Kool and the Gang (album)

Kool and the Gang is the debut studio album by funk band Kool & the Gang. The album was released in December 1969, and reached No. 43 on the Billboard R&B albums chart.

Kool and the Gang
Studio album by Kool & the Gang
Released	December 1969
Studio	Bell Sound (New York City)
Genre	R&B soul jazz funk
Length	32:12
Label	De-Lite
Producer	Gene Redd
Kool & the Gang chronology
Kool and the Gang (1969) Live at the Sex Machine (1971)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide

Singles

The singles, "Kool and the Gang" and "Let the Music Take Your Mind", both peaked at No. 19 on the Billboard Best-Selling Soul Singles chart.

Track listing

De-Lite Records – DE-2003:

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Kool & The Gang"	Kool and the Gang	2:54
2.	"Breeze & Soul"	Gene Redd & Kool and the Gang	5:29
3.	"Chocolate Buttermilk"	Gene Redd & Kool and the Gang	2:14
4.	"Sea of Tranquility"	Gene Redd & Kool and the Gang	3:34

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Give It Up"	Gene Redd & Kool and the Gang	3:40
2.	"Since I Lost My Baby"	Warren Moore & Smokey Robinson	2:08
3.	"Kool's Back Again"	Gene Redd, Jimmy Crosby & Kool and the Gang	2:48
4.	"The Gang's Back Again"	Gene Redd, Jimmy Crosby & Kool and the Gang	2:46
5.	"Raw Hamburger"	Gene Redd	3:36
Total length:			32:12

CD release bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"Let The Music Take Your Mind"	Gene Redd & Kool and the Gang	2:58
Total length:			35:10

Personnel

• 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

Technical

• Malcom Addey – sound engineer

Design

• Robert Golden – album design

Singles

• "Kool & The Gang"/"Raw Hamburger" (#19 R&B/#59 pop) (1969)
• "The Gang's Back Again"/"Kool's Back Again" (#37/#85) (1969)
• "Let the Music Take Your Mind"/"Chocolate Buttermilk" (#19/#78) (1970)