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Soul R&B Pop

Release type

ALBUM

State Of Affairs

Kool & The Gang

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From $9.90

1996

12 Tracks

55:35

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State Of Affairs

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Curb Records, Inc.

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1

Salute To The Ladies View on Youtube

03:23

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03:23

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2

In The Hood View on Youtube

04:50

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04:50

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Color Line

05:04

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05:04

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Second Thoughts View on Youtube

05:12

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05:12

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Crabs In A Barrel View on Youtube

04:43

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Woman, Lover, Friend View on Youtube

04:55

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Game Of Love View on Youtube

04:21

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90's News View on Youtube

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Life In The 90's View on Youtube

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Friends View on Youtube

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My Body View on Youtube

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Reunited View on Youtube

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With former lead singer James "J.T." Taylor rejoining his old band after a break of several years, hopes were high among Kool & the Gang fans that the reunited group could rejoin the ranks of hitmakers once again with State of Affairs. But the painful state of affairs revealed on this disappointing, sterile-sounding effort was that the Gang were trying too hard to show they could hang with the then-current batch of high-tech R&B chart-toppers. The supreme irony of clunky-sounding funk numbers like "Crabs in a Barrel" is that at the same time this album was released, soul revivalists like D'Angelo and Maxwell were making celebrated debuts with music that owed not a little to Kool & the Gang's sweaty '70s grooves. But the group missed that development completely, using robotic programmed rhythms to ruin even appealing tunes, like the wistful "In the Hood." Meanwhile, even though the group's politics were never particularly prominent or sophisticated, offering "Life in the '90s/so good...so bad" as the message of one track hardly counts as commentary. Classy ballads like "Second Thoughts" and "Reunited" are about the only sign Taylor and his bandmates aren't ready for the junk heap; unfortunately, that's exactly where most of State of Affairs belongs. ~ Dan LeRoy

1. Salute To The Ladies

by Kool & The Gang

Primary Artist: Kool & The Gang; Main Performer

2. In The Hood

by Kool & The Gang

Primary Artist: Kool & The Gang; Main Performer

3. Color Line

by Kool & The Gang

Primary Artist: Kool & The Gang; Main Performer

4. Second Thoughts

by Kool & The Gang

Primary Artist: Kool & The Gang; Main Performer

5. Crabs In A Barrel

by Kool & The Gang

Primary Artist: Kool & The Gang; Main Performer

6. Woman, Lover, Friend

by Kool & The Gang

Primary Artist: Kool & The Gang; Main Performer

7. Game Of Love

by Kool & The Gang

Primary Artist: Kool & The Gang; Main Performer

8. 90's News

by Kool & The Gang

Primary Artist: Kool & The Gang; Main Performer

9. Life In The 90's

by Kool & The Gang

Primary Artist: Kool & The Gang; Main Performer

10. Friends

by Kool & The Gang

Primary Artist: Kool & The Gang; Main Performer

11. My Body

by Kool & The Gang

Primary Artist: Kool & The Gang; Main Performer

12. Reunited

by Kool & The Gang

Primary Artist: Kool & The Gang; Main Performer

Salute To The Ladies

In The Hood

Second Thoughts

Crabs In A Barrel

Woman, Lover, Friend

Game Of Love

90's News

Life In The 90's

Friends

My Body

Reunited

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

12 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

55 minutes and 35 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1402x1402 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

3/12 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

No synced lyrics found

Genres

Soul, R&B, Pop, Funk

Label

Curb Records

Music Distribution Service

Curb Records

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Popularity 0/10

Release Date

Feb 26, 1996

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

715187778627

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