Kool and The Gang Lyrics
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1. Ladies Night
2. Big Fun
3. Celebration
4. Take It To The Top
5. Summer Madness
6. Open Sesame
7. Steppin Out
8. Night People
9. Street Kids
10. Ooh La, La, La, (Let's Go Dancin')
11. Get Down on It
12. Hi de Hi, Hi de Ho
13. Funky Stuff
14. Hollywood Swinging
15. Jones Vs. Jones
16. Too Hot
17. Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)
18. Hangin Out
Other Songs Bad Woman Cherish Dance Champion Emergency Fresh Heaven At Once Higher Plane Holiday In The Heart Joanna Jungle Boogie Let The Music Take Your Mind Lets Go Dancin Livin In The 21 Love Affair Love Festival Misled No Show Peace Maker Ride The Rhythm Someone Like You Sorry Spirit Of The Boogie Stand Up And Sing Stone Love Straight Ahead Sugar Take My Heart This Is You This Is Me Tonight Too Low For Zero Victory Whos Gonna Take The Weight
Other Songs Bad Woman Cherish Dance Champion Emergency Fresh Heaven At Once Higher Plane Holiday In The Heart Joanna Jungle Boogie Let The Music Take Your Mind Lets Go Dancin Livin In The 21 Love Affair Love Festival Misled No Show Peace Maker Ride The Rhythm Someone Like You Sorry Spirit Of The Boogie Stand Up And Sing Stone Love Straight Ahead Sugar Take My Heart This Is You This Is Me Tonight Too Low For Zero Victory Whos Gonna Take The Weight
Kool & the Gang is an American R&B, soul, and funk band formed in Jersey City, New Jersey, in 1964. Its founding members include brothers Robert "Kool" Bell and Ronald Bell aka "Khalis Bayyan", Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Charles Smith, George Brown, Sir Earl Toon, Woodrow "Woody" Sparrow, and Ricky Westfield.
They have undergone numerous changes in personnel and have explored many musical styles throughout their history, including jazz, rhythm and blues, soul, funk, disco, rock, and pop music. The group changed their name several times. Settling on Kool & the Gang, the group signed to De-Lite Records and released their debut album, Kool and the Gang (1969).
The band's first mainstream success came with the release of their fourth album Wild and Peaceful (1973); it contains the US top-ten singles "Jungle Boogie" and "Hollywood Swinging". Kool & the Gang entered a period of decline before they reached a second commercial peak between 1979 and 1986 following their partnership with Brazilian musician and producer Eumir Deodato and the addition of singer James "J.T." Taylor to the line-up.
Their most successful albums of the time include Ladies' Night (1979), Celebrate! (1980), and Emergency (1984), their highest selling album with two million copies sold in the US. Their hit singles during the period include "Ladies' Night", the US No. 1 "Celebration", "Get Down on It", "Joanna", "Misled", and "Cherish". The group continues to perform worldwide, including as support for Van Halen in 2012 and their fiftieth-anniversary tour in 2014.
Kool & the Gang have won numerous awards, including two Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, and, in 2006, a Music Business Association Chairman's Award for artistic achievement. The group has been inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame and been given a MOBO Award for Outstanding Achievement, the Soul Train Legend Award, the Marian Anderson Award, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as well. In 2007, the group was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. During 2018, the Bells, Brown, and Taylor were also inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the group were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2024.
Their discography includes 23 studio albums and almost 70 singles. They have sold 7.5 million and 4.5 million RIAA-certified albums and singles, respectively, in the United States. Worldwide, they have sold 70 million albums.
Also Known As: The Jazziacs, The Soul Town Band, The New Dimensions, Kool & the FlamesThey have undergone numerous changes in personnel and have explored many musical styles throughout their history, including jazz, rhythm and blues, soul, funk, disco, rock, and pop music. The group changed their name several times. Settling on Kool & the Gang, the group signed to De-Lite Records and released their debut album, Kool and the Gang (1969).
The band's first mainstream success came with the release of their fourth album Wild and Peaceful (1973); it contains the US top-ten singles "Jungle Boogie" and "Hollywood Swinging". Kool & the Gang entered a period of decline before they reached a second commercial peak between 1979 and 1986 following their partnership with Brazilian musician and producer Eumir Deodato and the addition of singer James "J.T." Taylor to the line-up.
Their most successful albums of the time include Ladies' Night (1979), Celebrate! (1980), and Emergency (1984), their highest selling album with two million copies sold in the US. Their hit singles during the period include "Ladies' Night", the US No. 1 "Celebration", "Get Down on It", "Joanna", "Misled", and "Cherish". The group continues to perform worldwide, including as support for Van Halen in 2012 and their fiftieth-anniversary tour in 2014.
Kool & the Gang have won numerous awards, including two Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, and, in 2006, a Music Business Association Chairman's Award for artistic achievement. The group has been inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame and been given a MOBO Award for Outstanding Achievement, the Soul Train Legend Award, the Marian Anderson Award, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as well. In 2007, the group was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. During 2018, the Bells, Brown, and Taylor were also inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the group were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2024.
Their discography includes 23 studio albums and almost 70 singles. They have sold 7.5 million and 4.5 million RIAA-certified albums and singles, respectively, in the United States. Worldwide, they have sold 70 million albums.
Members:
Robert "Kool" Bell - bass, backing vocals (1964-present)
Amir Bayyan (Kevin Bell) - lead guitar, keyboards (1995-1996, 2006-present; touring member 1975-1980)
Michael Ray - trumpet, backing vocals (1979-1991, 2007-present)
Curtis "Fitz" Williams - keyboards, backing vocals (1982-1988, 1995-present), alto saxophone (2021-present)
Shawn "Shawny Mac" McQuiller - vocals, guitar (1991-present)
Timothy Horton - drums, percussion (1998-present)
Curtis Pulliam - trumpet, backing vocals (2013-2016, 2024-present)
Jermaine Bryson - trombone, backing vocals (2015-present)
Walt Anderson - vocals, keyboards (2016-present)
Rick Marcel - guitar, bass, backing vocals (2017-present)
Louis Van Taylor - tenor saxophone, backing vocals (2020-2023; touring substitute for Ronald Bell 1996-2017)
From: Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Genre(s): R&B, soul, funk, disco, jazz
Active From: 1964-present