The Albums, Vol.1 1970-1978

~ Release by Kool & the Gang (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD: Kool and the Gang (1969)
#	Title	Length
1	Kool & The Gang recording of: Kool & the Gang writer: Kool & the Gang	2:59
2	Breeze & Soul recording of: Breeze & Soul writer: Kool & the Gang and Gene Redd	5:30
3	Chocolate Buttermilk recording of: Chocolate Buttermilk writer: Kool & the Gang and Gene Redd	2:15
4	Sea of Tranquility recording of: Sea of Tranquility writer: Kool & the Gang and Gene Redd	3:34
5	Give It Up recording of: Give It Up writer: Kool & the Gang and Gene Redd	3:41
6	Since I Lost My Baby recording of: Since I Lost My Baby writer: Warren Moore and William Robinson publisher: Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシングフジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)	2:09
7	Kools Back Again recording of: Kool’s Back Again writer: Kool & the Gang and Gene Redd	2:55
8	The Gangs Back Again recording of: The Gang’s Back Again writer: Kool & the Gang and Gene Redd	2:45
9	Raw Hamburger recording of: Raw Hamburger writer: Gene Redd	3:38

2▼CD: Live at the Sex Machine (1971)
#	Title	Length
1	Medley: What Would the World Be Like Without Music / Let the Music Take Your Mind	4:30
2	Walk on By recording of: Walk On By lyricist: Hal David composer: Burt Bacharach publisher: Blue Seas Music, Inc., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David), Carlin Music Corporation, Casa David, Copyright Control, JAC Music Co., Inc., New Hidden Valley Music Co., Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd, Universal/MCA Music Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Windswept Music (London) Ltd., WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present) sub-publisher: フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 and フジパシフィックミュージック第2事業部 part of: Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)	5:15
3	Chocolate Buttermilk recording of: Chocolate Buttermilk writer: Kool & the Gang and Gene Redd	2:09
4	Trying to Make a Fool of Me recording of: Trying to Make a Fool of Me writer: Thom Bell and William Hart publisher: Reservoir 416 and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.	4:30
5	Who’s Gonna Take the Weight Part 1 & 2 partial recording of: Who’s Gonna Take the Weight lyricist: Gene Redd and Gene Redd composer: Kool & the Gang and Gene Redd	6:19
6	Pneumonia recording of: Pneumonia writer: Kool & the Gang and Gene Redd	5:22
7	Wichita Lineman recording of: Wichita Lineman lyricist: Jimmy Webb composer: Jimmy Webb (in 1968)	5:25
8	I Want to Take You Higher recording of: I Want to Take You Higher lyricist and composer: Sylvester Stewart publisher: Daly City Music and Mijac Music is based on: Higher	4:12
9	Funky Man recording of: Funky Man writer: Kool & the Gang and Gene Redd	3:25
10	The Touch of You	4:15

3▼CD: Live at P.J.’s (1971)
#	Title	Length
1	N.T. recording of: N.T.	6:32
2	Ricksonata	5:42
3	Sombrero Sam recording of: Sombrero Sam writer: Charles Lloyd	6:43
4	Ronnie’s Groove	2:59
5	Ike’s Mood / You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling	10:30
6	Lucky for Me	3:07
7	Dujii	6:03

4▼CD: Music Is the Message (1972)
#	Title	Length
1	Music Is the Message recording of: Music Is the Message writer: Ronald Bell, George Brown, Dennis Thomas, Richard Westfield, Robert Bell, Robert Mickens and Claydes Smith publisher: Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.	5:19
2	Electric Frog (Part 1) recording of: Electric Frog writer: Ronald Bell, George Brown, Dennis Thomas, Richard Westfield, Robert Bell, Robert Mickens and Claydes Smith publisher: Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.	3:44
3	Electric Frog (Part 2) recording of: Electric Frog writer: Ronald Bell, George Brown, Dennis Thomas, Richard Westfield, Robert Bell, Robert Mickens and Claydes Smith publisher: Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.	3:02
4	Soul Vibrations recording of: Soul Vibrations writer: Ronald Bell, George Brown, Dennis Thomas, Richard Westfield, Robert Bell, Robert Mickens and Claydes Smith publisher: Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.	4:40
5	Love the Life You Live (Part 1) partial recording of: Love the Life You Live writer: Ronald Bell, George Brown, Dennis Thomas, Gene Redd, Richard Westfield, Robert Bell, Robert Mickens and Claydes Smith publisher: Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.	2:53
6	Love the Life You Live (Part 2) partial recording of: Love the Life You Live writer: Ronald Bell, George Brown, Dennis Thomas, Gene Redd, Richard Westfield, Robert Bell, Robert Mickens and Claydes Smith publisher: Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.	2:48
7	Stop, Look & Listen recording of: Stop, Look, Listen (to Your Heart) writer: Thom Bell and Linda Creed publisher: Assorted Music, Bellboy Music, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部	3:27
8	Blowing With the Wind recording of: Blowin’ With the Wind writer: Ronald Bell, George Brown, Dennis Thomas, Richard Westfield, Robert Bell, Robert Mickens and Claydes Smith publisher: Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.	2:32
9	Funky Granny recording of: Funky Granny writer: Ronald Bell, George Brown, Dennis Thomas, Gene Redd, Richard Westfield, Robert Bell, Robert Mickens and Claydes Smith publisher: Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.	5:56

5▼CD: Good Times (1972)
#	Title	Length
1	Good Times	4:18
2	Country Junky	2:56
3	Wild Is Love	3:25
4	North, East, South, West	3:39
5	Making Merry Music	3:05
6	I Remember John W. Coltrane	4:03
7	Rated X	4:03
8	Father, Father	5:38

6▼CD: Wild and Peaceful (1973)
#	Title	Length
1	Funky Stuff recording of: Funky Stuff writer: Ronald Bell, George Brown, Dennis Thomas, Robert Spike Mickens, Richard Westfield, Robert Bell and Claydes Smith publisher: Planetary Nom (London) Ltd.	3:04
2	More Funky Stuff	2:54
3	Jungle Boogie recording of: Jungle Boogie writer: Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, Don Boyce, George Brown, Robert Spike Mickens, Claydes Smith, Dennis “D.T.” Thomas and Ricky West publisher: Delightful Music Publishing Ltd.	3:07
4	Heaven at Once	5:06
5	Hollywood Swinging recording of: Hollywood Swinging writer: Ronald Bell, George Brown, Dennis Thomas, Robert Spike Mickens, Richard Westfield, Robert Bell and Claydes Smith publisher: Old River Music, Planetary Nom (London) Ltd. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.	4:40
6	This Is You, This Is Me	5:27
7	Life Is What You Make It	3:57
8	Wild and Peaceful	9:30

7▼CD: Light of Worlds (1974)
#	Title	Length
1	Street Corner Symphony	4:38
2	Fruitman	5:24
3	Rhyme Tyme People	3:24
4	Light of Worlds	4:26
5	Whiting H. & G.	3:21
6	You Don’t Have to Change	2:43
7	Higher Plane	5:01
8	Summer Madness recording of: Summer Madness writer: Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Robert Spike Mickens, Richard Westfield, Claydes Smith, Alton Taylor and Dennis “D.T.” Thomas publisher: EMI Longitude Music and Planetary Nom (London) Ltd.	4:18
9	Here After	2:56

8▼CD: Spirit of the Boogie (1975)
#	Title	Length
1	Spirit of the Boogie	4:53
2	Ride the Rhythm	2:56
3	Jungle Jazz	4:50
4	Sunshine and Love	3:46
5	Ancestral Ceremony	3:38
6	Mother Earth	5:39
7	Winter Sadness	5:07
8	Caribbean Festival recording of: Caribbean Festival writer: Khalis Bayyan and Kool & the Gang	7:33

9▼CD: Love & Understanding (1976)
#	Title	Length
1	Love & Understanding	7:50
2	Sugar	5:37
3	Do It Right Now	3:55
4	Cosmic Energy	3:11
5	Hollywood Swinging [live] live recording of: Hollywood Swinging writer: Ronald Bell, George Brown, Dennis Thomas, Robert Spike Mickens, Richard Westfield, Robert Bell and Claydes Smith publisher: Old River Music, Planetary Nom (London) Ltd. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp.	5:40
6	Summer Madness [live] live recording of: Summer Madness writer: Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Robert Spike Mickens, Richard Westfield, Claydes Smith, Alton Taylor and Dennis “D.T.” Thomas publisher: EMI Longitude Music and Planetary Nom (London) Ltd.	8:01
7	Universal Sound [live]	4:04
8	Come Together [live]	2:47

10▼CD: Open Sesame (1976)
#	Title	Length
1	Open Sesame recording of: Open Sesame writer: Charles Smith, Dennis Ronald Thomas, George Melvin Brown, Robert Bell and Ronald Nathan Bell	3:47
2	Gift of Love	4:08
3	Little Children	5:28
4	All Night Long	3:54
5	Whisper Softly	6:04
6	Super Band	4:54
7	L‐O‐V‐E	3:24
8	Sunshine	3:29

11▶CD: The Force (1977)

12▶CD: Everybody’s Dancin’ (1978)

13▶CD: Singles Selection

Credits

Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/23839013 [info]
ASIN:	UK: B09V8D1PR1 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/kool-and-the-gang/the-albums-vol-1-1970-1978.p/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0005624651 [info]

Release group

includes:	Everybody’s Dancin’ Good Times Kool and the Gang Light of Worlds Live at P.J.’s Live at the Sex Machine Love & Understanding Music Is the Message Open Sesame Spirit of the Boogie The Force Wild and Peaceful