Ladies' Night is the thirteenth studio album by the funk band Kool & the Gang, released 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. In addition all the cuts from the album reached number five on the disco chart.[4]
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.[5] It also marked the debut of lead vocalist James "J.T." Taylor.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Ronald Bell, Kool & the Gang; except where noted.
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| 1. |
"Ladies' Night" | George Brown, Kool & the Gang |
6:38 |
| 2. |
"Got You into My Life" | |
4:25 |
| 3. |
"If You Feel Like Dancin'" | |
5:05 |
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| 1. |
"Hangin' Out" | |
5:31 |
| 2. |
"Tonight's the Night" | |
7:21 |
| 3. |
"Too Hot" | Brown, Kool & the Gang |
5:05 |
Charts
Album
Singles
Personnel
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
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- 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
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Technical
- Mike Doud - Art Direction
- Joe Kotleba - Cover Design
- Raul Vega - Photography
See also
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1979 (U.S.)
References
- ↑ Hanson, Amy. "Kool & the Gang: Ladies' Night > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
- ↑ "Ladies' Night". Kool & The Gang. warr.org. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
- ↑ Keepnews, Peter (March 6, 1980). "Kool & the Gang: Ladies' Night". Rolling Stone (Straight Arrow) (RS 312). ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on November 16, 2007.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Joel Whitburn's hot dance/disco, 1974-2003. Menomonee Falls, Wis: Record Research Inc. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-89820-156-7.
- ↑ "Kool and The Gang". DiscoMuseum.com. Archived from the original on July 3, 2004. Retrieved October 1, 2006.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Ladies' Night > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums" at AllMusic. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 "Ladies' Night > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singless" at AllMusic. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
- ↑ "Ladies Night". ChartStats.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
- ↑ "Too Hot". ChartStats.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
- ↑ "Hangin' Out". ChartStats.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
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