As One (Kool & the Gang album)

As One
Studio album by Kool and the Gang
Released	September 7, 1982
Recorded	1981-1982
Genre	Post-disco, urban, funk, R&B
Length	35:56
Label	De-Lite Records
Producer	Eumir Deodato
Kool and the Gang chronology
Something Special (1981) As One (1982) In the Heart (1983)

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As One is the fourteenth studio album by the funk band Kool and the Gang, released in 1982. The album did not yield any #1 singles, but the song "Let's Go Dancin'" did make the top ten, peaking at #7 on the U.S. R&B chart and #6 on the UK Singles Chart. "Big Fun" also became an international hit.

Track listing

Side 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Street Kids"	George Brown, Kool & the Gang	5:50
2.	"Big Fun"	George Brown, Robert "Kool" Bell, Ronald Bell, Kool & the Gang	5:00
3.	"As One"	Marcangelo Perricelli, Robert Mickens, Kool & the Gang	4:41
4.	"Hi De Hi, Hi De Ho"	Ronald Bell, Kool & the Gang	4:22

Side 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Let's Go Dancin' (Ooh La La La)"	Ronald Bell, Kool & the Gang	6:40
2.	"Pretty Baby"	George Brown, Kool & the Gang	4:43
3.	"Think It Over"	Curtis Williams, Kool & the Gang	4:35

Personnel

• Bass guitar, backing vocals – Robert "Kool" Bell
• Drums, backing vocals – George Brown
• Guitar – Charles Smith
• Tenor saxophone, OB-X synthesizer, backing vocals – Ronald Bell
• Keyboards, alto saxophone – Curtis Williams
• Lead and backing vocals – James "J.T." Taylor
• Percussion – Jimmy Maelen
• Keyboards – Eumir Deodato
• Alto saxophone – Steve Greenfield
• Trombone, backing vocals – Clifford Adams
• Trumpet, backing vocals – Michael Ray, Robert Mickens
• Handclaps – Dennis Thomas
• Strings – Kermit Moore

Production

• Engineer – Cliff Hodsdon, Jim Bonnefond
• Assistant engineers – Barbara Ivone, Nelson Ayres
• Mixed by – Jim Bonnefond, Gabe Vigorito, Eumir Deodato
• Mastered by – Jose Rodriguez, Gabe Vigorito
• Producer – Eumir Deodato
• Co-producer – Kool & The Gang

Art

• Design – Mo Ström
• Art direction – Bill Levy, Bob Heimall
• Cover concept and artwork by – Quintet Associates

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)	Gold	500,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

• Kool & The Gang – As One at Discogs