Kool & The Gang

Formed 1964, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. Formerly known as the Jazziacs, Soul Town Revue and the New Dimensions.

Label: Mercury
Musicians: James Taylor (vcls); Robert 'Kool' Bell (bs); Ronald Bell (sx); George Brown (drms); Dennis Thomas (sx); Charles Smith (gtr); Robert Mickens (tpt)
Producers: Eumir Deodato
Writers: George Brown
KOOL 712	Ladies Night		20 Oct 1979	49-33-21-16-9-11-18-33-49-55-67	Pts: 126
Label: De Lite
Producers: Eumir Deodato/Kool & The Gang
Writers: Ronald Bell/Robert 'Kool' Bell/George Brown/Larry Gittins
KOOL 10	Celebration		25 Oct 1980	72-33-22-12-7-8-11-16-25-26	Pts: 159
			10 Jan 1981	42-62	Pts: 10
			26 Nov 1988	74-57	Pts: 5
Label: De-Lite
Producers: Eumir Deodato
Writers: Ronald Bell/James Taylor
DE 5	Get Down On It		12 Dec 1981	52-26-13-7	Pts: 64
			16 Jan 1982	4-5-8-14-20-32-55	Pts: 144
			29 Jun 1991	69	Pts: 1
DCR 001	Something Special LP		16 Jan 1982	18-10-10-17-18-25-27-33-41-43-46-40-58-82-75	Pts: 53
Producers: Eumir Deodato/Kool & The Gang
Writers: Kool & The Gang
DE 9	Ooh La, La, La (Let's Go Dancing)		9 Oct 1982	64-31-16-11-6-11-22-28-62-xx-xx-98-98	Pts: 132
Producers: Eumir Deodata/Kool & The Gang
PROLP 2	Twice As Kool LP		30 Apr 1983	41-17-11-6-4-4-4-6-8-15-17-22-29-32-30-32-41-46-50-61-69-90	Pts: 120
		sales: 100000
			25 Feb 1984	99	Pts: 1
Producers: Kool & The Gang
DSR 4	In The Heart LP		14 Jan 1984	90-69-71-67-46-38-20-23-18-24-26-33-36-26-28-22-31-32-43-52-81-83	Pts: 62
		sales: 60000
Writers: Charles Smith/James Taylor/Kool & The Gang
DE 16	Joanna/Tonight		4 Feb 1984	50-26-10-3-2-2-4-10-17-33-57	Pts: 291
		sales: 250000
Writers: Robert 'Kool' Bell/Ronald Bell/James Taylor/Kool & The Gang
DE 17	(When You Say You Love Somebody) In The Heart		7 Apr 1984	30-11-7-12-15-23-37-65	Pts: 122
Producers: Jim Bonnefond/Ronald Bell/Kool & The Gang
Writers: James Taylor/Kool & The Gang
DE 18	Fresh		17 Nov 1984	35-19-12-11-12-13-14	Pts: 125
		sales: 250000
			12 Jan 1985	24-39-50-74	Pts: 25
DSR 6	Emergency LP		8 Dec 1984	55-49-50-47	Pts: 8
		sales: 60000
			12 Jan 1985	58-70-66-82-81-93-96-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-82-79-69-71-53-63-55-58-65-80-80-90-97	Pts: 22
Writers: Ronald Bell/James Taylor
DE 20	Cherish		4 May 1985	52-49-44-37-22-13-7-5-4-4-4-5-7-8-14-18-20-30-39-48-63-74	Pts: 395
		sales: 250000