Collected

~ Release by Kool & the Gang (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Kool & The Gang
recording of:
Kool & the Gang
writer:
Kool & the Gang
2:54
2Let the Music Take Your Mind (single version)
recording of:
Let the Music Take Your Mind
writer:
Kool & the Gang and Gene Redd (Junior; doo-wop singer-songwriter-producer, manager of Kool & The Gang)
2:57
3Funky Man (live at the Sex Machine, Philadelphia/1970)
recording of:
Funky Man
writer:
Kool & the Gang and Gene Redd (Junior; doo-wop singer-songwriter-producer, manager of Kool & The Gang)
3:25
4Love the Life You Live (Part 1)
partial recording of:
Love the Life You Live
writer:
Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Dennis Thomas (Kool & The Gang), Gene Redd (Senior; vibraphonist & trumpeter, bandleader and A&R man), Richard Westfield (Kool & The Gang member), Robert Bell, Robert Mickens and Claydes Smith
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:01
5Funky Granny (single edit)
recording of:
Funky Granny
writer:
Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Dennis Thomas (Kool & The Gang), Gene Redd (Senior; vibraphonist & trumpeter, bandleader and A&R man), Richard Westfield (Kool & The Gang member), Robert Bell, Robert Mickens and Claydes Smith
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:00
6Good Times (single edit)
3:04
7Funky Stuff
recording of:
Funky Stuff
writer:
Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Dennis Thomas (Kool & The Gang), Robert Spike Mickens, Richard Westfield (Kool & The Gang member), Robert Bell and Claydes Smith
publisher:
Planetary Nom (London) Ltd.
43:00
8Jungle Boogie
producer:
Kool & the Gang
arranger:
Kool & the Gang
recording of:
Jungle Boogie
writer:
Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, Don Boyce, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Robert Spike Mickens, Claydes Smith, Dennis “D.T.” Thomas (Kool & The Gang) and Ricky West (Kool & The Gang member)
publisher:
Delightful Music Publishing Ltd.
3.753:03
9Hollywood Swinging
recording of:
Hollywood Swinging
writer:
Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Dennis Thomas (Kool & The Gang), Robert Spike Mickens, Richard Westfield (Kool & The Gang member), Robert Bell and Claydes Smith
publisher:
Old River Music, Planetary Nom (London) Ltd. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
54:37
10Higher Plane (single edit)
3:17
11Rhyme‐Tyme People (single version)
arranger:
Dennis “D.T.” Thomas (Kool & The Gang)
3:19
12Spirit of the Boogie (edit)
3:12
13Caribbean Festival
recording of:
Caribbean Festival
writer:
Khalis Bayyan and Kool & the Gang
3:42
14Love & Understanding (Come Together) [single version]
3:24
15Open Sesame (Part 1)
recording of:
Open Sesame
writer:
Charles Smith, Dennis Ronald Thomas (Kool & The Gang), George Melvin Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Robert Bell and Ronald Nathan Bell
33:47
16Super Band (7” version)
3:20
17Slick Superchick (single version)
3:26
18I Like Music (single version)
3:34
19Everybody’s Dancin’ (single version)
4:00
20Ladies Night (single version)
producer:
Eumir Deodato and Kool & the Gang
recording of:
Ladies’ Night
writer:
Cliff Adams, Chris Alberts, Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Dennis Thomas (Kool & The Gang), Jon Faddis, Adam Ippolito, Robert Spike Mickens and Claydes Smith
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
4.253:29
21Too Hot (single version)
recording of:
Too Hot
writer:
George M. Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang)
43:46
22Celebration (single version)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1980) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1980)
recording of:
Celebration
writer:
Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Eumir Deodato, Robert Spike Mickens, Claydes Smith, James “J.T.” Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang), Dennis “D.T.” Thomas (Kool & The Gang) and Earl Toon, Jr.
publisher:
Delightful Music Publishing Ltd., Double F Music Co., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing WP Ltd., Fresh Start Music, Intersong-Förlagen AB, Planetary Nom (London) Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1980) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1980)
4.43:39
23Take It to the Top (single version)
recording of:
Take It to the Top
writer:
Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Eumir Deodato, Robert Spike Mickens, Claydes Smith, James “J.T.” Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang), Dennis “D.T.” Thomas (Kool & The Gang) and Earl Toon, Jr.
publisher:
Delightful Music Ltd., Double F Music (ASCAP-affiliated. Related to the works of Kool & the Gang.), Fresh Start Music, Intersong-Förlagen AB and Planetary Nom (London) Ltd.
3:39
2▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)
recording of:
Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)
writer:
Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, Eumir Deodato, Claydes Smith and James “J.T.” Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang)
44:02
2Steppin’ Out
recording of:
Steppin’ Out
writer:
Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Eumir Deodato, James Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang), Robert Spike Mickens, Robert Bell and Claydes Smith
3:34
3Get Down on It (single version)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
De-Lite Recorded Sound Corp. (not for release) (in 1981)
recording of:
Get Down on It
writer:
Ronald Bell, Kool & the Gang and James “J.T.” Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang)
publisher:
Delightful Music Publishing Ltd., Double F Music Co., Planetary Nom (London) Ltd., Second Decade Music Co., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
53:32
4Big Fun (single version)
recording of:
Big Fun
writer:
Clifford Adams (trombonist in Kool & the Gang), Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Curtis Williams (keyboardist/percussionist of Kool & The Gang), Eumir Deodato, James Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang), Robert Spike Mickens, Michael Ray (American jazz trumpeter born in 1962), Robert Bell and Claydes Smith
3:51
5Let’s Go Dancin’ (Ooh La, La, La) [single version]
recording of:
Ooh, La, La (Let’s Go Dancin’)
writer:
Clifford Adams (trombonist in Kool & the Gang), Amir Bayyan, Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Curtis Williams (keyboardist/percussionist of Kool & The Gang), Eumir Deodato, James Warren Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang), Robert Spike Mickens, Michael Ray (American jazz trumpeter born in 1962), Robert Bell and Claydes Smith
4:00
6Hi de Hi Hi de Ho
33:58
7Straight Ahead
recording of:
Straight Ahead
writer:
Clifford Adams (trombonist in Kool & the Gang), Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Curtis Williams (keyboardist/percussionist of Kool & The Gang), Dennis Thomas (Kool & The Gang), James Bonnefond, James Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang), Michael Ray (American jazz trumpeter born in 1962), Robert Bell and Claydes Smith
publisher:
Delightful Music Ltd and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
3:29
8Joanna (single version)
recording of:
Joanna (Kool & the Gang)
writer:
Clifford Adams (trombonist in Kool & the Gang), Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, Jim Bonnefond, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Claydes Smith, James “J.T.” Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang) and Curtis “Fitz” Williams (keyboardist/percussionist of Kool & The Gang)
publisher:
Delightful Music Ltd, EMI Longitude Music, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
53:59
9Tonight
recording of:
Tonight
writer:
Clifford Adams (trombonist in Kool & the Gang), Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, Jim Bonnefond, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Michael Ray (American jazz trumpeter born in 1962), Claydes Smith, James “J.T.” Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang) and Curtis “Fitz” Williams (keyboardist/percussionist of Kool & The Gang)
publisher:
Delightful Music Ltd, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:51
10(When You Say You Love Somebody) In the Heart
recording of:
In the Heart
writer:
Clifford Adams (trombonist in Kool & the Gang), Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, Jim Bonnefond, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Robert Spike Mickens, Michael Ray (American jazz trumpeter born in 1962), Claydes Smith, James “J.T.” Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang), Dennis “D.T.” Thomas (Kool & The Gang) and Curtis “Fitz” Williams (keyboardist/percussionist of Kool & The Gang)
publisher:
Delightful Music Ltd and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
3:54
11Fresh (single version)
recording of:
Fresh
writer:
Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Curtis Williams (keyboardist/percussionist of Kool & The Gang), James Bonnefond, Sandy Linzer, Robert Bell, Claydes Smith and James “J.T.” Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang)
3:49
12Misled
recording of:
Misled
writer:
Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Curtis Williams (keyboardist/percussionist of Kool & The Gang), James Bonnefond, James Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang), Robert Bell and Claydes Smith
publisher:
Delightful Music Ltd
4:04
13Cherish (single version)
producer:
Ronald Bell, Jim Bonnefond and Kool and The Gang
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
De-Lite Recorded Sound Corp. (not for release) (in 1984)
edit of:
Cherish by Kool & the Gang
music videos:
Cherish by Kool & the Gang
recording of:
Cherish
writer:
Clifford Adams (trombonist in Kool & the Gang), Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, Jim Bonnefond, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Curtis Williams (keyboardist/percussionist of Kool & The Gang), James Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang) and Claydes Smith
publisher:
Delightful Music Ltd., Planetary Nom (London) Ltd., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
3.353:58
14Emergency (single version)
recording of:
Emergency
writer:
Clifford Adams (trombonist in Kool & the Gang), Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, Jim Bonnefond, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Robert Spike Mickens, Michael Ray (American jazz trumpeter born in 1962), Claydes Smith, James “J.T.” Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang), Dennis “D.T.” Thomas (Kool & The Gang) and Curtis “Fitz” Williams (keyboardist/percussionist of Kool & The Gang)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:03
15Victory
recording of:
Victory
writer:
Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Curtis Williams (keyboardist/percussionist of Kool & The Gang), James Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang), Robert Bell and Claydes Smith
3:52
16Stone Love
recording of:
Stone Love
4:30
17Peacemaker
4:02
18Rags to Riches (7” version)
3:52
19Raindrops (7” remix)
recording of:
Raindrops
lyricist and composer:
Chuckii Booker
publisher:
Selessongs (publisher) (in 1989)
3:51
20Never Give Up (edit)
4:04
3▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It) [original long 12” remix]
recording of:
Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)
writer:
Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, Eumir Deodato, Claydes Smith and James “J.T.” Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang)
5:40
2Get Down on It (original 12” extended version)
recording of:
Get Down on It
writer:
Ronald Bell, Kool & the Gang and James “J.T.” Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang)
publisher:
Delightful Music Publishing Ltd., Double F Music Co., Planetary Nom (London) Ltd., Second Decade Music Co., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
6:05
3Straight Ahead (12” version)
recording of:
Straight Ahead
writer:
Clifford Adams (trombonist in Kool & the Gang), Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Curtis Williams (keyboardist/percussionist of Kool & The Gang), Dennis Thomas (Kool & The Gang), James Bonnefond, James Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang), Michael Ray (American jazz trumpeter born in 1962), Robert Bell and Claydes Smith
publisher:
Delightful Music Ltd and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
4:47
4Tonight (original 12” remix)
recording of:
Tonight
writer:
Clifford Adams (trombonist in Kool & the Gang), Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, Jim Bonnefond, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Michael Ray (American jazz trumpeter born in 1962), Claydes Smith, James “J.T.” Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang) and Curtis “Fitz” Williams (keyboardist/percussionist of Kool & The Gang)
publisher:
Delightful Music Ltd, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
6:14
5Fresh (original 12” remix)
recording of:
Fresh
writer:
Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Curtis Williams (keyboardist/percussionist of Kool & The Gang), James Bonnefond, Sandy Linzer, Robert Bell, Claydes Smith and James “J.T.” Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang)
5:43
6Misled (remix)
recording of:
Misled
writer:
Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Curtis Williams (keyboardist/percussionist of Kool & The Gang), James Bonnefond, James Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang), Robert Bell and Claydes Smith
publisher:
Delightful Music Ltd
5:28
7Cherish (12” version)
recording of:
Cherish
writer:
Clifford Adams (trombonist in Kool & the Gang), Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, Jim Bonnefond, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Curtis Williams (keyboardist/percussionist of Kool & The Gang), James Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang) and Claydes Smith
publisher:
Delightful Music Ltd., Planetary Nom (London) Ltd., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Windswept Pacific Music Ltd.
55:37
8Emergency (extended remix)
recording of:
Emergency
writer:
Clifford Adams (trombonist in Kool & the Gang), Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, Jim Bonnefond, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Robert Spike Mickens, Michael Ray (American jazz trumpeter born in 1962), Claydes Smith, James “J.T.” Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang), Dennis “D.T.” Thomas (Kool & The Gang) and Curtis “Fitz” Williams (keyboardist/percussionist of Kool & The Gang)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
6:42
9Victory (club mix)
recording of:
Victory
writer:
Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Curtis Williams (keyboardist/percussionist of Kool & The Gang), James Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang), Robert Bell and Claydes Smith
5:54
10Stone Love (club remix)
recording of:
Stone Love
5:22
11Peacemaker (12” version)
6:23
12Celebremos (Spanish version)
5:17