Kool and the Gang (album)

Kool and the Gang
Studio album by Kool & the Gang
Released	January 1970
Recorded	Bell Sound Studio New York City, New York
Genre	R&B, soul jazz, funk
Length	32:12
Label	De-Lite
Producer	Gene Redd
Kool & the Gang chronology
Kool and the Gang (1970) Live at the Sex Machine (1971)

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Kool and the Gang is the self-titled debut studio album by funk band Kool & the Gang. The album was released in January 1970, and charted on the Billboard R&B album chart at #43.

Singles

Singles Kool and the Gang and Let The Music Take Your Mind both reached No. 19 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

Track listing

De-Lite Records – DE-2003:

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"Let The Music Take Your Mind"	Gene Redd & Kool and the Gang	2:58
Total length:			35:10

Personnel

• Dennis "D.T." Thomas – alto saxophone, flute, percussion, vocals
• Khalis Bayyan – tenor and soprano saxophones, alto flute, vocals
• Robert "Spike" Mickens – trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals
• Claydes Smith – guitars
• Woody Sparrow – guitars
• Ricky West – keyboards, piano, vocals
• Robert "Kool" Bell – bass, vocals
• George "Funky" Brown – drums, percussion, vocals

Singles

• "Kool & The Gang"/"Raw Hamburger" (#19 R&B/#59 pop)
• "The Gang's Back Again"/"Kool's Back Again" (#37/#85)
• "Let the Music Take Your Mind"/"Chocolate Buttermilk" (#19/#78)