Songs Performed or Written by James "J.T." TaylorTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

James "JT" Warren Taylor (born August 16, 1953) is an American singer who achieved fame as the lead singer of Kool & the Gang between 1979 and 1988. Taylor joined Kool & the Gang in 1979 and remained with the group for nine years. His tenure as lead singer was the most successful era in the band's history with the albums Ladies' Night (1979), Celebrate! (1980) and Emergency (1984) and hit singles including "Ladies' Night", the US No. 1 "Celebration",... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Joanna - #2: Celebration - #3: Cherish - #4: Get Down on It - #5: Tonight
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  Kool & The Gang
Celebration
1.
10/1980

#2  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 greentick, Ronald Nathan Bell, George Melvin Brown, Dennis Ronald Thomas, Eumir Deodato, Robert Mickens, Robert Bell & Kool & The Gang
Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)
2.
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, Kool & The Gang, Claydes Charles Smith & James "J.T." Taylor greentick
Get Down on It
3.
10/1981

#4  Get Down on It
Kool & The Gang

from Something Special   Something Special
273 pts
10
US


16
dance
4
R&B
3
UK
B side to Steppin' Out ; charted as Take My Heart / Steppin' Out / Get Down on It in US dance charts
[De-Lite 818]
written by Khalis Bayyan, Kool & The Gang & James "J.T." Taylor greentick
4.
10/1981

Steppin' Out
Kool & The Gang

from Something Special   Something Special
102 pts
89
US


16
dance
12
R&B
12
UK
charted as Take My Heart / Steppin' Out / Get Down on It in US dance charts
[De-Lite 816]
written by Robert "Kool" Bell, Kool & The Gang & James "J.T." Taylor greentick
Big Fun
5.
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 greentick, George Brown, Ronald Bell & Kool & The Gang
Let's Go Dancin' (Ooh La La La)
6.
10/1982

Let's Go Dancin' (Ooh La La La)
Kool & The Gang

from As One   As One
161 pts
30
US




7
R&B
6
UK
[De-Lite 824]
written by Amir Bayyan, James "J.T." Taylor greentick & Kool & The Gang
7.
12/1982

Hi De Hi Hi De Ho
Kool & The Gang

from As One   As One
32 pts








29
UK
written by Kool & The Gang, Ronald Bell & James "J.T." Taylor greentick
8.
03/1983

Street Kids
Kool & The Gang

1 pts






78
R&B


[De-Lite 825]
written by George Brown, James "J.T." Taylor greentick & Kool & The Gang
  Robert Palmer
9.
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 greentick, George Brown & Claydes Smith
  Kool & The Gang
Joanna
10.
11/1983

#1  Joanna
Kool & The Gang

from In the Heart   In the Heart
380 pts
2
US
2
AC


1
R&B
2
UK
Joanna / Tonight was released as a double a-side in the UK
[De-Lite 829]
written by Charles Smith, James "J.T." Taylor greentick & Kool & The Gang
11.
12/1983

Straight Ahead
Kool & The Gang

from In the Heart   In the Heart
63 pts
103
US




49
R&B
15
UK
[De-Lite 831]
written by Ronald Bell, James "J.T." Taylor greentick & Kool & The Gang
12.
02/1984

#5  Tonight
Kool & The Gang

from In the Heart   In the Heart
236 pts
13
US




7
R&B
2
UK
Joanna / Tonight was released as a double a-side in the UK
[De-Lite 830]
written by James "J.T." Taylor greentick, Curtis "Fitz" Williams & Kool & The Gang
13.
04/1984

(When You Say You Love Somebody) In the Heart
Kool & The Gang

from In the Heart   In the Heart
93 pts








7
UK
written by Robert Bell, James "J.T." Taylor greentick, Ronald Bell & Kool & The Gang
Fresh
14.
11/1984

Fresh
Kool & The Gang

from Emergency   Emergency
219 pts
9
US
5
AC
1
dance
1
R&B
11
UK
[De-Lite 880623]
written by Kool & The Gang & James "J.T." Taylor greentick
15.
11/1984

Misled
Kool & The Gang

from Emergency   Emergency
136 pts
10
US


9
dance
3
R&B
28
UK
[De-Lite 880431]
written by Robert "Kool" Bell, Kool & The Gang & James "J.T." Taylor greentick
Cherish
16.
05/1985

#3  Cherish
Kool & The Gang

from Emergency   Emergency
359 pts
2
US
1
AC


1
R&B
4
UK
[De-Lite 880869]
written by Robert "Kool" Bell, Kool & The Gang & James "J.T." Taylor greentick
Emergency
17.
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, Kool & The Gang & James "J.T." Taylor greentick
Victory
18.
11/1986

Victory
Kool & The Gang

from Forever   Forever
142 pts
10
US
35
AC
35
dance
2
R&B
30
UK
[Mercury 888074]
written by Khalis Bayyan, Robert "Kool" Bell, Kool & The Gang & James "J.T." Taylor greentick
Stone Love
19.
01/1987

Stone Love
Kool & The Gang

from Forever   Forever
121 pts
10
US
11
AC
41
dance
4
R&B
45
UK
[Mercury 888292]
written by Claydes Charles Smith, Kool & The Gang & James "J.T." Taylor greentick
20.
06/1987

Holiday
Kool & The Gang

from Forever   Forever
21 pts
66
US




9
R&B


[Mercury 888712]
written by Curtis "Fitz" Williams, Kool & The Gang & James "J.T." Taylor greentick
21.
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 & James "J.T." Taylor greentick
Celebration '88
22.
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 greentick, Ronald Nathan Bell, George Melvin Brown, Dennis Ronald Thomas, Eumir Deodato, Robert Mickens, Robert Bell & Kool & The Gang
  James "J.T." Taylor
23.
10/1989

Sister Rosa
James "J.T." Taylor greentick

from Master of the Game   
2 pts






53
R&B


[MCA 53730]
written by James "J.T." Taylor greentick
24.
08/1990

8 Days a Week
James "J.T." Taylor greentick

from Master of the Game   
1 pts






81
R&B


[MCA 24062]
written by James "J.T." Taylor greentick & Dennis Matkosky
  Kool & The Gang
Get Down on It
25.
07/1991

Get Down on It
Kool & The Gang

10 pts








69
UK
R
written by Khalis Bayyan, Kool & The Gang & James "J.T." Taylor greentick
  James "J.T." Taylor
26.
07/1991

Long Hot Summer Night
James "J.T." Taylor greentick

from Feel the Need   
10 pts






13
R&B


as J.T. Taylor
[MCA 54104]
written by James "J.T." Taylor greentick, Ross Anderson & Simon Law
27.
11/1991

Heart to Heart
James "J.T." Taylor greentick

from Feel the Need   
2 pts






65
R&B


with Stephanie Mills
[MCA 54249]
written by J.T. Taylor greentick & Barry Eastmond
  Kylie Minogue
Celebration
28.
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 greentick, Ronald Nathan Bell, George Melvin Brown, Dennis Ronald Thomas, Eumir Deodato, Robert Mickens, Robert Bell & Kool & The Gang
  James "J.T." Taylor
29.
11/1993

Baby I'm Back
James "J.T." Taylor greentick

from Baby I'm Back   
2 pts






65
R&B


[MCA 54752]
written by James "J.T." Taylor greentick, Nija Battle & Khalis Bayyan
  Louchie Lou & Michie One
Get Down on It
30.
08/1995

Get Down on It
Louchie Lou & Michie One

13 pts








58
UK
written by Khalis Bayyan, Kool & The Gang & James "J.T." Taylor greentick
  Kreuz
Get Down on It
31.
10/1995

Get Down on It
Kreuz

from Kreuz Kontrol   
3 pts








168
UK
written by Khalis Bayyan, Kool & The Gang & James "J.T." Taylor greentick
  Red Raw
32.
10/1995

Ooh La La La
Red Raw

13 pts








59
UK
featuring 007
written by Amir Bayyan & J.T. Taylor greentick
  Kool & The Gang & J.T. Taylor
33.
06/1996

In the Hood
Kool & The Gang & J.T. Taylor

from State of Affairs   
3 pts








148
UK
written by Khalis Bayyan & James "J.T." Taylor greentick
  Peter Andre
All About Us
34.
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, Eumir Deodato, Robert Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, James "J.T." Taylor greentick, Dennis Thomas, Earl Toon & Marco Tiso
  Snoop Dogg
We Just Wanna Party with You
35.
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, Claydes "Charles" Smith, James "JT" Taylor greentick, Jermaine Dupri & Calvin Broadus
  JT Playaz
36.
05/1998

Let's Get Down
JT Playaz

11 pts








64
UK
rm
written by Claydes Smith, Dennis Thomas, Earl Eugene Toon Jr., Eumir Deodato, James "J.T." Taylor greentick, Robert Earl Bell, Robert Mickens & Ronald Nathan Bell
  Pappa Bear
Cherish
37.
05/1998

Cherish
Pappa Bear

from What's My Name?   
17 pts








47
UK
featuring Van Der Toorn
written by James "J.T." Taylor greentick, Ronald Bell & Kool & The Gang
  The Jungle Brothers
38.
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 greentick, Eumir Deodato, Robert Mickens, Claydes Smith & George Brown
  James "J.T." Taylor
39.
05/2000

How
James "J.T." Taylor greentick

from A Brand New Me   
1 pts






82
R&B


with Melis'sa Morgan
[Jake 670001]
written by James "J.T." Taylor greentick & Marcus Quintanilla
  Samantha Mumba
Baby, Come On Over (This Is Our Night)
40.
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, Earl Toon, James "J.T." Taylor greentick, Robert Bell & Ronald Nathan Bell
Baby, Come On Over (This Is Our Night)
41.
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, Earl Toon, James "J.T." Taylor greentick, Robert Bell & Ronald Nathan Bell
  Rachel Brown
42.
03/2007

Let's Fall in Love Again
Rachel Brown

2 pts






64
R&B


[Urban Music 3039]
written by James "J.T." Taylor greentick & The Iz


See also...

James "J.T." Taylor & Regina Belle • Kool & The Gang


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