State of Affairs (Kool & the Gang album)

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State of Affairs is the twentieth studio album by the band Kool & the Gang, released in 1996 following a three-year gap between albums. J.T. Taylor came back as lead singer for the album, bringing high reviews from critics, but the album seemed to go unnoticed commercially.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kahlis Bayyan and James "J.T." Taylor; except where indicated

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Salute to the Ladies"		3:24
2.	"In the Hood"	Bayyan, Taylor, Kool & the Gang	4:50
3.	"Color Line"		5:05
4.	"Second Thoughts"		5:12
5.	"Crabs in a Barrel"		4:44
6.	"Woman, Lover, Friend"		4:55
7.	"Game of Love"	Chuckie Howard, Bayyan, Taylor	4:25
8.	"'90s News"		0:58
9.	"Life in the '90s"		5:51
10.	"Friends"		6:00
11.	"My Body"		5:05
12.	"Reunited"	George "Funky" Brown, Bayyan, Taylor	5:14

Personnel

• James "J.T." Taylor - Vocals; drum programming; programming; sequencing
• Khalis Bayyan - Alto and tenor sax; drum programming; programming; sequencing
• George "Funky" Brown - Drums; drum programming; programming; sequencing
• Curtis "Fitz" Williams - Keyboards; Moog synthesizer; organ
• Dennis "D.T." Thomas - Alto sax
• Clifford Adams - Trombone
• Amir-Salaam Bayyan - Guitar
• Jeff Catania - Guitar
• Shawn McQuiller - Guitar
• Kirk Lyons - Bass
• Robert Meeks - Keyboards
• Paul Sinclair - Piano
• Rasheed Bell - Background vocals
• Paul Kayk - Drum programming

Production

• Rashad Muhammad - Editing, programming
• Warren Riker - Engineer
• Kendal Stubbs - Engineer
• Jeff Toone - Engineer
• Vittorio Zammarano - Engineer
• Wade Thoren - Assistant Engineer
• Ben Arrindell - Mixing
• Stephan Galfos - Mixing
• Andy Jackson - Mixing
• James "J.T." Taylor - Producer
• Khalis Bayyan - Producer

References

• Kool & the Gang / J.T. Taylor – State of Affairs at Discogs