Detaily
Formát: 2 × CD, Compilation
Žánr: Funk / Soul
Styl: Soul, Funk, Disco
• From the album "Kool & The Gang", January 1970 (1-1, 1-2)
• Issued as single, 1970 (1-3)
• From the album "Live At The Sex Machine", January 1971 (1-4, 1-5)
• From the album "Music Is The Message", August 1972 (1-6)
• From the album "Wild And Peaceful", October 1973 (1-7 to 1-9)
• From the album "Light Of Worlds", October 1974 (1-10 to 1-12)
• From the album "Spirit Of The Boogie", 1975 (1-13, 1-14)
• From the album "Love & Understanding", 1976 (1-15)
• From the album "Open Sesame", 1976 (1-16)
• From the album "Ladies Night", 1979 (2-1, 2-2)
• From the album "Celebrate", 1980 (2-3)
• From the album "Something Special", 1981 (2-4, 2-5)
• From the album "As One", 1982 (2-6, 2-7)
• From the album "In The Heart", 1983 (2-8, 2-9)
• From the album "Emergency", 1984 (2-10 to 2-13)
• From the album "Forever", 1986 (2-14, 2-15)
Obsazení:
Alto Saxophone, Flute, Percussion, Vocals – Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas
Backing Vocals [Something Sweet] – Beverly Owens, Cynthia Huggins, Joan Motley, Renee Connel
Bass, Percussion, Vocals – Robert "Kool" Bell (tracks: 1.01 to 1.16)
Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Vocals – George Brown
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion, Vocals – Charles Smith
Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Vocals – Amir Bayyan
Guitar, Vocals – Woody Sparrow (tracks: 1.01 to 1.16)
Keyboards, Vibraphone [Vibes], Vocals – Ricky West (tracks: 1.01 to 1.16)
Keyboards, Vocals – Caldwell MacMillan (tracks: 1.01 to 1.16), Curtis Williams (tracks: 2.01 to 2.15), Earl Toon, Jr. (tracks: 2.01 to 2.15), Kevin "Ice" Lassiter (tracks: 1.01 to 1.16)
Tenor Saxophone, Flute [Alto], Keyboards, Clavinet, Synthesizer [Arp & Moog, String Ensemble], Percussion, Vibraphone [Vibes], Vocals – Ronald "Khalis" Bell
Trombone, Vocals – Clifford Adams
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Percussion, Vocals – Robert "Spike" Mickens
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Vocals – Larry Gittens, Michael Ray (tracks: 2.01 to 2.15)
Valve Trombone, Trombone [Slide] – Otha Nash
Vocals – James "JT" Taylor (tracks: 2.01 to 2.15)
Vocals ["boogie Man"] – Donal Boyce*