ファンク黄金期を総括するベスト・セレクション
初期クール&ザ・ギャングの代表曲集。
荒削りでグルーヴ感あふれるファンク・サウンドが満載。バンドの原点とも言える時代の魅力を存分に楽しめる作品。
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16 TRACKS:
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1)
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Funky Stuff
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2)
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Who's Gonna Take The Weight (Parts 1 & 2)
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3)
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Rhyme Tyme People
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4)
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Hollywood Swinging
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5)
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Love The Life You Live (Parts 1 & 2)
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6)
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Give It Up
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7)
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Chocolate Buttermilk
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8)
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Jungle Boogie
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9)
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Let The Music Take Your Mind (Extended Version)
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10)
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Open Sesame (Pt 2)
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11)
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Kool It (Here Comes The Fuzz)
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12)
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Summer Madness (Live)
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13)
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N.T. (Parts 1 & 2)
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14)
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Pneumonia
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15)
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Love & Understanding (Come Together)
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16)
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Spirit Of The Boogie
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Producer, Arranged By - Kool & The Gang
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Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals - Ronald Bell
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Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals - Amir Bayyan
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Compilation Producer - Harry Weinger
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Trombone, Vocals - Clifford Adams
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Drums, Percussion, Vocals - George Brown
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Sleeve Notes - Cleveland Brown
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Executive-Producer - Bill Levenson
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Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Vocals - Larry Gittens
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Directed By [Project Direction] - Richard Bauer
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Guitar - Woody Sparrow
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Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Percussion, Vocals - Ricky West
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Bass, Vocals - Robert Kool Bell
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Alto Saxophone, Flute, Vocals - Dennis D.T. Thomas
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Guitar, Vocals - Claydes Smith
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Vocals [Effects] - Don Boyce
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Vocals - Penni Saunders (3, 10, 12, 16)
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Backing Vocals - Something Sweet
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Trombone - Otha Nash
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Keyboards, Vocals - Kevin Lassiter
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Design [Package] - Mark Weinberg
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Keyboards, Vocals - Caldwell MacMillan
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Mastered By - Joseph M. Palmaccio
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Coordinator [Project Coordination] - Terri Tierney