After five years of session work and some stylistic reshuffles is called the band from 1969 "Kool & The Gang". Robert Bells nickname "Kool" is namesake. With soulful disco funk climb Kool & The Gang in the 1970s and 1980s regularly the charts. 1979 succeeds the group entitled "Ladies' Night" of great international success. 25 times manage their singles in the Top Ten. On their albums they received 31 gold and platinum awards, and 1985 double platinum for the LP "Emergency". The Brazilian musician and producer Eumir Deodato has contributed significantly to this success. Bläsersätze, the disco-foundation and the vocal lines are typical of other hits of the group as "Fresh", "Celebration" or "Joanna".
Mid-80s ebbed the success of the group; "Cherish" marks the incision as the last big hit. 1988 leaving lead singer James T. Taylor the group and thus ending the winning streak. Subsequent productions of the band to land in the middle of the charts.
This jam-packed with 19 songs and 78 minutes of playing time CD all the songs mentioned above as well as hits like "Get Down On It" and her last chart hit "Victory" from 1987. find Since missing from the 80's really just the song "Emergency" and "Stone Love". Could not be better! Those looking for the songs of Kool & the Gang from the 70s, should resort to the double-CD "Gold", where on the first CD 16 well-known songs are represented in the jazz-funk style.
