Twice as Kool: The Hits of Kool & the Gang is a compilation double album by the funk band Kool & the Gang, released in 1983 on De-Lite Records. The album reached No. 4 on the UK Pop Albums chart. Twice as Kool: The Hits of Kool & the Gang has also been certified gold in the UK by the British Phonographic Industry.[1][2]
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| Released | 1983 | |||
| Genre | Funk, jazz, R&B | |||
| Label | De-Lite | |||
| Producer | K & G productions, Eumir Deodato Kool and the Gang | |||
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Critical reception
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| AllMusic |    [3] |
With a 3.5 out of 5 star rating Sharon Mawer of AllMusic declared " Twice as Kool also featured most of the early U.S. funk hits, but for an unknown reason omitted "Jungle Boogie." Obviously later compilations added the big ballad hits from the mid-'80s, but in the summer of 1983, Twice as Kool was an ideal introduction to a band, who, despite some big singles, had largely been overlooked."[3]
Track listing
edit| Side One | Ladies' Night | George Brown, Kool & the Gang | 6:32 |
| Big Fun | George Brown, JT Taylor, Kool & The Gang, Robert "Kool" Bell, Ronald Bell | 5:02 | |
| Celebration | Kool & The Gang, Ronald Bell | 4:56 | |
| Take It To The Top | Kool & The Gang, Ronald Bell | 4:15 | |
| Side Two | Summer Madness | Alton Taylor, Robert Mickens | 4:15 |
| Open Sesame | Kool & The Gang, Ronald Bell | 3:40 | |
| Steppin' Out | JT Taylor, Kool & The Gang, Ronald Bell | 4:42 | |
| Night People | Kool & The Gang, Ronald Bell | 3:42 | |
| Street Kids | George Brown, JT Taylor, Kool & The Gang | 5:08 | |
| Side Three | Ooh La, La, La, (Let's Go Dancin') | Amir Bayyan, J. Taylor*, Kool & The Gang | 6:39 |
| Get Down On It (Extended Remix) | JT Taylor, Kool & The Gang, Ronald Bell | 6:05 | |
| Hi De Hi, Hi De Ho | JT Taylor, Kool & The Gang, Ronald Bell | 3:58 | |
| Funky Stuff | Kool & The Gang | 3:02 | |
| Hollywood Swinging | Kool & The Gang, Ricky West | 4:36 | |
| Side Four | Jones Vs Jones | George Brown, Kool & The Gang | 4:10 |
| Too Hot | George Brown, Kool & The Gang | 5:02 | |
| Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It) | Claydes Smith, George Brown, JT Taylor, Kool & The Gang | 5:04 | |
| Hangin' Out | Kool & The Gang, Ronald Bell | 5:00 |
References
edit- ^ "TWICE AS KOOL by KOOL AND THE GANG". Official Charts.
- ^ "Kool & The Gang - Twice As Kool". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ a b "Kool & the Gang – Twice as Kool: The Hits of Kool & the Gang". Allmusic. Retrieved August 5, 2023.