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© 2007 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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Ladies Night
03:30
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2
Hollywood Swinging
03:30
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3
Celebration
03:43
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4
Take It To The Top
03:38
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5
Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It) View on Youtube
03:57
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6
Get Down On It
03:33
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7
Joanna
04:00
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Cherish View on Youtube
03:59
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9
Fresh
03:49
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Higher Plane View on Youtube
04:59
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Spirit Of The Boogie View on Youtube
03:30
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12
Jungle Boogie View on Youtube
03:03
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13
Misled
04:07
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14
Too Hot
03:49
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Victory View on Youtube
04:03
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It's yet another Kool & the Gang compilation, this time an installment in Universal's cheaply packaged (but ecologically conscious) Number 1's series. Not all of the selections went to number one on the R&B singles chart. Some reached number two or three -- which means that they are designated as bonus tracks -- while one ("Get Down on It") comes from an album that went to number one. For the most part, this is a decent way to become more familiar with the band's more pop-oriented material, while other sets place more focus upon the years when it played straight-up funk (as highlighted with "Jungle Boogie," one of the bonus tracks). Do keep in mind that much of the band's best material came nowhere near the top of any chart. ~ Andy Kellman
1. Ladies Night
- Primary Artist
- Kool & The Gang
- Alto Saxophone
- Dennis Thomas
- Composer
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George Brown
Ronald Nathan Bell
Meekaaeel Muhammed
Earl Toon
Dennis Ronald Thomas
Claydes Smith
Robert Bell
J.t. Taylor - Lyricist
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Earl Toon
Ronald Nathan Bell
George Brown
Dennis Ronald Thomas
Meekaaeel Muhammed
J.t. Taylor
Robert Bell
Claydes Smith - Additional Keyboards
- Andy Whitmore
- Bass Guitar
- Robert Bell
- Bass Guitar
- Robert Bell
- Drums
- Tim Horton
- Guitar
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Andrew Smith
Charles Smith - Keyboard
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George 'funky' Brown
Khalis Bayyan - Performer
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Sennie "skip" Martin
Tim Horton
Charles Smith
Clifford Adams
Andrew Smith
Robert Bell
Andy Whitmore
Anthony Thompson
Dennis Thomas
George 'funky' Brown
James "j.t." Taylor
Khalis Bayyan - Tenor Saxophone
- Khalis Bayyan
- Vocal Arrangement
- Anthony Thompson
- Producer
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Kool & The Gang
Eumir Deodato
Deodato - Trombone
- Clifford Adams
- Trumpet
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Clifford Adams
Sennie "skip" Martin - Vocals
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James "j.t." Taylor
Sennie "skip" Martin - Composer Lyricist
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Robert Bell
George Brown
Dennis Ronald Thomas
Earl Toon
Claydes Smith
J.t. Taylor
Ronald Nathan Bell
Meekaaeel Muhammed
2. Hollywood Swinging
- Alto Saxophone
- Dennis Thomas
- Bass Guitar
- Robert Bell
- Lyricist
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George Brown
Robert Bell
Ronald Nathan Bell
Robert Spike Mickens
Richard Westfield
Dennis Ronald Thomas
Claydes Smith - Drums
- George Brown
- Performer
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Ronald Nathan Bell
George Brown
Robert Bell
Clay Smith
Dennis Thomas
Kool & The Gang Enterprises, Inc.
Ricky Westfield
Robert Spike Mickens
Kool & The Gang Enterprises - Engineer
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Harvey Goldberg
Jeff Lesser - Inc.
- Kool & The Gang Enterprises
- Producer
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Kool & The Gang Enterprises, Inc.
Kool & The Gang Enterprises - Flute
- Dennis Thomas
- Composer
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George Brown
Ronald Nathan Bell
Robert Spike Mickens
Richard Westfield
Dennis Ronald Thomas
Robert Bell
Claydes Smith - Guitar
- Clay Smith
- Keyboard
- Ricky Westfield
- Percussion
- George Brown
- Soprano Saxophone
- Ronald Nathan Bell
- Tenor Saxophone
- Ronald Nathan Bell
- Trumpet
- Robert Spike Mickens
- Recording Arrangement
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Kool & The Gang Enterprises, Inc.
Kool & The Gang Enterprises - Primary Artist
- Kool & The Gang
- Bass Guitar
- Robert Bell
- Vocals
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Ricky Westfield
Robert Bell
George Brown
Ronald Nathan Bell
Robert Spike Mickens
Dennis Thomas - Studio Personnel
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Jeff Lesser
Harvey Goldberg - Composer Lyricist
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Robert Bell
George Brown
Dennis Ronald Thomas
Claydes Smith
Richard Westfield
Ronald Nathan Bell
Robert Spike Mickens - Conga
- Dennis Thomas
3. Celebration
- Primary Artist
- Kool & The Gang
- Performer
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Fred Wesley
Eumir Deodato
Maceo Parker - Saxophone
- Maceo Parker
- Trombone
- Fred Wesley
- Composer
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Robert Spike Mickens
George Melvin Brown
Dennis Ronald Thomas
Ronald Nathan Bell
Charles Smith
J.t. Taylor
Curtis Fitzgerald Williams - Lyricist
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Dennis Ronald Thomas
George Melvin Brown
Robert Spike Mickens
Ronald Nathan Bell
Charles Smith
J.t. Taylor
Curtis Fitzgerald Williams - Conductor
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Eumir Deodato
Deodato - Engineer
- Jim Bonnefond
- Producer
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Eumir Deodato
Kool & The Gang
Deodato - Recording Arrangement
- Eumir Deodato
- Studio Personnel
- Jim Bonnefond
- Composer Lyricist
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Dennis Ronald Thomas
J.t. Taylor
Ronald Nathan Bell
George Melvin Brown
Curtis Fitzgerald Williams
Charles Smith
Robert Spike Mickens
4. Take It To The Top
- Primary Artist
- Kool & The Gang
- Composer
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Ronald Nathan Bell
Charles Smith
J.t. Taylor
Robert Bell
Curtis Fitzgerald Williams
Dennis Ronald Thomas
George Melvin Brown
Robert Spike Mickens - Lyricist
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George Melvin Brown
Ronald Nathan Bell
Robert Spike Mickens
Charles Smith
J.t. Taylor
Robert Bell
Curtis Fitzgerald Williams
Dennis Ronald Thomas - Conductor
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Eumir Deodato
Deodato - Engineer
- Jim Bonnefond
- Producer
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Eumir Deodato
Kool & The Gang
Deodato - Studio Personnel
- Jim Bonnefond
- Composer Lyricist
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Robert Bell
Dennis Ronald Thomas
J.t. Taylor
Ronald Nathan Bell
George Melvin Brown
Curtis Fitzgerald Williams
Charles Smith
Robert Spike Mickens
5. Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)
- Composer
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Ronald Nathan Bell
Eumir Deodato
George Brown
J.t. Taylor
Robert Bell
Claydes Smith
Deodato - Primary Artist
- Kool & The Gang
- Lyricist
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Ronald Nathan Bell
Eumir Deodato
George Brown
J.t. Taylor
Robert Bell
Claydes Smith - Engineer
- Jim Bonnefond
- Producer
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Eumir Deodato
Kool & The Gang
Deodato - Studio Personnel
- Jim Bonnefond
- Composer Lyricist
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Robert Bell
George Brown
Eumir Deodato
Claydes Smith
J.t. Taylor
Ronald Nathan Bell
6. Get Down On It
- Primary Artist
- Kool & The Gang
- Composer
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J.t. Taylor
Robert Bell
Eumir Deodato
Robert Spike Mickens
Ronald Nathan Bell
Claydes Smith
George Brown
Deodato - Lyricist
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Ronald Nathan Bell
Eumir Deodato
George Brown
J.t. Taylor
Robert Bell
Claydes Smith
Robert Spike Mickens - Producer
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Eumir Deodato
Kool & The Gang
Deodato - Composer Lyricist
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Robert Bell
George Brown
Eumir Deodato
Claydes Smith
J.t. Taylor
Ronald Nathan Bell
Robert Spike Mickens
7. Joanna
- Primary Artist
- Kool & The Gang
- Composer
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Claydes Smith
Curtis Fitzgerald Williams
Clifford Adams
Ronald Nathan Bell
James L. Bonnefond
George Brown
J.t. Taylor
Robert Bell - Lyricist
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James L. Bonnefond
Clifford Adams
George Brown
J.t. Taylor
Robert Bell
Claydes Smith
Curtis Fitzgerald Williams
Ronald Nathan Bell - Producer
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Khalis Bayyan
Ronald Nathan Bell
Kool & The Gang
Jim Bonnefond - Composer Lyricist
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Robert Bell
George Brown
Clifford Adams
Claydes Smith
J.t. Taylor
Ronald Nathan Bell
Curtis Fitzgerald Williams
James L. Bonnefond
8. Cherish
- Primary Artist
- Kool & The Gang
- Composer
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Curtis Fitzgerald Williams
Dennis Ronald Thomas
Clifford Adams
James Warren Taylor
Ronald Nathan Bell
James L. Bonnefond
George Brown
Charles Jay Smith - Lyricist
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Ronald Nathan Bell
Clifford Adams
George Brown
Charles Jay Smith
Curtis Fitzgerald Williams
Dennis Ronald Thomas
James L. Bonnefond
James Warren Taylor - Producer
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Khalis Bayyan
Jim Bonnefond
Kool & The Gang - Composer Lyricist
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George Brown
Dennis Ronald Thomas
Clifford Adams
Ronald Nathan Bell
Curtis Fitzgerald Williams
James L. Bonnefond
James Warren Taylor
Charles Jay Smith
9. Fresh
- Primary Artist
- Kool & The Gang
- Composer
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George Brown
J.t. Taylor
Robert Bell
Claydes Smith
Curtis Fitzgerald Williams
James L. Bonnefond
Ronald Nathan Bell - Lyricist
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James L. Bonnefond
Robert Bell
Claydes Smith
Ronald Nathan Bell
George Brown - Author
- Sandy Linzer
- Producer
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Kool & The Gang
Jim Bonnefond
Khalis Bayyan
Ronald Nathan Bell - Composer Lyricist
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Robert Bell
George Brown
Claydes Smith
Ronald Nathan Bell
James L. Bonnefond
10. Higher Plane
- Alto Saxophone
- Dennis Ronald Thomas
- Background Vocals
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Herb Lane
Richard Shade
Kenny Banks - Bass Guitar
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Khalis Bayyan
Robert Bell - Lyricist
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Robert Spike Mickens
Ronald Nathan Bell
Robert Bell
Claydes Eugene Smith
Dennis Ronald Thomas
George Melvin Brown
Richard Westfield - Bass Guitar
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Robert Bell
Khalis Bayyan - Drums
- George Brown
- Guitar
- Claydes Smith
- Composer
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Robert Bell
Ronald Nathan Bell
Robert Spike Mickens
Richard Westfield
George Melvin Brown
Claydes Eugene Smith
Dennis Ronald Thomas - Primary Artist
- Kool & The Gang
- Keyboard
- Khalis Bayyan
- Performer
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Robert Spike Mickens
Rick West
George Brown
Robert Bell
Kenny Banks
Herb Lane
Richard Shade
Claydes Smith
Dennis Ronald Thomas
Khalis Bayyan - Piano
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Khalis Bayyan
Rick West - Synthesizer
- Khalis Bayyan
- Tenor Saxophone
- Khalis Bayyan
- Recording Arrangement
- Khalis Bayyan
- Composer Lyricist
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Robert Bell
Dennis Ronald Thomas
Claydes Eugene Smith
Richard Westfield
Ronald Nathan Bell
George Melvin Brown
Robert Spike Mickens - Trumpet
- Robert Spike Mickens
- Producer
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K.g. Productions
Kg-productions - Vocals
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Khalis Bayyan
Robert Bell
11. Spirit Of The Boogie
- Primary Artist
- Kool & The Gang
- Composer
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Dennis Ronald Thomas
Donald Wesley Boyce
George Melvin Brown
Robert Bell
Richard Westfield
Robert Spike Mickens
Ronald Nathan Bell
Otha Nash
Claydes Eugene Smith - Lyricist
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Ronald Nathan Bell
Robert Bell
Claydes Eugene Smith
Dennis Ronald Thomas
Donald Wesley Boyce
George Melvin Brown
Otha Nash
Richard Westfield
Robert Spike Mickens - Producer
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Ronald Nathan Bell
Kool & The Gang - Composer Lyricist
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Robert Bell
Dennis Ronald Thomas
Claydes Eugene Smith
Richard Westfield
Ronald Nathan Bell
Donald Wesley Boyce
George Melvin Brown
Robert Spike Mickens
Otha Nash
12. Jungle Boogie
- Background Vocals
- Donald Boyce
- Primary Artist
- Kool & The Gang
- Performer
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Kool & The Gang Enterprises, Inc.
Donald Boyce
Kool & The Gang Enterprises - Composer
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Ronald Nathan Bell
Robert Spike Mickens
George Brown
Robert Bell
Claydes Smith
Dennis Ronald Thomas
Donald Boyce
Richard Westfield - Lyricist
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Robert Spike Mickens
Ronald Nathan Bell
George Brown
Robert Bell
Claydes Smith
Dennis Ronald Thomas
Donald Boyce
Richard Westfield - Engineer
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Jeff Lesser
Harvey Goldberg - Inc.
- Kool & The Gang Enterprises
- Producer
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Kool & The Gang Enterprises, Inc.
Kool & The Gang Enterprises - Recording Arrangement
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Kool & The Gang Enterprises, Inc.
Kool & The Gang Enterprises - Studio Personnel
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Harvey Goldberg
Jeff Lesser - Composer Lyricist
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Robert Bell
George Brown
Dennis Ronald Thomas
Donald Boyce
Claydes Smith
Richard Westfield
Ronald Nathan Bell
Robert Spike Mickens - Unknown Contributor Role
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Elliot Lurie
Jay Landers
Christopher B. Pearman
13. Misled
- Primary Artist
- Kool & The Gang
- Composer
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Claydes Smith
George Melvin Brown
J.t. Taylor
Ronald Nathan Bell
James L. Bonnefond
Curtis Williams
Robert Bell - Lyricist
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Ronald Nathan Bell
J.t. Taylor
Curtis Williams
Robert Bell
Claydes Smith
George Melvin Brown
James L. Bonnefond - Producer
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Jim Bonnefond
Khalis Bayyan
Kool & The Gang - Composer Lyricist
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Robert Bell
Curtis Williams
Claydes Smith
J.t. Taylor
Ronald Nathan Bell
George Melvin Brown
James L. Bonnefond
14. Too Hot
- Primary Artist
- Kool & The Gang
- Composer
- George Melvin Brown
- Lyricist
- George Melvin Brown
- Producer
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Kool & The Gang
Eumir Deodato
Deodato - Composer Lyricist
- George Melvin Brown
15. Victory
- Primary Artist
- Kool & The Gang
- Composer
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Curtis Fitzgerald Williams
James Taylor
Ronald Nathan Bell
George Melvin Brown
Robert Bell
Claydes Smith - Lyricist
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Ronald Nathan Bell
James Taylor
Robert Bell
Claydes Smith
Curtis Fitzgerald Williams
George Melvin Brown - Producer
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Ronald Nathan Bell
I.b.m.c.
Kool & The Gang - Composer Lyricist
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Robert Bell
James Taylor
Claydes Smith
Ronald Nathan Bell
George Melvin Brown
Curtis Fitzgerald Williams
Technical Specifications
- Volume
- 1 volume only
- Tracks
- 15 tracks available
- Type
- COMPILATION
- Format
- Digital Media
- Duration
- 57 minutes and 13 seconds
- Explicit
- None
- Coverart
- Available and up to 1500x1500 px
- Booklet
- Not available
- Max Quality
CD Quality (Lossless)
16bit / 44.1 kHz
Stereo
- Audio Extension
Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF
Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA
- Archive Format
- Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR
- Lyrics
- All tracks have lyrics
- Synchronized Lyrics
- 12/15 tracks have synced lyrics
- Genres
- R&B, Soul, Funk, Disco
- Label
- Island Def Jam
- Music Distribution Service
- UMG Global
- Country
United States- Language
- English (United States)
- Popularity
- Popularity 1/10
- Release Date
- Aug 27, 2007
- Track Preview
- Available
- Delivery Charge
- Free
- Delivery Method
- Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site
- UPC
- 602577178009
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