Light Of Worlds
De-Lite Records 1975 – DEP-2014
notes:
Light of Worlds is the fifth studio album, and seventh album
of new material by the American R&B group Kool & the Gang.
Released in 1974,
Personnel
Khalis Bayyan - Synthesizer, Bass, Percussion, Piano, Arranger,
Piano (Electric), Sax (Tenor), Vocals, Clavinet, Kalimba, Mellotron
Robert "Kool" Bell - Bass, Vocals
George "Funky" Brown - Percussion, Drums, Gong
Robert "Spike" Mickens — Trumpet, Arranger, Flugelhorn
Claydes Charles Smith - Guitar, Percussion, Arranger, Conductor, Vibraphone
Ricky West — Piano, Arranger
Dennis "D.T." Thomas — Arranger, Sax (Alto)
Additional personnel
Herb Lane — Vocals
Alton Taylor — Vocals
Penni Phynjuar Saunders — Vocals
Richard Shade — Vocals (background)
Kenneth Banks — Vocals (background)
Al Pazant — Trumpet
Ed Pazant — Sax (Alto), Oboe
Recorded 1973–1974
Media Sound Studios
(New York, New York)
Engineer :
Alex Head, Bob Clearmountain,
Godfrey Diamond, Harvey Goldberg
tracklist:
A1 Street Corner Symphony
Alto Saxophone – Dennis Thomas*
Arranged By – Ronald Bell
Bass – Robert Bell*
Drums, Percussion – George Brown
Guitar – Claydes E. X. Smith*
Piano – Rick West*
Tenor Saxophone, Synthesizer [Arp], Clavinet, Percussion,
Bass, Piano – Ronald Bell
Trumpet – Robert Mickens*
4:35
A2 Fruitman
Alto Saxophone – Dennis Thomas*
Arranged By – Rick West*
Bass – Robert Bell*
Drums – George Brown
Guitar – Claydes E. X. Smith*
Piano, Lead Vocals – Rick West*
Tenor Saxophone – Ronald Bell
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Robert Mickens*
5:22
A3 Rhyme Tyme People
Alto Saxophone, Clavinet, Congas, Percussion,
Lead Vocals – Dennis Thomas*
Arranged By – Dennis (D.T.) Thomas*
Bass – Robert Bell*
Drums – George Brown
Guitar – Claydes E. X. Smith*
Tenor Saxophone, Vocals – Ronald Bell
Trumpet – Robert Mickens*
Vocals – Penni Saunders
3:21
A4 Light Of Worlds
Arranged By – Claydes E. X. Smith*
Arranged By, Conductor, Guitar, Vibraphone,
Percussion – Claydes E. X. Smith*
Bass – Robert Bell*
Drums – George Brown
Oboe, Alto Saxophone – Edward Pazant*
Piano, Clavinet, Tenor Saxophone, Vocals – Ronald Bell
Strings – Noel Pointer
Trumpet – Alvin Pazant
Vocals – Alton Taylor, Herb Lane, "Champane" Penni Saunders*
4:23
B1 Whiting H. & G.
Arranged By – Ronald Bell
Bass – Robert Bell*
Drums – George Brown
Electric Piano – Rick West*
Guitar – Claydes E. X. Smith*
Percussion – Dennis Thomas*
Synthesizer [Arp 2600], Piano, Clavinet, Flute [Alto] – Ronald Bell
Trumpet – Robert Mickens*
3:20
B2 You Don't Have To Change
Arranged By – Robert Mickens*
Bass, Vocals – Robert Bell*
Drums, Vocals – George Brown
Guitar – Claydes E. X. Smith*
Lead Vocals – Alton Taylor
Synthesizer [Arp], Mellotron, Piano, Vocals – Ronald Bell
Vocals – Robert Mickens*
2:40
B3 Higher Plane
Alto Saxophone – Dennis Thomas*
Arranged By – Ronald Bell
Backing Vocals – Herb Lane, Kenny Banks, Richard Shade
Bass, Vocals – Robert Bell*
Drums – George Brown
Guitar – Claydes E. X. Smith*
Piano – Rick West*
Tenor Saxophone, Piano, Clavinet, Bass, Synthesizer [Arp 2600],
Lead Vocals – Ronald Bell
Trumpet – Robert Mickens*
4:59
B4 Summer Madness
Arranged By – Robert Mickens*
Bass – Robert Bell*
Drums – George Brown
Guitar – Claydes E. X. Smith*
Piano – Rick West*
Synthesizer [Arp], Mellotron – Ronald Bell
4:16
B5 Here After
Arranged By – Ronald Bell
Drums, Gong, Drum [Kettle Drums], Percussion – George Brown
Tenor Saxophone, Mellotron, Electric Piano, Vocals, Kalimba, Piano
[Acoustic], Synthesizer – Ronald Bell
Trumpet – Robert Mickens*
2:55
Light of Worlds is the fifth studio album, and seventh album
of new material by the American R&B group Kool & the Gang.
Released in 1974,
Personnel
Khalis Bayyan - Synthesizer, Bass, Percussion, Piano, Arranger,
Piano (Electric), Sax (Tenor), Vocals, Clavinet, Kalimba, Mellotron
Robert "Kool" Bell - Bass, Vocals
George "Funky" Brown - Percussion, Drums, Gong
Robert "Spike" Mickens — Trumpet, Arranger, Flugelhorn
Claydes Charles Smith - Guitar, Percussion, Arranger, Conductor, Vibraphone
Ricky West — Piano, Arranger
Dennis "D.T." Thomas — Arranger, Sax (Alto)
Additional personnel
Herb Lane — Vocals
Alton Taylor — Vocals
Penni Phynjuar Saunders — Vocals
Richard Shade — Vocals (background)
Kenneth Banks — Vocals (background)
Al Pazant — Trumpet
Ed Pazant — Sax (Alto), Oboe
Recorded 1973–1974
Media Sound Studios
(New York, New York)
Engineer :
Alex Head, Bob Clearmountain,
Godfrey Diamond, Harvey Goldberg
tracklist:
A1 Street Corner Symphony
Alto Saxophone – Dennis Thomas*
Arranged By – Ronald Bell
Bass – Robert Bell*
Drums, Percussion – George Brown
Guitar – Claydes E. X. Smith*
Piano – Rick West*
Tenor Saxophone, Synthesizer [Arp], Clavinet, Percussion,
Bass, Piano – Ronald Bell
Trumpet – Robert Mickens*
4:35
A2 Fruitman
Alto Saxophone – Dennis Thomas*
Arranged By – Rick West*
Bass – Robert Bell*
Drums – George Brown
Guitar – Claydes E. X. Smith*
Piano, Lead Vocals – Rick West*
Tenor Saxophone – Ronald Bell
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Robert Mickens*
5:22
A3 Rhyme Tyme People
Alto Saxophone, Clavinet, Congas, Percussion,
Lead Vocals – Dennis Thomas*
Arranged By – Dennis (D.T.) Thomas*
Bass – Robert Bell*
Drums – George Brown
Guitar – Claydes E. X. Smith*
Tenor Saxophone, Vocals – Ronald Bell
Trumpet – Robert Mickens*
Vocals – Penni Saunders
3:21
A4 Light Of Worlds
Arranged By – Claydes E. X. Smith*
Arranged By, Conductor, Guitar, Vibraphone,
Percussion – Claydes E. X. Smith*
Bass – Robert Bell*
Drums – George Brown
Oboe, Alto Saxophone – Edward Pazant*
Piano, Clavinet, Tenor Saxophone, Vocals – Ronald Bell
Strings – Noel Pointer
Trumpet – Alvin Pazant
Vocals – Alton Taylor, Herb Lane, "Champane" Penni Saunders*
4:23
B1 Whiting H. & G.
Arranged By – Ronald Bell
Bass – Robert Bell*
Drums – George Brown
Electric Piano – Rick West*
Guitar – Claydes E. X. Smith*
Percussion – Dennis Thomas*
Synthesizer [Arp 2600], Piano, Clavinet, Flute [Alto] – Ronald Bell
Trumpet – Robert Mickens*
3:20
B2 You Don't Have To Change
Arranged By – Robert Mickens*
Bass, Vocals – Robert Bell*
Drums, Vocals – George Brown
Guitar – Claydes E. X. Smith*
Lead Vocals – Alton Taylor
Synthesizer [Arp], Mellotron, Piano, Vocals – Ronald Bell
Vocals – Robert Mickens*
2:40
B3 Higher Plane
Alto Saxophone – Dennis Thomas*
Arranged By – Ronald Bell
Backing Vocals – Herb Lane, Kenny Banks, Richard Shade
Bass, Vocals – Robert Bell*
Drums – George Brown
Guitar – Claydes E. X. Smith*
Piano – Rick West*
Tenor Saxophone, Piano, Clavinet, Bass, Synthesizer [Arp 2600],
Lead Vocals – Ronald Bell
Trumpet – Robert Mickens*
4:59
B4 Summer Madness
Arranged By – Robert Mickens*
Bass – Robert Bell*
Drums – George Brown
Guitar – Claydes E. X. Smith*
Piano – Rick West*
Synthesizer [Arp], Mellotron – Ronald Bell
4:16
B5 Here After
Arranged By – Ronald Bell
Drums, Gong, Drum [Kettle Drums], Percussion – George Brown
Tenor Saxophone, Mellotron, Electric Piano, Vocals, Kalimba, Piano
[Acoustic], Synthesizer – Ronald Bell
Trumpet – Robert Mickens*
2:55