George Brown

Songs Written by George BrownTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

George Brown (January 15, 1949 – November 17, 2023), also known by the name George "Funky" Brown, was an American musician who was a founding member and the driving rhythmic force behind the funk, R&B, and soul band Kool & the Gang. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Brown co-founded the group in the mid-1960s alongside Robert “Kool” Bell, helping shape a sound that blended jazz roots with hard funk grooves and later crossover pop appeal. == Biography == As... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, George Brown first charted in 1969 with Kool and the Gang.The artist placed 17 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 4 of which reached the Top‑10, including 1 number‑one.The artist scored 27 UK Top‑75 entries, including 8 Top‑10 placements.On US AC the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.On US Dance the artist achieved 2 Top‑10s, 1 of which peaked at number‑one.On US Alternative the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.On US RnB the artist achieved 7 Top‑10s, 3 of which hit number‑one.

Top songs: #1: Celebration - #2: I Got 5 on It - #3: Ladies' Night - #4: Too Hot - #5: Boy You Knock Me Out
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  Kool & The Gang
1.
09/1969

Kool and the Gang
Kool & The Gang

from Kool and the Gang   
21 pts
59
US




19
R&B




instrumental
[De-Lite 519-0]
written by Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown greentick, Robert Mickens, Rick Westfield, Claydes Smith, Woodrow Sparrow & Dennis Thomas
2.
06/1970

Let the Music Take Your Mind
Kool & The Gang

from Kool and the Gang   
16 pts
78
US




19
R&B




[De-Lite 529]
written by Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown greentick, Robert Mickens, Gene Redd, Claydes Smith, Woodrow Sparrow, Dennis Thomas & Rick Westfield
3.
03/1978

Slick Superchick
Kool & The Gang

from The Force   
10 pts
102
US




19
R&B




[De-Lite 901]
written by Kool & The Gang & George Brown greentick
Ladies' Night
4.
09/1979

#3  Ladies' Night
Kool & The Gang

from Ladies' Night   Ladies' Night
211 pts
8
US




1
R&B


9
UK
[De-Lite 801]
written by George Brown greentick & Kool & The Gang
5.
09/1979

Ladies' Night (all cuts)
Kool & The Gang

from Ladies' Night   Ladies' Night
17 pts




5
dance






written by Kool & The Gang, George Brown greentick & Ronald Bell
Too Hot
6.
01/1980

#4  Too Hot
Kool & The Gang

from Ladies' Night   Ladies' Night
204 pts
5
US
11
AC


3
R&B


23
UK
[De-Lite 802]
written by George Brown greentick & Kool & The Gang
Celebration
7.
10/1980

#1  Celebration
Kool & The Gang

from Celebrate!   Celebrate!
375 pts
1
US
34
AC
1
dance
1
R&B


7
UK
charted as Celebration / Take It to the Top in US dance charts
[De-Lite 807]
written by Donna Johnson, Claydes Charles Smith, Earl Toon, James "J.T." Taylor, Ronald Nathan Bell, George Melvin Brown greentick, Dennis Ronald Thomas, Eumir Deodato, Robert Mickens, Robert Bell & Kool & The Gang
Jones vs. Jones
8.
02/1981

Jones vs. Jones
Kool & The Gang

from Celebrate!   Celebrate!
85 pts
39
US




33
R&B


17
UK
Jones v Jones / Summer Madness was released as a double a-side in the UK
[De-Lite 813]
written by George Brown greentick & Kool & The Gang
Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)
9.
10/1981

Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)
Kool & The Gang

from Something Special   Something Special
135 pts
17
US


16
dance
1
R&B


29
UK
charted as Take My Heart / Steppin' Out / Get Down on It in US dance charts
[De-Lite 815]
written by George Brown greentick, Kool & The Gang, Claydes Charles Smith & James "J.T." Taylor
Big Fun
10.
08/1982

Big Fun
Kool & The Gang

from As One   As One
130 pts
21
US




6
R&B


14
UK
[De-Lite 822]
written by Robert Bell, James "J.T." Taylor, George Brown greentick, Ronald Bell & Kool & The Gang
11.
03/1983

Street Kids
Kool & The Gang

1 pts






78
R&B




[De-Lite 825]
written by George Brown greentick, James "J.T." Taylor & Kool & The Gang
  Robert Palmer
12.
06/1983

You Can Have It (Take My Heart)
Robert Palmer

from Pride   Pride
10 pts










66
UK
written by Kool & The Gang, J.T. Taylor, George Brown greentick & Claydes Smith
  Kool & The Gang
Emergency
13.
10/1985

Emergency
Kool & The Gang

from Emergency   Emergency
84 pts
18
US


41
dance
7
R&B


50
UK
[De-Lite 884199]
written by George Brown greentick, Kool & The Gang & James "J.T." Taylor
  MC Miker 'G' & Deejay Sven
14.
12/1986

Celebration Rap
MC Miker 'G' & Deejay Sven

5 pts










97
UK
written by Nile Rodgers, Bernard Edwards, Robert "Kool" Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown greentick, Lucien Witteveen & Sven van Veen
  Kool & The Gang
15.
10/1987

Special Way
Kool & The Gang

from Forever   Forever
24 pts
72
US
6
AC








[Mercury 888867]
written by Khalis Bayyan, Robert "Kool" Bell, Dwania Kyles, Kendall Stubbs, George Brown greentick & James "J.T." Taylor
Celebration '88
16.
12/1988

Celebration '88
Kool & The Gang

13 pts










56
UK
R
written by Donna Johnson, Claydes Charles Smith, Earl Toon, James "J.T." Taylor, Ronald Nathan Bell, George Melvin Brown greentick, Dennis Ronald Thomas, Eumir Deodato, Robert Mickens, Robert Bell & Kool & The Gang
  Kylie Minogue
Celebration
17.
11/1992

Celebration
Kylie Minogue

from Greatest Hits   
50 pts










20
UK
written by Donna Johnson, Claydes Charles Smith, Earl Toon, James "J.T." Taylor, Ronald Nathan Bell, George Melvin Brown greentick, Dennis Ronald Thomas, Eumir Deodato, Robert Mickens, Robert Bell & Kool & The Gang
  Shabba Ranks
18.
05/1993

What'cha Gonna Do
Shabba Ranks

from X-tra Naked   X-tra Naked
50 pts






62
R&B


21
UK
featuring Queen Latifah
[Epic 74938]
written by Claydes Charles Smith, Clifton Dillon, Queen Latifah, Dennis Thomas, Errol Dillon, Freddie Washington, George Brown greentick, Lakim Shabazz, Patrice Rushen, Rexton Gordon, Ricky West, Robert Bell, Robert Mickens & Ronald Bell
  A Tribe Called Quest
Oh My God
19.
06/1994

Oh My God
A Tribe Called Quest

from Midnight Marauders   Midnight Marauders
16 pts
102
US




69
R&B


68
UK
[Jive 42212]
written by Jonathan Davis, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Phife Dawg, Ronald Bell, Robert Bell, George Brown greentick, Kamaal Fareed, Robert Mickens, Gene Redd, Claydes Smith, Woodrow Sparrow, Dennis Thomas & Ricky
  Luniz
I Got 5 on It
20.
06/1995

#2  I Got 5 on It
Luniz

from Operation Stackola   Operation Stackola
282 pts
8
US




4
R&B


3
UK
[Noo Trybe 38474]
written by Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, Donald Boyce, George Brown greentick, Yukmouth, Denzil Foster, Anthony Gilmour, Numskull, Jay King, Thomas Mcelroy, Robert Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, Dennis Thomas & Ricky West
  Miilkbone
21.
09/1995

Where'z da' Party at?
Miilkbone

from Da' Miilkrate   
4 pts
123
US




86
R&B




[Set It Off 58446]
written by Miilkbone, Kier Gist & George Brown greentick
  Jerald Daemyon
22.
11/1995

Summer Madness
Jerald Daemyon

from Thinking About You   
2 pts






60
R&B




[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
[GRP album cut]
written by Robert Mickens, Alton Taylor, Robert Bell, George Brown greentick, Claydes Smith, Ronald Bell, Richard Westfield & Dennis Thomas
  Coolio
Too Hot
23.
12/1995

Too Hot
Coolio

from Gangsta's Paradise   Gangsta's Paradise
140 pts
24
US




31
R&B


9
UK
[Tommy Boy 7718]
written by Artis Ivey, Brian Dobbs, Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown greentick, Robert Mickens, Gene Redd, Claydes Smith, Woodrow Sparrow & Richard Westfield
  Jerald Daemyon
24.
05/1996

Summer Madness
Jerald Daemyon

from Thinking About You   
1 pts






103
R&B




R
written by Robert Mickens, Alton Taylor, Robert Bell, George Brown greentick, Claydes Smith, Ronald Bell, Richard Westfield & Dennis Thomas
  Subcircus
25.
04/1997

You Love You
Subcircus

12 pts










61
UK
written by Tommas Arnby, George Brown greentick, Peter Bradley & Nikolaj Bloch
  Peter Andre
All About Us
26.
08/1997

All About Us
Peter Andre

from Time   
145 pts










3
UK
written by Montell Jordan, Anthony "Shep" Crawford, Janay Armstrong, Ronald Bell, Robert Bell, George Brown greentick, Eumir Deodato, Robert Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, James "J.T." Taylor, Dennis Thomas, Earl Toon & Marco Tiso
  Prince Markie Dee
27.
08/1997

Bounce
Prince Markie Dee

1 pts






82
R&B




as Markie Dee & the Soul Convention
[Crave 78604]
written by Claydes Charles Smith, Damon Johnson, Dennis D.T. Thomas, George Brown greentick, Mark Morales, Mark Rooney, Ricky West, Robert Kool Bell, Robert Mickens & Ronald Bell
  Snoop Dogg
We Just Wanna Party with You
28.
08/1997

We Just Wanna Party with You
Snoop Dogg

from Men in Black: The Album   Men in Black: The Album
47 pts






58
R&B


21
UK
featuring Jermaine Dupri
[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
[Columbia album cut]
written by Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown greentick, Claydes "Charles" Smith, James "JT" Taylor, Jermaine Dupri & Calvin Broadus
  Hinda Hicks
29.
03/1998

If You Want Me
Hinda Hicks

from Hinda   Hinda
40 pts










25
UK
charted as If You Want Me / When You Touch Me There in UK charts
written by Tommy Faragher, Lotti Golden, Hinda Hicks, Sikiru Oluwa & George Brown greentick
  Luniz
I Got 5 on It (remix)
30.
10/1998

I Got 5 on It (remix)
Luniz

34 pts










28
UK
R
written by Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, Donald Boyce, George Brown greentick, Yukmouth, Denzil Foster, Anthony Gilmour, Numskull, Jay King, Thomas Mcelroy, Robert Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, Dennis Thomas & Ricky West
  Tatyana Ali
Boy You Knock Me Out
31.
01/1999

#5  Boy You Knock Me Out
Tatyana Ali

from Kiss the Sky   Kiss the Sky
153 pts






68
R&B


3
UK
featuring Will Smith
[MJJ Music LP Cut]
written by Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown greentick, Bobby Caldwell, Raymond Calhoun, Alfons Kettner, Robert Mickens, Kelly Price, Claydes Smith, Will Smith, Alton Taylor, Dennis Thomas, Starr Strukk & Ricky West
  Nas
Nas Is Like
32.
02/1999

Nas Is Like
Nas

from I Am...   I Am...
12 pts
86
US




30
R&B




[Columbia 79113]
written by Nas, Chris E. Martin, Robert Bell, George Brown greentick, Roy Handy, C. Home, Robert Mickens, W. P. Mitchell, C. Redd, Gene Redd & Claydes Charles Smith
  The Jungle Brothers
33.
11/1999

Get Down
The Jungle Brothers

from V.I.P.   
15 pts










52
UK
written by Nathaniel Hall, Michael Small, Alex Gifford, Ronald Bell, Robert Bell, James "J.T." Taylor, Eumir Deodato, Robert Mickens, Claydes Smith & George Brown greentick
  Q-Tip
Breathe and Stop
34.
11/1999

Breathe and Stop
Q-Tip

from Amplified   Amplified
91 pts
71
US




21
R&B


12
UK
[Arista album cut]
written by Kamaal Fareed, James Yancey, Robert Bell, George Brown greentick, Roy Handy, Robert Mickens, Gene Redd, Claydes Charles Smith, Dennis Thomas & Richard Westfield
  Funkmaster Flex
35.
10/2000

Do You
Funkmaster Flex

from 60 Minutes of Funk, Volume IV: The Mixtape   
10 pts
91
US




34
R&B




featuring DMX
[Loud/Def Jam 1967]
written by Earl Simmons, Irving Lorenzo, Larry Ogletree, Robert Bell, Claydes Smith, Robert Mickens, Donald Boyce, Richard Westfield, Dennis Thomas, Ronald Bell & George Brown greentick
  Samantha Mumba
Baby, Come On Over (This Is Our Night)
36.
05/2001

Baby, Come On Over (This Is Our Night)
Samantha Mumba

from Gotta Tell You   Gotta Tell You
153 pts
49
US


14
dance




5
UK
[album cut]
written by Samantha Mumba, Claydes Charles Smith, Arnthor Birgisson, Dennis Thomas, Anders Bagge, Meekaaeel Muhammad, George Brown greentick, Earl Toon, James "J.T." Taylor, Robert Bell & Ronald Nathan Bell
  Drunken Master
37.
09/2001

50 Playaz Deep
Drunken Master

1 pts






83
R&B




featuring Lola Damone
[FB/Universal 015111]
written by Alton Taylor, André Harris, Claydes Smith, Dennis Thomas, George Brown greentick, Richard Westfield, Robert Bell, Robert Mickens & Ronald Bell
  Samantha Mumba
Baby, Come On Over (This Is Our Night)
38.
02/2002

Baby, Come On Over (This Is Our Night)
Samantha Mumba

from Gotta Tell You   Gotta Tell You
3 pts










110
UK
R
written by Samantha Mumba, Claydes Charles Smith, Arnthor Birgisson, Dennis Thomas, Anders Bagge, Meekaaeel Muhammad, George Brown greentick, Earl Toon, James "J.T." Taylor, Robert Bell & Ronald Nathan Bell
  Luniz
I Got 5 on It (remix)
39.
08/2002

I Got 5 on It (remix)
Luniz

7 pts










83
UK
R
written by Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, Donald Boyce, George Brown greentick, Yukmouth, Denzil Foster, Anthony Gilmour, Numskull, Jay King, Thomas Mcelroy, Robert Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, Dennis Thomas & Ricky West
I Got 5 on It (remix)
40.
02/2003

I Got 5 on It (remix)
Luniz

3 pts










186
UK
R
written by Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, Donald Boyce, George Brown greentick, Yukmouth, Denzil Foster, Anthony Gilmour, Numskull, Jay King, Thomas Mcelroy, Robert Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, Dennis Thomas & Ricky West
  Joe Budden
Pump It Up
41.
03/2003

Pump It Up
Joe Budden

from Joe Budden   Joe Budden
107 pts
38
US




16
R&B


13
UK
[Def Jam 000395]
written by Ronald Bell, George Brown greentick, Joe Budden, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Justin Smith, Claydes E.X. Smith, Dennis "D.T." Thomas & Richard Westfield
  Atomic Kitten
Ladies Night
42.
12/2003

Ladies Night
Atomic Kitten

from Ladies Night   Ladies Night
101 pts










8
UK
featuring Kool & The Gang
written by George Brown greentick & Kool & The Gang
  Plump DJs
43.
02/2004

Creepshow / Weighed Down – Part 1
Plump DJs

from Eargasm   
8 pts










77
UK
written by Lee Rous, Andy Gardner, Chris Gibbs, Claydes Charles Smith, Dennis Thomas, George Brown greentick, Richard Westfield, Robert Bell, Robert Spike Mickens, Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
  Joe Budden
Pump It Up
44.
05/2004

Pump It Up
Joe Budden

from Joe Budden   Joe Budden
3 pts










136
UK
R
written by Ronald Bell, George Brown greentick, Joe Budden, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Justin Smith, Claydes E.X. Smith, Dennis "D.T." Thomas & Richard Westfield
  Q-Tip
Breathe and Stop
45.
12/2004

Breathe and Stop
Q-Tip

3 pts










112
UK
R
written by Kamaal Fareed, James Yancey, Robert Bell, George Brown greentick, Roy Handy, Robert Mickens, Gene Redd, Claydes Charles Smith, Dennis Thomas & Richard Westfield
  Atomic Kitten
Ladies Night
46.
01/2005

Ladies Night
Atomic Kitten

from The Collection   The Collection
3 pts










125
UK
featuring Kool & The Gang
R
written by George Brown greentick & Kool & The Gang
  The Notorious B.I.G.
47.
12/2005

Mi Casa
The Notorious B.I.G.

from Duets: The Final Chapter   Duets: The Final Chapter
1 pts






104
R&B




featuring R. Kelly & Charlie Wilson
written by The Notorious B.I.G., Easy Mo Bee, Black Mambo, Ronald Bell, Robert Bell, Dean Taylor, Dennis Thomas, Meekaaeel Muhammad, Claydes Charles Smith, Earl Toon, George Brown greentick, R. Kelly & Todd Muhammad
  Luniz
I Got 5 on It
48.
02/2012

I Got 5 on It
Luniz

9 pts










70
UK
R
written by Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, Donald Boyce, George Brown greentick, Yukmouth, Denzil Foster, Anthony Gilmour, Numskull, Jay King, Thomas Mcelroy, Robert Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, Dennis Thomas & Ricky West
  Miike Snow
My Trigger
49.
08/2016

My Trigger
Miike Snow

from iii   
3 pts








37
alt.


written by Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Andrew Wyatt, James Yancey, Dennis Thomas, George Brown greentick, Robert Mickens, Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, Robert Westfield & Claydes Charles Smith
  The Killers
The Man
50.
07/2017

The Man
The Killers

from Wonderful Wonderful   
36 pts








2
alt.
63
UK
written by Brandon Flowers, Mark Stoermer, Ronnie Vannucci Jr., Jacknife Lee, Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown greentick, Otha Nash, Claydes Smith, Ricky West, Robert Mickens, Donald Boyce & Dennis Thomas


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Kool & The Gang


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