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Ladies' Night was an album released by the funk band Kool and the Gang in 1979. The album became their first major success especially after the release of the title track, the U.S. #8 "Ladies' Night," and the U.S. #5 follow-up "Too Hot" which both became Billboard Top 10 hits. The album brought a return to the mainstream after a lull in success from 1976-1978.
Ladies' Night was the album where Kool & the Gang perfected their funky style and made it more mainstream by incorporating some pop and light R&B into the sound. The result was that this album was not only popular during the 1970s black-oriented funk era where the band started, but also during the more popular and diverse disco era. Ladies' Night became their first Platinum album. [1]
[edit] Track lists
| Side |
Title |
Writer(s) |
Length |
| A1 |
"Ladies' Night" |
Brown/Kool & the Gang |
6:38 |
| A2 |
"Got You Into My Life" |
Bell/Kool & the Gang |
4:25 |
| A3 |
"If You Feel Like Dancin'" |
Bell/Kool & the Gang |
5:05 |
| B1 |
"Hangin' Out" |
Bell/Kool & the Gang |
5:31 |
| B2 |
"Tonight's The Night" |
Bell/Kool & the Gang |
7:21 |
| B3 |
"Too Hot" |
Brown/Kool & the Gang |
5:05 |
Album: US#13, R&B#1
- Ladies Night US#8, RB#1, UK#9
- Too Hot US#5 ,RB#3 ,UK#23
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Musical
- Clifford Adams - Trombone
- Christine Albert - Trumpet
- Robert "Kool" Bell - Bass, Vocals
- Ronald Bell - Keyboards, Vocals, Wind
- George "Funky" Brown - Drums, Keyboards, Vocals
- Diane Cameron - Vocals
- Deodato - Keyboards
- Jon Faddis - Trumpet
- Cynthia Huggins - Vocals
- Adam Ippolito - Keyboards
- Robert "Spike" Mickens - Trumpet, Vocals
- Joan Motley - Vocals
- Charles Smith - Guitar, Vocals
- James "J.T." Taylor - Vocals
- Dennis "D.T." Thomas - Keyboards, Vocals, Wind
- Cedric Toon - Vocals
- Earl Toon - Keyboards, Vocals
[edit] Technical
- Mike Doud - Art Direction
- Joe Kotleba - Cover Design
- Raul Vega - Photography
[edit] References
- ^ DiscoMuseum Kool & the Gang page. Accessed: October 1, 2006
[edit] External links
