The Very Best of Kool & the Gang Kool & the Gang

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  • Release Date: 03/23/1999
  • Sales Rank: 3,321
  • Label: ISLAND / MERCURY
  • UPC: 731453805828

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The Very Best of Kool & the Gang

1LISTENCelebration 3:41
2LISTENGet Down on It 3:32
3LISTENFresh 3:49
4LISTENToo Hot 3:48
5LISTENLet's Go Dancin' (Ooh, la, la, La) Ohh La La La 4:00
6LISTENTake My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It) 4:04
7LISTENJungle Boogie 3:05
8LISTENLadies Night 3:30
9LISTENCherish 3:59
10LISTENFunky Stuff 3:03
11LISTENIn the Heart 3:56
12LISTENSteppin' Out 3:33
13LISTENJoanna 4:00
14LISTENHollywood Swinging 3:28
15LISTENTonight 3:54
16LISTENMisled 4:07
17LISTENTake It to the Top 3:40
18LISTENHi de Hi, Hi de Ho 3:32
19LISTENBig Fun 3:51
20LISTENVictory 4:04
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Spanning the band's early-'70s genesis as an unhinged funk congregation and their later resurgence with urbane R&B balladry and synth-inflected disco, The Very Best of Kool & the Gang may not be a unified collection, but it is the first to offer every hit that's expected -- as well as a few that aren't -- from the band's long career. The emphasis is definitely on their peak as a pop group, from 1979 to 1986, with pride of place going to the hits "Celebration," "Get Down on It," "Ladies Night," "Too Hot," "Misled," and "Joanna." Fans of the funk get only three tracks ("Funky Stuff," "Hollywood Swinging," and "Jungle Boogie," all from 1973's Wild and Peaceful), which won't cause anyone to sell their copies of The Best of Kool & the Gang 1969-1976, but does give pop fans a glimpse of their mid-'70s greatness. All in all, this lengthy collection doesn't transition well from hit to hit, but then again, chronological order would've forced legions of pop fans to forward through the funk material to get to their favorites. John Bush, All Music Guide

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January 27, 2008: No "Very Best of Kool & the Gang" collection would be complete without their hits "Summer Madness" (1975) and "Open Sesame" (1976), two of their best musical arrangements. Both songs proved that they were one of the best bands out. Even James Brown stated that they were nearly as good as the JB's.