Kool & The Gang - Kool & The Gang (1969)

"Kool & the Gang's funky debut was an unexpected hit, with a first single (self-titled) climbing both the pop and R&B charts. Subsequent singles -- "The Gang's Back Again," "Let the Music Take Your Mind," and "Funky Man," -- followed the first into the charts, and there were plenty of other standout tracks: "Raw Hamburger," "Chocolate Buttermilk," and "Kool's Back Again." Though barely over a half an hour long, Kool and the Gang is a blast of a record containing strong elements that would become the band's trademarks: smooth melodies, suave rhythms, and brassy horns. This is one of Kool & the Gang's jazzier albums and a strong debut worth checking out, though less accessible than any of their later pop recordings"

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Tracklisting

1. Kool & The Gang - Kool & The Gang (3:00)
2. Kool & The Gang - Breeze & Soul (5:33)
3. Kool & The Gang - Chocolate Buttermilk (2:18)
4. Kool & The Gang - Sea Of Tranquility (3:37)
5. Kool & The Gang - Give It Up (3:44)
6. Kool & The Gang - Since I Lost My Baby (2:11)
7. Kool & The Gang - Kool's Back Again (2:57)
8. Kool & The Gang - The Gang's Back Again (2:48)
9. Kool & The Gang - Raw Hamburger (3:41)
10. Kool & The Gang - Let The Music Take Your Mind (2:58)

Kool & The Gang - Kool & The Gang