Kool and the Gang

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Οι Kool & the Gang ήταν ένα δημοφιλές συγκρότημα της ριθμ εν μπλουζ και της σόουλ, που δημιουργήθηκε στο Νιου Τζέρσι το 1964. Παρέμειναν ως το 2006.


[Επεξεργασία] [Μέλη]

Robert Bell ("Kool") μπάσο (8/10/1950-) και αδερφός του Ronald Bell (σαξόφωνο, 1/11/ 1951-),

George Brown στα drums (5/1/1949-), Robert Mickens (τρομπέτα), Dennis Thomas (σαξόφωνο) , 

Rick Westfield (πλήκτρα) , Claydes Charles Smith (κιθάρα, 1948- 20 Ιουνίου 2006).


[Επεξεργασία] Δισκογραφία

Kool and the Gang (1969)

 Live at PJ's (1971) 
 Live at the Sex Machine (1971) 
 Music is the Message (1972) 
 Good Times (1973) 
 Wild and Peaceful (1973) 
 Light of Worlds (1974) 
 Spirit of the Boogie (1975) 
 Open Sesame (1976) 
 Love & Understanding (1976) 
 Behind the Eyes (1976) 
 The Force (1977) 
 Ladies' Night (1979) 
 Celebrate! (1980) 
 Something Special (1981) 
 As One (1982) 
 In the Heart (1983) 
 Emergency (1984) 
 Forever (1987) 
 Sweat (1989) 
 Unite (1993) 
 State of Affairs (1996) 
 Gangland (2001) 

Albums στο Billboard Top 40

 Wild and Peaceful (1973, De-Lite, #33) 
 Ladies' Night (1979, De-Lite, #13) 
 Celebrate! (1980, De-Lite, #10) 
 Something Special (1981, De-Lite, #12) 
 As One (1982, De-Lite, #29) 
 In the Heart (1984, De-Lite, #29) 
 Emergency (1985, De-Lite, #13) 
 Victory (1986, Mercury, #25) 

Επιτυχίες

(Billboard "Hot 100" and "Pop singles" USA top data)

 "Funky Stuff" [1973, #29] 
 "Jungle Boogie" [1974, #4] 
 "Hollywood Swinging" [1974, #6] 
 "Higher Plane" [1974, #37 (#1 R&B)] 
 "Spirit of the Boogie"/"Summer Madness" [1975, #35 (#1 R&B)] 
 "Ladies' Night" [1979, #8 (#1 R&B)] 
 "Too Hot" [1980, #5] 
 "Celebration" [1981 #1, (#1 R&B)] 
 "Jones vs. Jones" [1981, #39] 
 "Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)" [1981, #17 (#1 R&B)] 
 "Get Down on It" [1982, #10] 
 "Big Fun" [1982, #21] 
 "Let's Go Dancin' (Ooh La, La, La)" [1983, #30] 
 "Joanna" [1984, #2 (#1 R&B)] 
 "Tonight" [1984, #13] 
 "Misled" [1985, #10] 
 "Fresh" [1985, #9] 
 "Cherish" [1985, #2] 
 "Emergency" [1985, #18] 
 "Victory" [1987, #10] 
 "Stone Love" [1987, #10]