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KOOL & THE GANG

 

KOOL & THE GANG est un groupe américain de funky music, funk-soul, synth-funk et soul-jazz formé en 1969 à Jersey City dans le New Jersey par ROBERT "KOOL" BELL (chant/basse, né le 08/10/1950 à Youngstown dans l'Ohio), RONALD BELL (tenor sax, né le 01/11/1951 à Youngstown), DENNIS "DEE TEE" THOMAS (saxo/flûte, né le 09/02/1951 à Jersey City), CLAYDES SMITH (guitare, né le 06/09/1948 à Jersey City), ROBERT "SPIKE" MICKENS (trompette, né à Jersey City), RICKEY WESTFIELD (claviers, né à Jersey City), GEORGE "FUNKY" BROWN (batterie, né le 05/01/1949 à Jersey City).



  ALBUMS

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1. KOOL AND THE GANG (janvier 1970)  
 
  1. "Kool & The Gang" - 2:54
  2. "Breeze & Soul" - 5:29
  3. "Chocolate Buttermilk" - 2:14
  4. "Sea Of Tranquility" - 3:34
  5. "Give It Up" - 3:40
  6. "Since I Lost My Baby" - 2:08
  7. "Kools Back Again" - 2:48
  8. "The Gangs Back Again" - 2:46
  9. "Raw Hamburger" - 3:36

 
2. LIVE AT THE SEX MACHINE (janvier 1971) [live]  
 
  1. "What Would the World Be Like ..." - 4:29
  2. "Walk On By" - 5:15
  3. "Chocolate Buttermilk" - 2:09
  4. "Trying to Make a Fool of Me" - 4:29
  5. "Who's Gonna Take the Weight?" - 6:20
  6. "Pneumonia" - 5:22
  7. "Wichita Lineman" - 5:27
  8. "I Want to Take You Higher" - 4:13
  9. "Funky Man" - 3:24
  10. "Touch of You" - 4:14
  11. "Kool It (Here Comes the Fuzz)" - 2:58

 
3. LIVE AT THE PJ'S (décembre 1971) [live]  
 
  1. "N.T." - 6:29
  2. "Ricksonata" - 5:39
  3. "Sombrero Sam" - 6:42
  4. "Ronnie's Groove" - 2:57
  5. "Ike's Mood/You've Lost That Loving Feeling" - 10:05
  6. "Lucky for Me" - 3:02
  7. "Dujii" - 6:02
  8. "The Penguin" - 5:10

 
4. MUSIC IS THE MESSAGE (août 1972)  
 
  1. "Music Is the Message" - 5:18
  2. "Electric Frog, Pt. 1" - 3:43
  3. "Electric Frog, Pt. 2" - 3:02
  4. "Soul Vibrations" - 4:39
  5. "Love the Life You Live, Pt. 1-2" - 5:40
  6. "Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)" - 3:26
  7. "Blowin' with the Wind" - 2:31
  8. "Funky Granny" - 5:55

 
5. GOOD TIMES (janvier 1973)  
 
  1. "Good Times" - 4:16
  2. "Country Junky" - 2:55
  3. "Wild Is Love" - 3:24
  4. "North, East, South, West" - 3:38
  5. "Making Merry Music" - 3:04
  6. "I Remember John W. Coltrane" - 4:02
  7. "Rated X" - 4:02
  8. "Father, Father" - 5:37

 
6. WILD AND PEACEFUL (octobre 1973)  
 
  1. "Funky Stuff" - 3:00
  2. "More Funky Stuff" - 2:50
  3. "Jungle Boogie" - 3:03
  4. "Heaven at Once" - 5:01
  5. "Hollywood Swinging" - 4:36
  6. "This Is You, This Is Me" - 5:23
  7. "Life Is What You Make It" - 3:53
  8. "Wild and Peaceful" - 9:26

 
7. LIGHT OF WORLDS (octobre 1974)  
 
  1. "Street Corner Symphony" - 4:32
  2. "Fruitman" - 5:19
  3. "Rhyme Tyme People" - 3:19
  4. "Light of Worlds" - 4:21
  5. "Whiting H. & G." - 3:17
  6. "You Don't Have to Change" - 2:39
  7. "Higher Plane" - 4:57
  8. "Summer Madness" - 4:16
  9. "Here After" - 2:54

 
8. SPIRIT OF THE BOOGIE (août 1975)  
 
  1. "Spirit of the Boogie" - 4:52
  2. "Ride the Rhythm" - 2:55
  3. "Jungle Jazz" - 4:43
  4. "Sunshine and Love" - 3:46
  5. "Ancestral Ceremony" - 3:39
  6. "Mother Earth" - 5:38
  7. "Winter Sadness" - 5:04
  8. "Caribbean Festival" - 9:26

 
9. LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING (mars 1976)  
 
  1. "Love & Understanding" - 7:51
  2. "Sugar" - 5:37
  3. "Do It Right Now" - 3:55
  4. "Cosmic Energy" - 3:11
  5. "Hollywood Swinging" - 5:40
  6. "Summer Madness" - 8:01
  7. "Universal Sound" - 4:04
  8. "Come Together" - 2:48

 
10. OPEN SESAME (novembre 1976)  
 
  1. "Open Sesame" - 3:46
  2. "Gift of Love" - 4:07
  3. "Little Children" - 5:28
  4. "All Night Long" - 3:53
  5. "Whisper Softly" - 6:04
  6. "Super Band" - 4:54
  7. "L-O-V-E" - 3:23
  8. "Sunshine" - 3:28

 
11. THE FORCE (février 1978)  
 
  1. "A Place in Space"
  2. "Slick Superchick"
  3. "Just Be True"
  4. "The Force"
  5. "Mighty, Mighty High"
  6. "Oasis"
  7. "Life's a Song"
  8. "Free"

 
12. EVERYBODY'S DANCIN' (1978)  
 
  1. "Everybody's Dancin' "
  2. "Dancin' Shoes"
  3. "Big Chief Funkum"
  4. "I Like Music"
  5. "You Deserve a Break Today"
  6. "At the Party"
  7. "Stay Awhile"
  8. "It's All You Need"
  9. "Peace to the Universe"

 
13. LADIES' NIGHT (6 septembre 1979)  
 
  1. "Ladies' Night" - 6:38
  2. "Got You Into My Life" - 4:25
  3. "If You Feel Like Dancin' " - 5:05
  4. "Hangin' Out" - 5:31
  5. "Tonight's The Night" - 7:21
  6. "Too Hot" - 5:05

 
14. CELEBRATE (29 septembre 1980)  
 
  1. "Celebration" - 5:00
  2. "Jones Vs. Jones" - 4:18
  3. "Take It to the Top" - 4:19
  4. "Morning Star" - 3:46
  5. "Love Festival" - 5:16
  6. "Just Friends" - 4:23
  7. "Night People" - 3:47
  8. "Love Affair" - 4:21

 
15. SOMETHING SPECIAL (24 septembre 1981)  
 
  1. "Steppin' Out" - 4:51
  2. "Good Time Tonight" - 4:59
  3. "Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)" - 4:01
  4. "Be My Lady" - 4:14
  5. "Get Down On It" - 4:58
  6. "Pass It On" - 4:34
  7. "Stand Up And Sing" - 4:35
  8. "No Show" - 4:25
  9. "Stop!" - 3:21

 
16. AS ONE (7 septembre 1982)  
 
  1. "Street Kids" - 5:50
  2. "Big Fun" - 5:00
  3. "As One" - 4:41
  4. "Hi De Hi, Hi De Ho" - 4:22
  5. "Let's Go Dancin' (Ooh La La La)" - 6:40
  6. "Pretty Baby" - 4:43
  7. "Think It Over" - 4:35

 
17. IN THE HEART (21 novembre 1983)  
 
  1. "In the Heart"
  2. "Joanna"
  3. "Tonight"
  4. "Rollin'"
  5. "Place for Us"
  6. "Straight Ahead"
  7. "Home Is Where the Heart Is"
  8. "You Can Do It"
  9. "September Love"

 
18. EMERGENCY (15 novembre 1984)  
 
  1. "Emergency" – 5:17
  2. "Fresh" – 4:22
  3. "Misled" – 4:56
  4. "Cherish" – 4:45
  5. "Surrender" – 5:00
  6. "Bad Woman" – 5:35
  7. "You Are the One" – 7:00

 
19. FOREVER (3 novembre 1986)  
 
  1. "Victory" - 4:37
  2. "I.B.M.C." - 4:14
  3. "Stone Love" - 4:37
  4. "Forever" - 5:03
  5. "Holiday" - 4:12
  6. "Peacemaker" - 4:35
  7. "Broadway" - 3:40
  8. "Special Way" - 5:26
  9. "God's Country" - 5:04

 
20. SWEAT (29 juin 1989)  
 
  1. "I Sweat" - 4:22
  2. "This Is What a Love Can Do" - 4:13
  3. "Never Give Up" - 4:42
  4. "You Got My Heart on Fire" - 6:29
  5. "Someday" - 4:58
  6. "Raindrops" - 3:50
  7. "In Your Company" - 5:53
  8. "I'll Follow You Anywhere" - 5:37
  9. "All She Wants to Do Is Dance" - 3:55
  10. "How Can I Get Close to You" - 4:22
  11. "You Are the Meaning of Friend" - 5:06

 
21. UNITE (27 avril 1993)  
 
  1. "(Jump on the) Rhythm and Ride"
  2. "I Think I Love You"
  3. "Love Come Down"
  4. "Pretty Little Sexy Miss"
  5. "Better Late Than Never"
  6. "Heart"
  7. "My Search Is Over"
  8. "Wkool"
  9. "Summer"
  10. "B. Ball"
  11. "Brown"
  12. "Give Right Now to You"
  13. "State of the Earth"
  14. "The Weight"
  15. "It's Not Too Late"
  16. "Show Us the Way to Love"
  17. "Now Is the Time"
  18. "Unite"
  19. "Klassical Kool"
  20. "God Will Find You"
  21. "Spatial Relationships"

 
22. THE BEST OF ... 1969-1976 (18 mai 1993) [compil]  
     
23. CELEBRATION - THE BEST OF ... 1979-1987 (7 juin 1994) [compil]  
     
24. STATE OF AFFAIRS (3 juillet 1996)  
 
  1. "Salute to the Ladies" - 3:24
  2. "In the Hood" - 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" - 4:25
  8. "90's News" - 0:58
  9. "Life in the 90's" - 5:51
  10. "Friends" - 6:00
  11. "My Body" - 5:05
  12. "Reunited" - 5:14

 
25. THE VERY BEST OF ... (23 mars 1999) [compil]  
     
26. GANGLAND (28 août 2001)  
 
  1. "Bigg Thanks"
  2. "Mo Bigg Thangs"
  3. "Blow Up"
  4. "Where da Boogie At?"
  5. "Turn It Out"
  6. "Jungle in My House"
  7. "Money Makes the World Go Round"
  8. "Ballin' in Chilltown"
  9. "That's Right"
  10. "All My Time"
  11. "Early in the Morning"
  12. "Cherish"
  13. "Hit Me on the Hip"
  14. "Goody Goody"
  15. "Concrete Jungle"
  16. "Funk Done Gone Hip Hop"
  17. "Jazziacs at the Kool Jazz Café"

 
27. STILL KOOL (10 juillet 2007)  
     
28. SILVER COLLECTION (19 novembre 2007) [compil]  
     
29. ICON (1 mars 2011) [compil]  
     
30. KOOL FOR THE HOLIDAYS (5 novembre 2013)  
     
31. PERFECT UNION (20 août 2021)