Love & Understanding
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Love & Understanding is the seventh studio album by the funk band Kool and the Gang, released in 1976. The album had mild success. Three tracks, "Hollywood Swinging", "Summer Madness" and "Universal Sound" were recorded live at the Rainbow Theatre in London, England.[2]
The song "Summer Madness" was used in the motion picture Rocky as radio background during a scene in Rocky's home. It is also featured in the soundtrack of the videogame Tony Hawk's Project 8,[3] Grand Theft Auto: Vice City,[4] and in a Nike commercial. "Hollywood Swinging" is featured in the soundtrack of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.[5]
Track listing
| 1. |
"Love & Understanding" | Claydes Smith, Khalis Bayyan, Kool & the Gang |
7:51 |
| 2. |
"Sugar" | George Brown, Kool & the Gang |
5:37 |
| 3. |
"Do It Right Now" | Otha Nash, Kool & the Gang |
3:55 |
| 4. |
"Cosmic Energy" | Smith, Bayyan, Kool & the Gang |
3:11 |
| 1. |
"Hollywood Swinging" (live) | Ricky West, Kool & the Gang |
5:40 |
| 2. |
"Summer Madness" (live) | Alton Taylor, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Kool & the Gang |
8:01 |
| 3. |
"Universal Sound" (live) | Bayyan, Kool & the Gang |
4:04 |
| 4. |
"Come Together" | Smith, Bayyan, Kool & the Gang |
2:48 |
Personnel
- Bass, vocals – Robert "Kool" Bell
- Drums, vocals, percussion – George Brown
- Guitar – Claydes Smith, Kevin Bell
- Piano – Ricky West
- Alto saxophone – Peter Duarte
- Alto saxophone, vocals, flute, congas – Dennis Thomas
- Tenor saxophone – Dennis White
- Tenor saxophone, alto flute, piano, vocals, ARP synthesizer – Ronald Bell
- Trombone – Ray Wright
- Trombone, vocals – Otha Nash
- Trumpet – Spike Mickens
- Trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals – Larry Gitten
- Backing vocals – Don Boyce, Royal Jackson, Something Sweet, Tomorrow's Edition
- Production
- Arranged and written by – Kool & the Gang
- Engineer – B. Clearwater, H. Goldberg, T. Rosiello
- Mixed by – Terry Rosiellio
- Mastered by – Earl Williams
- Producer – K.G. Productions
- Executive producer – Khalis Bayyan
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