Open Sesame (Kool & the Gang album)
| Open Sesame | ||||
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| Studio album by Kool & the Gang | ||||
| Released | November 1976 | |||
| Genre | Funk, disco | |||
| Length |
35:03 (LP), 51:33 (CD) | |||
| Label | De-Lite | |||
| Producer | Kool and the Gang | |||
| Kool & the Gang chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Open Sesame is the eighth studio album by the funk band Kool & the Gang, released in 1976. The album yielded the hit title track, "Open Sesame", which achieved some success, first as a top ten R&B single, then later as part of the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack.[2] "Super Band" also reached the R&B top twenty. The album was the second of two albums released by the band in 1976.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Kool & the Gang unless otherwise noted.
| Side one | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Open Sesame (Groove with the Genie)" | Ronald "Khalis Bayyan" Bell/Kool & The Gang | 3:46 |
| 2. | "Gift of Love" | Ronald "Khalis Bayyan" Bell, Donna Johnson/Kool & The Gang | 4:07 |
| 3. | "Little Children" | Claydes Charles Smith, Donna Johnson/Kool & The Gang | 5:28 |
| 4. | "All Night Long" | Claydes Charles Smith, Donna Johnson/Kool & The Gang | 3:53 |
| Side two | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Whisper Softly" | Ronald "Khalis Bayyan" Bell, Donna Johnson/Kool & The Gang | 6:04 |
| 2. | "Super Band" | 4:54 | |
| 3. | "L-O-V-E" | George Brown/Kool & The Gang | 3:23 |
| 4. | "Sunshine" | Robert "Spike" Mickens, Donna Johnson/Kool & The Gang | 3:28 |
| CD release bonus tracks | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 9. | "Open Sesame, Part 2 (Groove with the Genie)" (Single Version) | 4:26 |
| 10. | "Super Band" (Single Version) | 3:20 |
| 11. | "Open Sesame (Groove with the Genie)" (12″ Extended Disco Version) | 8:44 |
Personnel
- Bass, Vocals, Percussion – Robert "Kool" Bell
- Drums – George Brown
- Guitar, Percussion – Claydes Smith
- Saxophone, flute, clavinet, synthesizer, vocals, keyboards, percussion, vibraphone, strings – Ronald Bell
- Saxophone, flute, vocals, percussion, congas – Dennis Thomas
- Trumpet, flugelhorn – Larry Gittens
- Trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion – Robert Mickens
- Vocals, percussion, trombone – Otha Nash
References
- ↑ "Kool & the Gang: Open Sesame" at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- ↑ "Soundtracks for Saturday Night Fever". IMDB. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
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