Kool & The Gang

Songs Performed or Written by Kool & The GangTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Kool & the Gang is an American R&B, soul and funk band formed in Jersey City, New Jersey, in 1964. Its founding members include brothers Robert "Kool" Bell and Ronald Bell (also known as "Khalis Bayyan"), Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Charles Smith, George "Funky" Brown, Woodrow "Woody" Sparrow and Ricky Westfield. They have undergone numerous changes in personnel and have explored many musical styles throughout their history, including jazz, rhythm and blues, soul, funk, disco, rock and... [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
1.
09/1969

Kool and the Gang
Kool & The Gang greentick

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, Robert Mickens, Rick Westfield, Claydes Smith, Woodrow Sparrow & Dennis Thomas
2.
12/1969

The Gang's Back Again
Kool & The Gang greentick

from Kool and the Gang   
11 pts
85
US




37
R&B


instrumental
[De-lite 523]
written by Gene Redd
3.
06/1970

Let the Music Take Your Mind
Kool & The Gang greentick

from Kool and the Gang   
16 pts
78
US




19
R&B


[De-Lite 529]
written by Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Robert Mickens, Gene Redd, Claydes Smith, Woodrow Sparrow, Dennis Thomas & Rick Westfield
4.
09/1970

Funky Man
Kool & The Gang greentick

from Live at the Sex Machine   Live at the Sex Machine
16 pts
87
US




16
R&B


[De-Lite 534]
written by Kool & The Gang greentick & Gene Redd
5.
01/1971

Who's Gonna Take the Weight (Part One)
Kool & The Gang greentick

from Live at the Sex Machine   Live at the Sex Machine
9 pts
113
US




28
R&B


instrumental
[De-Lite 538]
written by Kool & The Gang greentick & Gene Redd
I Want to Take You Higher
6.
06/1971

I Want to Take You Higher
Kool & The Gang greentick

from Live at the Sex Machine   Live at the Sex Machine
7 pts
105
US




35
R&B


live
[De-Lite 540]
written by Sylvester Stewart
7.
02/1972

Love the Life You Live (Part I)
Kool & The Gang greentick

from Music Is the Message   
8 pts
107
US




31
R&B


[De-Lite 546]
written by Gene Redd & Kool & The Gang greentick
8.
08/1973

Funky Stuff
Kool & The Gang greentick

from Wild and Peaceful   Wild and Peaceful
71 pts
29
US




5
R&B
54
UK
[De-Lite 557]
written by Kool & The Gang greentick
Jungle Boogie
9.
12/1973

Jungle Boogie
Kool & The Gang greentick

from Wild and Peaceful   Wild and Peaceful
204 pts
4
US




2
R&B
51
UK
[De-Lite 559]
written by Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, Donald Boyce, Melvin Brown, Robert Mickens, Claydes Smith, Dennis Thomas & Richard Westfield
Hollywood Swinging
10.
04/1974

Hollywood Swinging
Kool & The Gang greentick

from Wild and Peaceful   Wild and Peaceful
159 pts
6
US




1
R&B
52
UK
[De-Lite 561]
written by Kool & The Gang greentick & Gene Redd
11.
08/1974

Higher Plane
Kool & The Gang greentick

from Light of Worlds   Light of Worlds
65 pts
37
US




1
R&B
52
UK
[De-Lite 1562]
written by Kool & The Gang greentick & Khalis Bayyan
12.
12/1974

Rhyme Time People
Kool & The Gang greentick

from Light of Worlds   Light of Worlds
32 pts
63
US




3
R&B


[De-Lite 1563]
written by Kool & The Gang greentick, Saunders & Dennis Thomas
13.
03/1975

Spirit of the Boogie / Summer Madness
Kool & The Gang greentick

from Spirit of the Boogie   
72 pts
35
US




1
R&B
53
UK
B side Summer Madness charted from 21 june 1975 in US Hot 100; b side Summer Madness charted from 12 july 1975 in US R&B charts and peaked at #36
[De-Lite 1567]
written by Ronald Bell, D. Boyce, Kool & The Gang greentick, Robert Mickens & Alton Taylor
14.
10/1975

Caribbean Festival
Kool & The Gang greentick

from Spirit of the Boogie   
32 pts
55
US




6
R&B


instrumental
[De-Lite 1573]
written by Khalis Bayyan & Kool & The Gang greentick
15.
03/1976

Love and Understanding (Come Together)
Kool & The Gang greentick

from Love & Understanding   Love & Understanding
22 pts
77
US




8
R&B


[De-Lite 1579]
written by Khalis Bayyan, Kool & The Gang greentick & Claydes Charles Smith
16.
06/1976

Universal Sound
Kool & The Gang greentick

from Love & Understanding   Love & Understanding
5 pts
101
US




71
R&B


[De-Lite 1583]
written by Khalis Bayyan & Kool & The Gang greentick
Open Sesame
17.
10/1976

Open Sesame
Kool & The Gang greentick

from Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track   Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track
40 pts
55
US


13
dance
6
R&B


[De-Lite 1586]
written by Kool & The Gang greentick & Robert "Kool" Bell
18.
03/1977

Super Band
Kool & The Gang greentick

from Open Sesame   
28 pts
101
US




17
R&B
53
UK
[De-Lite 1590]
written by Kool & The Gang greentick
19.
03/1978

Slick Superchick
Kool & The Gang greentick

from The Force   
10 pts
102
US




19
R&B


[De-Lite 901]
written by Kool & The Gang greentick & George Brown
20.
12/1978

Everybody's Dancin'
Kool & The Gang greentick

1 pts






65
R&B


instrumental
[De-Lite 9509]
written by Ronald Bell & Kool & The Gang greentick
Ladies' Night
21.
09/1979

Ladies' Night
Kool & The Gang greentick

from Ladies' Night   Ladies' Night
211 pts
8
US




1
R&B
9
UK
[De-Lite 801]
written by George Brown & Kool & The Gang greentick
22.
09/1979

Ladies' Night (all cuts)
Kool & The Gang greentick

from Ladies' Night   Ladies' Night
17 pts




5
dance




written by Kool & The Gang greentick, George Brown & Ronald Bell
Too Hot
23.
01/1980

Too Hot
Kool & The Gang greentick

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


3
R&B
23
UK
[De-Lite 802]
written by George Brown & Kool & The Gang greentick
24.
05/1980

Hangin' Out
Kool & The Gang greentick

from Ladies' Night   Ladies' Night
21 pts
103
US




36
R&B
52
UK
[De-Lite 804]
written by Robert "Kool" Bell & Kool & The Gang greentick
Celebration
25.
10/1980

#2  Celebration
Kool & The Gang greentick

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, Dennis Ronald Thomas, Eumir Deodato, Robert Mickens, Robert Bell & Kool & The Gang greentick
Take It to the Top
26.
11/1980

Take It to the Top
Kool & The Gang greentick

from Celebrate!   Celebrate!
101 pts




1
dance
11
R&B
15
UK
charted as Celebration / Take It to the Top in US dance charts
[De-Lite 810]
written by Robert "Kool" Bell & Kool & The Gang greentick
Jones vs. Jones
27.
02/1981

Jones vs. Jones
Kool & The Gang greentick

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 & Kool & The Gang greentick
Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)
28.
10/1981

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

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 greentick, Claydes Charles Smith & James "J.T." Taylor
Get Down on It
29.
10/1981

#4  Get Down on It
Kool & The Gang greentick

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 greentick & James "J.T." Taylor
30.
10/1981

Steppin' Out
Kool & The Gang greentick

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 greentick & James "J.T." Taylor
Big Fun
31.
08/1982

Big Fun
Kool & The Gang greentick

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, Ronald Bell & Kool & The Gang greentick
Let's Go Dancin' (Ooh La La La)
32.
10/1982

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

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 & Kool & The Gang greentick
33.
12/1982

Hi De Hi Hi De Ho
Kool & The Gang greentick

from As One   As One
32 pts








29
UK
written by Kool & The Gang greentick, Ronald Bell & James "J.T." Taylor
34.
03/1983

Street Kids
Kool & The Gang greentick

1 pts






78
R&B


[De-Lite 825]
written by George Brown, James "J.T." Taylor & Kool & The Gang greentick
  Robert Palmer
35.
06/1983

You Can Have It (Take My Heart)
Robert Palmer

from Pride   Pride
10 pts








66
UK
written by Kool & The Gang greentick, J.T. Taylor, George Brown & Claydes Smith
  Kool & The Gang
Joanna
36.
11/1983

#1  Joanna
Kool & The Gang greentick

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 & Kool & The Gang greentick
37.
12/1983

Straight Ahead
Kool & The Gang greentick

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 & Kool & The Gang greentick
38.
02/1984

#5  Tonight
Kool & The Gang greentick

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, Curtis "Fitz" Williams & Kool & The Gang greentick
39.
04/1984

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

from In the Heart   In the Heart
93 pts








7
UK
written by Robert Bell, James "J.T." Taylor, Ronald Bell & Kool & The Gang greentick
Fresh
40.
11/1984

Fresh
Kool & The Gang greentick

from Emergency   Emergency
219 pts
9
US
5
AC
1
dance
1
R&B
11
UK
[De-Lite 880623]
written by Kool & The Gang greentick & James "J.T." Taylor
41.
11/1984

Misled
Kool & The Gang greentick

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 greentick & James "J.T." Taylor
Cherish
42.
05/1985

#3  Cherish
Kool & The Gang greentick

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 greentick & James "J.T." Taylor
Emergency
43.
10/1985

Emergency
Kool & The Gang greentick

from Emergency   Emergency
84 pts
18
US


41
dance
7
R&B
50
UK
[De-Lite 884199]
written by George Brown, Kool & The Gang greentick & James "J.T." Taylor
Victory
44.
11/1986

Victory
Kool & The Gang greentick

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 greentick & James "J.T." Taylor
Stone Love
45.
01/1987

Stone Love
Kool & The Gang greentick

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 greentick & James "J.T." Taylor
46.
06/1987

Holiday
Kool & The Gang greentick

from Forever   Forever
21 pts
66
US




9
R&B


[Mercury 888712]
written by Curtis "Fitz" Williams, Kool & The Gang greentick & James "J.T." Taylor
47.
10/1987

Special Way
Kool & The Gang greentick

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
48.
08/1988

Rags to Riches
Kool & The Gang greentick

from Greatest Hits & More   
3 pts






38
R&B


[Mercury 870513]
written by Abdul Muhammad Meekaaeel & Halaa Muhammad Imani
49.
09/1988

Greatest Hits & More (EP)
Kool & The Gang greentick

from Greatest Hits & More   
3 pts




40
dance




Celebration '88
50.
12/1988

Celebration '88
Kool & The Gang greentick

13 pts








56
UK
R
written by Donna Johnson, Claydes Charles Smith, Earl Toon, James "J.T." Taylor, Ronald Nathan Bell, George Melvin Brown, Dennis Ronald Thomas, Eumir Deodato, Robert Mickens, Robert Bell & Kool & The Gang greentick
51.
07/1989

Raindrops
Kool & The Gang greentick

from Sweat   
5 pts






27
R&B


[Mercury 874402]
written by Chuckii Booker
52.
10/1989

Never Give Up
Kool & The Gang greentick

from Sweat   
1 pts






74
R&B


[Mercury 876072]
written by Stacy Ann Habeeb & David Bellochio
  The UK Mixmasters
53.
02/1991

The Night Fever Megamix
The UK Mixmasters

42 pts








23
UK
as The Mixmasters
written by Kool & The Gang greentick, Ronald Bell, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb, Leroy Green & Ron Kersey
  Kool & The Gang
Get Down on It
54.
07/1991

Get Down on It
Kool & The Gang greentick

10 pts








69
UK
R
written by Khalis Bayyan, Kool & The Gang greentick & James "J.T." Taylor
  Kylie Minogue
Celebration
55.
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, Dennis Ronald Thomas, Eumir Deodato, Robert Mickens, Robert Bell & Kool & The Gang greentick
  Louchie Lou & Michie One
Get Down on It
56.
08/1995

Get Down on It
Louchie Lou & Michie One

13 pts








58
UK
written by Khalis Bayyan, Kool & The Gang greentick & James "J.T." Taylor
  Kreuz
Get Down on It
57.
10/1995

Get Down on It
Kreuz

from Kreuz Kontrol   
3 pts








168
UK
written by Khalis Bayyan, Kool & The Gang greentick & James "J.T." Taylor
  Pappa Bear
Cherish
58.
05/1998

Cherish
Pappa Bear

from What's My Name?   
17 pts








47
UK
featuring Van Der Toorn
written by James "J.T." Taylor, Ronald Bell & Kool & The Gang greentick
  Nobody's Angel
59.
02/2000

If You Wanna Dance
Nobody's Angel

from Nobody's Angel   
3 pts




39
dance




written by Gregory G. Curtis, Sherree Ford-Payne & Kool & The Gang greentick
  Atomic Kitten
Ladies Night
60.
12/2003

Ladies Night
Atomic Kitten

from Ladies Night   Ladies Night
101 pts








8
UK
featuring Kool & The Gang
written by George Brown & Kool & The Gang greentick
Ladies Night
61.
01/2005

Ladies Night
Atomic Kitten

from The Collection   The Collection
3 pts








125
UK
featuring Kool & The Gang
R
written by George Brown & Kool & The Gang greentick
  Kool & The Gang
62.
04/2006

Steppin' into Love
Kool & The Gang greentick

from Still Kool   
1 pts






96
R&B


[KTFA 6120]
written by Khalis Bayyan


See also...

Claydes Charles Smith • Clifford Adams • Curtis "Fitz" WilliamsDennis ThomasGeorge BrownJames "J.T." TaylorMichael RayRobert BellRobert MickensRonald Bell

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