polygram Records Inc. USA

13 - In The Heart 

1983 Polygram Records Inc. USA

14 - No Show 

1981 Polygram Records Inc. USA

15 - Straight Ahead 

1983 Polygram Records Inc. USA


CD 2

01 - Funky Stuff 

℗ 1988 Polygram Records Inc. USA

02 - Hollywood Swinging 

1973 Polygram Records Inc. USA

03 - Jungle Boogie 

1973 Polygram Records Inc. USA

04 - Chocolate Buttermilk 

1970 Polygram Records Inc. USA

05 - Open Sesame (Part 2) 

1976 Polygram Records Inc. USA

06 - Good Times 

1972 Polygram Records Inc. USA

07 - Give It Up 

1970 Polygram Records Inc. USA

08 - This Is You, This Is Me 

1973 Polygram Records Inc. USA

09 - Spirit Of The Boogie 

1975 Polygram Records Inc. USA

10 - Rhyme Tyme People 

1974 Polygram Records Inc. USA

11 - Kool & The Gang 

1970 Polygram Records Inc. USA

12 - Let The Music Take Your Mind 

1970 Polygram Records Inc. USA

13 - Raw Hamburger

1970 Polygram Records Inc. USA
 
14 - Kool It (Here Comes The Fuzz) 

1970 Polygram Records Inc. USA

15 - The Gang's Back Again

1970 Polygram Records Inc. USA