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Twice as Kool: The Hits of Kool & the Gang
Compilation album by
Released1983
Genre Funk, jazz, R&B
Label De-Lite
ProducerK & G productions, Eumir Deodato Kool and the Gang
Kool & the Gang chronology
Kool & the Gang Spin Their Top Hits
(1978)
Twice as Kool: The Hits of Kool & the Gang
(1983)
The Very Best of Kool & the Gang: Let's Go Dancing
(1984)

Twice as Kool: The Hits of Kool & the Gang is a compilation double album by the funk band Kool & the Gang, released in 1983 on De-Lite Records. The album reached No. 4 on the UK Pop Albums chart. Twice as Kool: The Hits of Kool & the Gang has also been certified gold in the UK by the British Phonographic Industry. [1] [2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [3]

With a 3.5 out of 5 star rating Sharon Mawer of AllMusic declared " Twice as Kool also featured most of the early U.S. funk hits, but for an unknown reason omitted " Jungle Boogie." Obviously later compilations added the big ballad hits from the mid-'80s, but in the summer of 1983, Twice as Kool was an ideal introduction to a band, who, despite some big singles, had largely been overlooked." [3]

Track listing

Side One Ladies' Night George Brown, Kool & the Gang 6:32
Big Fun George Brown, JT Taylor, Kool & The Gang, Robert "Kool" Bell, Ronald Bell 5:02
Celebration Kool & The Gang, Ronald Bell 4:56
Take It To The Top Kool & The Gang, Ronald Bell 4:15
Side Two Summer Madness Alton Taylor, Robert Mickens 4:15
Open Sesame Kool & The Gang, Ronald Bell 3:40
Steppin' Out JT Taylor, Kool & The Gang, Ronald Bell 4:42
Night People Kool & The Gang, Ronald Bell 3:42
Street Kids George Brown, JT Taylor, Kool & The Gang 5:08
Side Three Ooh La, La, La, (Let's Go Dancin') Amir Bayyan, J. Taylor*, Kool & The Gang 6:39
Get Down On It (Extended Remix) JT Taylor, Kool & The Gang, Ronald Bell 6:05
Hi De Hi, Hi De Ho JT Taylor, Kool & The Gang, Ronald Bell 3:58
Funky Stuff Kool & The Gang 3:02
Hollywood Swinging Kool & The Gang, Ricky West 4:36
Side Four Jones Vs Jones George Brown, Kool & The Gang 4:10
Too Hot George Brown, Kool & The Gang 5:02
Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It) Claydes Smith, George Brown, JT Taylor, Kool & The Gang 5:04
Hangin' Out Kool & The Gang, Ronald Bell 5:00

References

  1. ^ "TWICE AS KOOL by KOOL AND THE GANG". Official Charts.
  2. ^ "Kool & The Gang - Twice As Kool". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Kool & the Gang – Twice as Kool: The Hits of Kool & the Gang". Allmusic. Retrieved August 5, 2023.