Spirit of the Boogie

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Spirit of the Boogie
Studio album by Kool & the Gang
Released	August 1975
Genre	Funk
Length	42:33
Label	De-Lite
Kool & the Gang chronology
Light of Worlds (1974) Spirit of the Boogie (1975) Love & Understanding (1976)

Spirit of the Boogie was a highly successful album released in 1975 by Kool & the Gang. It can be seen as a follow-up to "Wild And Peaceful" (1973); The instrumental "Jungle Jazz" uses the same basic rythm track heard in "Jungle Boogie", but lets the players improvise on their instruments (saxophone, trumpet and flute). Reminiscences or earlier works can be noticed ("Ride The Rhythm" contains the line: "making merry music...", which was the name of a song from their 1972 album, "Good Times"). "Spirit of the Boogie" features Donal Boyce, who was rapping on "Jungle Boogie". Some african influence can be felt, and the band even play in a West-Indian style on "Caribbean Festival", another instrumental track, with once more lots of room for improvisation.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Chart positions 3.1 Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album 3.2 Billboard (North America) - singles

[edit] Track listing

1. "Spirit of the Boogie" (Bayyan/Boyce/Kool & the Gang) - 4:52
2. "Ride the Rhythm" (Bayyan/Kool & the Gang) - 2:55
3. "Jungle Jazz" (Bayyan/Kool & the Gang) - 4:43
4. "Sunshine and Love" (Bayyan/Kool & the Gang) - 3:46
5. "Ancestral Ceremony" (Bayyan/Kool & the Gang) - 3:39
6. "Mother Earth" (Bayyan/Brown/Kool & the Gang) - 5:38
7. "Winter Sadness" (Bayyan/Kool & the Gang/Smith) - 5:04
8. "Caribbean Festival" (Bayyan/Kool & the Gang) - 9:26

[edit] Personnel

• Kool & the Gang - Arranger, Producer
• Amir-Salaam Bayyan - Guitar
• Khalis Bayyan - Piano, Arranger, Sax (Tenor), Vocals, Clavinet, Kalimba, Arp
• Robert "Kool" Bell - Bass, Vocals
• Donal Boyce - Vocals
• George "Funky" Brown - Percussion, Piano, Drums, Vocals
• Godfrey Diamond - Engineer, Mixing
• Ron Saint Germain - Engineer
• Harvey Goldberg - Engineer, Mixing
• Alec Head - Engineer
• Ray Janos - Engineer
• Robert "Spike" Mickens - Percussion, Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Vocals
• Otha Nash - Trombone, Vocals
• Terry Rosiello - Engineer
• Dennis "D.T." Thomas - Flute, Sax (Alto), Vocals
• Ricky West - Vocals, Clavinet
• Gary N. Mayo - Digital Remastering
• Henry Arvinger - Photography
• Claydes E.X. Smith - Guitar
• Something Sweet - Vocals (bckgr)

[edit] Chart positions

[edit] Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album

Year	Chart	Position
1975	Black Albums	5
1975	Jazz Albums	18
1975	Pop Albums	48

[edit] Billboard (North America) - singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1975	Spirit of the Boogie	Black Singles	1
1975	Caribbean Festival	Black Singles	6
1975	Spirit of the Boogie	Pop Singles	35
1975	Caribbean Festival	Pop Singles	55