The Force (Kool & the Gang album)
The Force is the ninth studio by the funk band Kool & the Gang, released in 1977. It failed to generate much impact, and has become the first of two albums between the group's two periods of success. It was after the first string of hits in the mid and early 1970s, and before the group hit it big in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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Released | 1977 | |||
Genre | Funk | |||
Length | 35:47 | |||
Label | De-Lite | |||
Producer | Kool and the Gang | |||
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Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "A Place in Space" | Ronald Bell, Kool & the Gang | 4:49 |
2. | "Slick Superchick" | George Brown, Kool & the Gang | 4:05 |
3. | "Just Be True" | Ronald Bell, Kool & the Gang | 4:21 |
4. | "The Force" | Ronald Bell, Kool & the Gang | 4:26 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Mighty, Mighty High" | Ronald Bell, Kool & the Gang | 6:51 |
2. | "Oasis" | Ronald Bell, Kool & the Gang | 6:06 |
3. | "Life's a Song" | Claydes Smith, Kool & the Gang | 2:58 |
4. | "Free" | Ronald Bell, Kool & the Gang | 2:11 |
Personnel
- Ronald Bell – vocals, keyboards, clavinet, ARP synthesizer, percussion, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, alto flute
- Kevin Lassiter – vocals, keyboards, clavinet, Minimoog, percussion
- George Brown – vocals, keyboards, clavinet, drums, percussion
- Dennis Thomas – vocals, keyboards, congas, percussion, alto saxophone
- Claydes Smith – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, percussion
- Robert "Kool" Bell – vocals, bass guitar, percussion
- Otha Nash – vocals, valve and slide trombones, tuba, percussion
- Robert Mickens – vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion
- Additional Personnel
- Jimmy J. Jordan – special effects
- Donal Boyce – voice (1, 4)
- Cynthia Huggins – lead vocals (6)
- Female vocals – Renee Connel, Cynthia Huggins, Joan Motley and Beverly Owens
- Arthur Capehart – trumpet (7)
- Strings on 6 & 7 – MFSB; arranged by John Davis
Production
- Producer – K&G Productions
- Arrangements – Kool and The Gang
- Co-Producer – George Brown
- Executive Producers – Ronald Bell and Claydes Smith
- Engineers – Terry Rosiello and Nils Salminen
- Mixing – Ronald Bell, Terry Rosiello and Nils Salminen.
- Recorded at De-Lite Recorded Sound Studio (Philadelphia, PA).
- Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
- Cover Painting – DeEs Schwertberger
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