Number 1's by Kool & The Gang - Uhune

COMPILATION

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

by Kool & The Gang

Primary Artist: Kool & The Gang; Main Performer
Alto Saxophone: Dennis Thomas; Performer
Composer: George Brown
Ronald Nathan Bell
Meekaaeel Muhammed
Earl Toon
Dennis Ronald Thomas
Claydes Smith
Robert Bell
J.t. Taylor; Composer
Lyricist: Earl Toon
Ronald Nathan Bell
George Brown
Dennis Ronald Thomas
Meekaaeel Muhammed
J.t. Taylor
Robert Bell
Claydes Smith; Composer
Additional Keyboards: Andy Whitmore; Other
Bass Guitar: Robert Bell; Performer
Bass Guitar: Robert Bell; Performer
Drums: Tim Horton; Performer
Guitar: Andrew Smith
Charles Smith; Performer
Keyboard: George 'funky' Brown
Khalis Bayyan; Performer
Performer: 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; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Khalis Bayyan; Performer
Vocal Arrangement: Anthony Thompson; Composer
Producer: Kool & The Gang
Eumir Deodato
Deodato; Production
Trombone: Clifford Adams; Performer
Trumpet: Clifford Adams
Sennie "skip" Martin; Performer
Vocals: James "j.t." Taylor
Sennie "skip" Martin; Performer
Composer Lyricist: Robert Bell
George Brown
Dennis Ronald Thomas
Earl Toon
Claydes Smith
J.t. Taylor
Ronald Nathan Bell
Meekaaeel Muhammed; Other

2. Hollywood Swinging

by Kool & The Gang

Alto Saxophone: Dennis Thomas; Performer
Bass Guitar: Robert Bell; Performer
Lyricist: George Brown
Robert Bell
Ronald Nathan Bell
Robert Spike Mickens
Richard Westfield
Dennis Ronald Thomas
Claydes Smith; Composer
Drums: George Brown; Performer
Performer: 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; Performer
Engineer: Harvey Goldberg
Jeff Lesser; Production
Inc.: Kool & The Gang Enterprises; Production
Producer: Kool & The Gang Enterprises, Inc.
Kool & The Gang Enterprises; Production
Flute: Dennis Thomas; Performer
Composer: George Brown
Ronald Nathan Bell
Robert Spike Mickens
Richard Westfield
Dennis Ronald Thomas
Robert Bell
Claydes Smith; Composer
Guitar: Clay Smith; Performer
Keyboard: Ricky Westfield; Performer
Percussion: George Brown; Performer
Soprano Saxophone: Ronald Nathan Bell; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Ronald Nathan Bell; Performer
Trumpet: Robert Spike Mickens; Performer
Recording Arrangement: Kool & The Gang Enterprises, Inc.
Kool & The Gang Enterprises; Production
Primary Artist: Kool & The Gang; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Robert Bell; Performer
Vocals: Ricky Westfield
Robert Bell
George Brown
Ronald Nathan Bell
Robert Spike Mickens
Dennis Thomas; Performer
Studio Personnel: Jeff Lesser
Harvey Goldberg; Production
Composer Lyricist: Robert Bell
George Brown
Dennis Ronald Thomas
Claydes Smith
Richard Westfield
Ronald Nathan Bell
Robert Spike Mickens; Other
Conga: Dennis Thomas; Other

3. Celebration

by Kool & The Gang

Primary Artist: Kool & The Gang; Main Performer
Performer: Fred Wesley
Eumir Deodato
Maceo Parker; Performer
Saxophone: Maceo Parker; Performer
Trombone: Fred Wesley; Performer
Composer: Robert Spike Mickens
George Melvin Brown
Dennis Ronald Thomas
Ronald Nathan Bell
Charles Smith
J.t. Taylor
Curtis Fitzgerald Williams; Composer
Lyricist: Dennis Ronald Thomas
George Melvin Brown
Robert Spike Mickens
Ronald Nathan Bell
Charles Smith
J.t. Taylor
Curtis Fitzgerald Williams; Composer
Conductor: Eumir Deodato
Deodato; Conductor
Engineer: Jim Bonnefond; Production
Producer: Eumir Deodato
Kool & The Gang
Deodato; Production
Recording Arrangement: Eumir Deodato; Production
Studio Personnel: Jim Bonnefond; Production
Composer Lyricist: Dennis Ronald Thomas
J.t. Taylor
Ronald Nathan Bell
George Melvin Brown
Curtis Fitzgerald Williams
Charles Smith
Robert Spike Mickens; Other

4. Take It To The Top

by Kool & The Gang

Primary Artist: Kool & The Gang; Main Performer
Composer: Ronald Nathan Bell
Charles Smith
J.t. Taylor
Robert Bell
Curtis Fitzgerald Williams
Dennis Ronald Thomas
George Melvin Brown
Robert Spike Mickens; Composer
Lyricist: George Melvin Brown
Ronald Nathan Bell
Robert Spike Mickens
Charles Smith
J.t. Taylor
Robert Bell
Curtis Fitzgerald Williams
Dennis Ronald Thomas; Composer
Conductor: Eumir Deodato
Deodato; Conductor
Engineer: Jim Bonnefond; Production
Producer: Eumir Deodato
Kool & The Gang
Deodato; Production
Studio Personnel: Jim Bonnefond; Production
Composer Lyricist: Robert Bell
Dennis Ronald Thomas
J.t. Taylor
Ronald Nathan Bell
George Melvin Brown
Curtis Fitzgerald Williams
Charles Smith
Robert Spike Mickens; Other

5. Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)

by Kool & The Gang

Composer: Ronald Nathan Bell
Eumir Deodato
George Brown
J.t. Taylor
Robert Bell
Claydes Smith
Deodato; Composer
Primary Artist: Kool & The Gang; Main Performer
Lyricist: Ronald Nathan Bell
Eumir Deodato
George Brown
J.t. Taylor
Robert Bell
Claydes Smith; Composer
Engineer: Jim Bonnefond; Production
Producer: Eumir Deodato
Kool & The Gang
Deodato; Production
Studio Personnel: Jim Bonnefond; Production
Composer Lyricist: Robert Bell
George Brown
Eumir Deodato
Claydes Smith
J.t. Taylor
Ronald Nathan Bell; Other

6. Get Down On It

by Kool & The Gang

Primary Artist: Kool & The Gang; Main Performer
Composer: J.t. Taylor
Robert Bell
Eumir Deodato
Robert Spike Mickens
Ronald Nathan Bell
Claydes Smith
George Brown
Deodato; Composer
Lyricist: Ronald Nathan Bell
Eumir Deodato
George Brown
J.t. Taylor
Robert Bell
Claydes Smith
Robert Spike Mickens; Composer
Producer: Eumir Deodato
Kool & The Gang
Deodato; Production
Composer Lyricist: Robert Bell
George Brown
Eumir Deodato
Claydes Smith
J.t. Taylor
Ronald Nathan Bell
Robert Spike Mickens; Other

7. Joanna

by Kool & The Gang

Primary Artist: Kool & The Gang; Main Performer
Composer: Claydes Smith
Curtis Fitzgerald Williams
Clifford Adams
Ronald Nathan Bell
James L. Bonnefond
George Brown
J.t. Taylor
Robert Bell; Composer
Lyricist: James L. Bonnefond
Clifford Adams
George Brown
J.t. Taylor
Robert Bell
Claydes Smith
Curtis Fitzgerald Williams
Ronald Nathan Bell; Composer
Producer: Khalis Bayyan
Ronald Nathan Bell
Kool & The Gang
Jim Bonnefond; Production
Composer Lyricist: Robert Bell
George Brown
Clifford Adams
Claydes Smith
J.t. Taylor
Ronald Nathan Bell
Curtis Fitzgerald Williams
James L. Bonnefond; Other

8. Cherish

by Kool & The Gang

Primary Artist: Kool & The Gang; Main Performer
Composer: Curtis Fitzgerald Williams
Dennis Ronald Thomas
Clifford Adams
James Warren Taylor
Ronald Nathan Bell
James L. Bonnefond
George Brown
Charles Jay Smith; Composer
Lyricist: Ronald Nathan Bell
Clifford Adams
George Brown
Charles Jay Smith
Curtis Fitzgerald Williams
Dennis Ronald Thomas
James L. Bonnefond
James Warren Taylor; Composer
Producer: Khalis Bayyan
Jim Bonnefond
Kool & The Gang; Production
Composer Lyricist: George Brown
Dennis Ronald Thomas
Clifford Adams
Ronald Nathan Bell
Curtis Fitzgerald Williams
James L. Bonnefond
James Warren Taylor
Charles Jay Smith; Other

9. Fresh

by Kool & The Gang

Primary Artist: Kool & The Gang; Main Performer
Composer: George Brown
J.t. Taylor
Robert Bell
Claydes Smith
Curtis Fitzgerald Williams
James L. Bonnefond
Ronald Nathan Bell; Composer
Lyricist: James L. Bonnefond
Robert Bell
Claydes Smith
Ronald Nathan Bell
George Brown; Composer
Author: Sandy Linzer; Production
Producer: Kool & The Gang
Jim Bonnefond
Khalis Bayyan
Ronald Nathan Bell; Production
Composer Lyricist: Robert Bell
George Brown
Claydes Smith
Ronald Nathan Bell
James L. Bonnefond; Other

10. Higher Plane

by Kool & The Gang

Alto Saxophone: Dennis Ronald Thomas; Performer
Background Vocals: Herb Lane
Richard Shade
Kenny Banks; Performer
Bass Guitar: Khalis Bayyan
Robert Bell; Performer
Lyricist: Robert Spike Mickens
Ronald Nathan Bell
Robert Bell
Claydes Eugene Smith
Dennis Ronald Thomas
George Melvin Brown
Richard Westfield; Composer
Bass Guitar: Robert Bell
Khalis Bayyan; Performer
Drums: George Brown; Performer
Guitar: Claydes Smith; Performer
Composer: Robert Bell
Ronald Nathan Bell
Robert Spike Mickens
Richard Westfield
George Melvin Brown
Claydes Eugene Smith
Dennis Ronald Thomas; Composer
Primary Artist: Kool & The Gang; Main Performer
Keyboard: Khalis Bayyan; Performer
Performer: Robert Spike Mickens
Rick West
George Brown
Robert Bell
Kenny Banks
Herb Lane
Richard Shade
Claydes Smith
Dennis Ronald Thomas
Khalis Bayyan; Performer
Piano: Khalis Bayyan
Rick West; Performer
Synthesizer: Khalis Bayyan; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Khalis Bayyan; Performer
Recording Arrangement: Khalis Bayyan; Production
Composer Lyricist: Robert Bell
Dennis Ronald Thomas
Claydes Eugene Smith
Richard Westfield
Ronald Nathan Bell
George Melvin Brown
Robert Spike Mickens; Other
Trumpet: Robert Spike Mickens; Performer
Producer: K.g. Productions
Kg-productions; Production
Vocals: Khalis Bayyan
Robert Bell; Performer

11. Spirit Of The Boogie

by Kool & The Gang

Primary Artist: Kool & The Gang; Main Performer
Composer: Dennis Ronald Thomas
Donald Wesley Boyce
George Melvin Brown
Robert Bell
Richard Westfield
Robert Spike Mickens
Ronald Nathan Bell
Otha Nash
Claydes Eugene Smith; Composer
Lyricist: Ronald Nathan Bell
Robert Bell
Claydes Eugene Smith
Dennis Ronald Thomas
Donald Wesley Boyce
George Melvin Brown
Otha Nash
Richard Westfield
Robert Spike Mickens; Composer
Producer: Ronald Nathan Bell
Kool & The Gang; Production
Composer Lyricist: Robert Bell
Dennis Ronald Thomas
Claydes Eugene Smith
Richard Westfield
Ronald Nathan Bell
Donald Wesley Boyce
George Melvin Brown
Robert Spike Mickens
Otha Nash; Other

12. Jungle Boogie

by Kool & The Gang

Background Vocals: Donald Boyce; Performer
Primary Artist: Kool & The Gang; Main Performer
Performer: Kool & The Gang Enterprises, Inc.
Donald Boyce
Kool & The Gang Enterprises; Performer
Composer: Ronald Nathan Bell
Robert Spike Mickens
George Brown
Robert Bell
Claydes Smith
Dennis Ronald Thomas
Donald Boyce
Richard Westfield; Composer
Lyricist: Robert Spike Mickens
Ronald Nathan Bell
George Brown
Robert Bell
Claydes Smith
Dennis Ronald Thomas
Donald Boyce
Richard Westfield; Composer
Engineer: Jeff Lesser
Harvey Goldberg; Production
Inc.: Kool & The Gang Enterprises; Production
Producer: Kool & The Gang Enterprises, Inc.
Kool & The Gang Enterprises; Production
Recording Arrangement: Kool & The Gang Enterprises, Inc.
Kool & The Gang Enterprises; Production
Studio Personnel: Harvey Goldberg
Jeff Lesser; Production
Composer Lyricist: Robert Bell
George Brown
Dennis Ronald Thomas
Donald Boyce
Claydes Smith
Richard Westfield
Ronald Nathan Bell
Robert Spike Mickens; Other
Unknown Contributor Role: Elliot Lurie
Jay Landers
Christopher B. Pearman; Other

13. Misled

by Kool & The Gang

Primary Artist: Kool & The Gang; Main Performer
Composer: Claydes Smith
George Melvin Brown
J.t. Taylor
Ronald Nathan Bell
James L. Bonnefond
Curtis Williams
Robert Bell; Composer
Lyricist: Ronald Nathan Bell
J.t. Taylor
Curtis Williams
Robert Bell
Claydes Smith
George Melvin Brown
James L. Bonnefond; Composer
Producer: Jim Bonnefond
Khalis Bayyan
Kool & The Gang; Production
Composer Lyricist: Robert Bell
Curtis Williams
Claydes Smith
J.t. Taylor
Ronald Nathan Bell
George Melvin Brown
James L. Bonnefond; Other

14. Too Hot

by Kool & The Gang

Primary Artist: Kool & The Gang; Main Performer
Composer: George Melvin Brown; Composer
Lyricist: George Melvin Brown; Composer
Producer: Kool & The Gang
Eumir Deodato
Deodato; Production
Composer Lyricist: George Melvin Brown; Other

15. Victory

by Kool & The Gang

Primary Artist: Kool & The Gang; Main Performer
Composer: Curtis Fitzgerald Williams
James Taylor
Ronald Nathan Bell
George Melvin Brown
Robert Bell
Claydes Smith; Composer
Lyricist: Ronald Nathan Bell
James Taylor
Robert Bell
Claydes Smith
Curtis Fitzgerald Williams
George Melvin Brown; Composer
Producer: Ronald Nathan Bell
I.b.m.c.
Kool & The Gang; Production
Composer Lyricist: Robert Bell
James Taylor
Claydes Smith
Ronald Nathan Bell
George Melvin Brown
Curtis Fitzgerald Williams; Other

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

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