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7/19/25

Kool And The Gang

 

 Kool And The Gang

 

De-Lite Records ‎– DE-2003 first issue, Vinyl, LP, Album

De-Lite Records 1969  ‎– DE-2003  first issue

notes:

Kool and the Gang is the debut studio album (and first issue) by funk band 
Kool & the Gang released in December 1969 on De-Lite Records

credits:

    Robert "Kool" Bell – bass, vocals
    Khalis Bayyan aka "Ronald Bell" – tenor and soprano saxophones,
    alto flute, vocals
    George "Funky" Brown – drums, percussion, vocals
    Robert "Spike" Mickens – trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals
    Claydes Smith – guitars
    Woody Sparrow – guitars
    Dennis "D.T." Thomas – alto saxophone, flute, percussion, vocals
    Ricky West – keyboards, piano, vocals


 Recorded At – Bell Sound Studios 
 Engineer – Malcom Addey
Producer, Arranged By, Conductor – Gene Redd

tracklist:

A1        Kool & The Gang
Written-By – Kool & The Gang
2:54
A2        Breeze & Soul
Written-By – Gene Redd*, Kool & The Gang
5:29
A3        Chocolate Buttermilk
Written-By – Gene Redd*, Kool & The Gang
2:14
A4        Sea Of Tranquility
Written-By – Gene Redd*, Kool & The Gang
3:34
B1        Give It Up
Written-By – Gene Redd*, Kool & The Gang
3:40
B2        Since I Lost My Baby
Written-By – W. Robinson*, W. Moore*
2:08
B3        Kools Back Again
Written-By – Gene Redd*, J. Crosby*, Kool & Gang*
2:48
B4        The Gangs Back Again
Written-By – Gene Redd*, J. Crosby*, Kool & Gang*
2:46
B5        Raw Hamburger
Written-By – Gene Redd*
3:36