Kool & The Gang
Kurzportrait:
US-amerikanische Soul-/Funk-/Disco-Band, Gründung: 1964 als "Jazziacs"
Mitglieder:
Ronald Bell, Robert "Kool" Bell, George Brown, Claydes Charles Smith (bis 2006), Dennis Thomas, James Taylor (1978–1987, 1996), Michael Ray
1969
Kool And The Gang
01 Kool & The Gang
02 Breeze & Soul
03 Chocolate Buttermilk
04 Sea Of Tranquility
05 Give It Up
06 Since I Lost My Baby
07 Kool's Back Again
08 The Gangs Back Again
09 Raw Hamburger
1971
Live At The Sex Machine
01 Medley: What Would The World Be Like Without Music/Let The Music Take Your Mind
02 Walk On By
03 Chocolate Buttermilk
04 Trying To Make A Fool Of Me
05 Who's Gonna Take The Weight (Part 1 & 2)
06 Pneumonia
07 Wichita Lineman
08 I Want To Take You Higher
09 Funky Man
10 The Touch Of You
1971
Live At P.J.'s
01 N.T.
02 Ricksonata
03 Sombrero Sam
04 Ronnie's Groove
05 Ike's Mood/You've Lost That Loving Feeling
06 Lucky For Me
07 Dujii
08 The Penguin
1972
Music Is The Message
01 Music Is The Message
02 Electric Frog, Pt. 1
03 Electric Frog, Pt. 2
04 Soul Vibrations
05 Love The Life You Live, Pt. 1-2
06 Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)
07 Blowin' With The Wind
08 Funky Granny
1973
Good Times
01 Good Times
02 Country Junky
03 Wild Is Love
04 North, East, South, West
05 Making Merry Music
06 I Remember John W.
07 Rated X
08 Father, Father
1973
Wild And Peaceful
01 Funky Stuff
02 More Funky Stuff
03 Jungle Boogie
04 Heaven At Once
05 Hollywood Swinging
06 This Is You, This Is Me
07 Life Is What You Make It
08 Wild And Peaceful
1974
Light Of Worlds
01 Street Corner Symphony
02 Fruitman
03 Rhyme Tyme People
04 Light Of Worlds
05 Whiting H. & G.
06 You Don't Have To Change
07 Higher Plane
08 Summer Madness
09 Here After
1975
Spirit Of The Boogie
01 Spirit Of The Boogie
02 Ride The Rhythm
03 Jungle Jazz
04 Sunshine And Love
05 Ancestral Ceremony
06 Mother Earth
07 Winter Sadness
08 Caribbean Festival
1976
Love & Understanding
01 Love & Understanding
02 Sugar
03 Do It Right Now
04 Cosmic Energy
05 Hollywood Swinging (live)
06 Summer Madness (live)
07 Universal Sound (live)
08 Come Together
1976
Open Sesame
01 Open Sesame
02 Gift Of Love
03 Little Children
04 All Night Long
05 Whisper Softly
06 Super Band
07 L-O-V-E
08 Sunshine
1977
The Force
01 A Place In Space
02 Slick Superchick
03 Just Be True
04 The Force
05 Mighty, Mighty High
06 Oasis
07 Life's A Song
08 Free
1978
Everybody's Dancin'
01 Everybody's Dancin'
02 Dancin' Shoes
03 Big Chief Funkum
04 I Like Music
05 You Deserve A Break Today
06 At The Party
07 Stay Awhile
08 It's All You Need
09 Peace To The Universe
1979
Ladies' Night
01 Ladies' Night
02 Got You Into My Life
03 If You Feel Like Dancin'
04 Hangin' Out
05 Tonight's The Night
06 Too Hot
1980
Celebrate!
01 Celebration
02 Jones vs. Jones
03 Take It To The Top
04 Morning Star
05 Love Festival
06 Just Friends
07 Night People
08 Love Affair
1981
Something Special
01 Steppin' Out
02 Good Time Tonight
03 Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)
04 Be My Lady
05 Get Down On It
06 Pass It On
07 Stand Up And Sing
08 No Show
09 Stop!
1982
As One
01 Street Kids
02 Big Fun
03 As One
04 Hi De Hi, Hi De Ho
05 Let's Go Dancin' (Ooh La La La)
06 Pretty Baby
07 Think It Over
1983
In The Heart
01 In The Heart
02 Joanna
03 Tonight
04 Rollin'
05 Place For Us
06 Straight Ahead
07 Home Is Where The Heart Is
08 You Can Do It
09 September Love
1984
Emergency
01 Emergency
02 Fresh
03 Misled
04 Cherish
05 Surrender
06 Bad Woman
07 You Are The One
1986
Forever
01 Victory
02 I.B.M.C.
03 Stone Love
04 Forever
05 Holiday
06 Peacemaker
07 Broadway
08 Special Way
09 God's Country
1989
Sweat
01 I Sweat
02 This Is What A Love Can Do
03 Never Give Up
04 You Got My Heart On Fire
05 Someday
06 Raindrops
07 In Your Company
08 I'll Follow You Anywhere
09 All She Wants To Do Is Dance
10 How Can I Get Close To You
11 You Are The Meaning Of Friend
1993
Unite
01 (Jump Up On The) Rhythm And Ride
02 I Think I Love You
03 Love Come Down
04 Pretty Little Sexy Miss
05 Better Late Than Never
06 Heart
07 My Search Is Over
08 Wkool
09 Summer
10 B. Ball
11 Brown
12 Give Right Now To You
13 State Of The Earth Address
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
1996
State Of Affairs
01 Salute To The Ladies
02 In The Hood
03 Color Line
04 Second Thoughts
05 Crabs In A Barrel
06 Woman, Lover, Friend
07 Game Of Love
08 90's News
09 Life In The 90's
10 Friends
11 My Body
12 Reunited
2001
Gangland
01 Bigg Thanks
02 Mo Bigg Thangs
03 Blow Up
04 Where Da Boogie At?
05 Turn It Out
06 Jungle In My House
07 Money Makes The World Go Round
08 Ballin' In Chilltown
09 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 Cafe
2004
The Hits: Reloaded
01 Ladies' Night (feat. Atomic Kitten)
02 Get Down On It (feat. Blue & Lil' Kim)
03 Fresh (feat. Liberty X)
04 Cherish (feat. Ashanti)
05 Celebration (The London Community Gospel Choir and Lulu)
06 Joanna (feat. Blazin' Squad)
07 Too Hot (feat. Lisa Stansfield)
08 Let's Go Dancin' (Ooh, la, la, La) (feat. Bounty Killer & Jimmy Cliff)
09 Straight Ahead (feat. Jamelia)
10 Steppin' Out (feat. Beverley Knight)
11 Hollywood Swinging (feat. Jamiroquai)
12 Stressin'
13 Jones vs. Jones (feat. Angie Stone)
14 Summer Madness feat. Lauryn Hill & Youssou N'Dour)
15 Jungle Boogie (feat. Redman)
16 Funky Stuff (Big Brovaz)
17 Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It) (feat. Blu Cantrell)
18 Ladies' Night (feat. Sean Paul)
19 Where Da Boogie At? (feat. R.O.C.)
20 In The Heart (feat. D-Side)
21 No Show (feat. Blackstreet)
22 Bigg Thangs
23 Jazziacs At The Kool Jazz Cafe
24 Jungle In My House (feat. FM And Rachid)
25 Misled (Tony Hadley)
26 Tonight (feat. Indiana Gregg)
27 Cherish (feat. Natural)
28 Serious (feat: Mousse T & Xavier Naidoo)
2007
Still Kool
01 Dave
02 Steppin Into Love
03 America
04 What's Happening
05 Is What It Is
06 Everything's Gonna Change
07 Too Low For Zero
08 Bang Bang With The Gang
09 Made For Love
10 Give It Up
11 Trust Me
12 Miracles
13 Living In The 21
14 Sorry
15 Someone Like You
16 Sailing
17 Party People
18 Medley: Celebration / Ladies Night / Get Down On It
2013
Kool For The Holidays
01 Home For The Holidays
02 Joy To The World
03 Christmas Always
04 Let's Rejoice (Christmas Is Here)
05 Christmas Tyme (The Perfect Time For Love)
06 The Little Drummer Boy
07 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
08 Winter Wonderland
09 The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
10 I Love The Holidays
2021
Perfect Union
01 Pursuit Of Happiness
02 The Weekend
03 Leave It On The Dance Floor
04 High
05 Sexy (Where'd You Get Yours)
06 All To Myself
07 R.O.Y.A.L.T.Y. (Kool & The Gang Mix)
08 Hold On
09 Good Time
10 Pursuit Of Happiness (Rap Version)
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