As One (Kool & the Gang album)
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As One is the fourteenth studio album by the funk band Kool and the Gang, released in 1982. The album did not yield any #1 singles, but the song "Let's Go Dancin'" (~4:00) did make the top ten, peaking at #7 on the U.S. R&B chart and #6 on the UK Singles Chart.[2]
Track listing
| 1. |
"Street Kids" | George Brown, Kool & the Gang |
5:50 |
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"Big Fun" | George Brown, Robert "Kool" Bell, Ronald Bell, Kool & the Gang |
5:00 |
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"As One" | Marcangelo Perricelli, Robert Mickens, Kool & the Gang |
4:41 |
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"Hi De Hi, Hi De Ho" | Ronald Bell, Kool & the Gang |
4:22 |
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"Let's Go Dancin' (Ooh La La La)" | Ronald Bell, Kool & the Gang |
6:40 |
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"Pretty Baby" | George Brown, Kool & the Gang |
4:43 |
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"Think It Over" | Curtis Williams, Kool & the Gang |
4:35 |
Personnel
- Bass guitar, backing vocals – Robert "Kool" Bell
- Drums, Backing Vocals – George Brown
- Guitar – Charles Smith
- Tenor saxophone, OB-X synthesizer, backing vocals – Ronald Bell
- Keyboards, alto saxophone – Curtis Williams
- Lead and backing vocals – James "J.T." Taylor
- Percussion – Jimmy Maelen
- Keyboards – Eumir Deodato
- Alto saxophone – Steve Greenfield
- Trombone, backing vocals – Clifford Adams
- Trumpet, backing vocals – Michael Ray, Robert Mickens
- Handclaps – Dennis Thomas
- Strings – Kermit Moore
- Production
- Engineer – Cliff Hodsdon, Jim Bonnefond
- Assistant engineers – Barbara Ivone, Nelson Ayres
- Mixed by – Jim Bonnefond, Gabe Vigorito, Eumir Deodato
- Mastered by – Jose Rodriguez, Gabe Vigorito
- Producer – Eumir Deodato
- Co-producer – Kool & The Gang
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- Art
- Design – Mo Ström
- Art direction – Bill Levy, Bob Heimall
- Cover concept and artwork by – Quintet Associates
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