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Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications Album US Pop US R&B US A R&B US Dan US A/C AUS CAN GER IRE NLD NZ UK; 1969 "Kool and the Gang" 59 19 — — — — 81
Kool & the Gang is an American R&B, soul, and funk group formed in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1964. Its founding members include brothers Robert "Kool" Bell and Ronald Bell , Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas , Robert "Spike" Mickens, Charles Smith , George Brown, Sir Earl Toon, Woodrow "Woody" Sparrow, and Ricky Westfield.
Light of Worlds is the fifth studio album, and seventh album of new material by the American R&B group Kool & the Gang. Released in 1974, it was later remastered by Polygram and was a second success for the band, reaching number 16 in the R&B chart and number 63 in the pop chart. It was a landmark in the funk/jazz fusion genre of the 1970s.
Source. Rating. AllMusic. [1] (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. [2] Kool and the Gang is the debut studio album by funk band Kool & the Gang. The album was released in December 1969, [3] and reached No. 43 on the Billboard R&B albums chart.
Live at the Sex Machine is the first live album released by the funk band Kool and the Gang. The album was released in 1971, and reached #6 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart. Not only was it a Top 10 album, it stayed on the chart for 33 weeks; an impressive time span compared to most albums of the era. Although the band's huge success would not ...
Wild and Peaceful is the fourth studio album, and sixth album of new material released by the funk band Kool & the Gang, and is their commercial breakthrough album. It was released in 1973 and was hugely successful on the Billboard R&B chart, reaching No. 6 and charting for 36 weeks. It also reached No. 33 on the Pop charts, making it the band ...
Hollywood Swinging. " Hollywood Swinging " is a 1974 song by R&B / funk band Kool & the Gang from their album Wild and Peaceful. It was written by Robert "Kool" Bell, Ronald Bell, George M. Brown, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, Dennis R. Thomas and Rick A. Westfield. "Hollywood Swinging" was the group's first number one R&B ...
Professional ratings. Live at PJ's is the second live album released by the funk band Kool and the Gang. The album was released in 1971, recorded at P.J.'s, a popular nightclub and music venue in West Hollywood, California from 1961 to 1973. The band's huge commercial success would not come until a few albums later.