Ladies' Night | ||||
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Released | September, 1979 | |||
Recorded | 1978–1979 | |||
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Length | 34:05 | |||
Label | De-Lite | |||
Producer | Eumir Deodato | |||
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Singles from Ladies' Night | ||||
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Ladies' Night is the eleventh studio album by the American band Kool & the Gang, released in 1979. It became their first Platinum success, spurred on by two million selling Top Ten singles: the title track "Ladies' Night," (No. 4 in Cash Box; No. 8 in Billboard) and "Too Hot" (No. 5 in Billboard).
The album returned them to the mainstream after a lull in their popularity. Ladies' Night hit number one on the U.S. R&B chart. All the cuts from the album reached number five on the disco chart. [2]
With Ladies' Night, Kool & the Gang made their funk style more mainstream by incorporating some pop and light R&B into the sound. The result was that this album was not only popular during the 1970s black-oriented funk era where the band started, but also during the more popular and diverse disco era. Ladies' Night became their first million selling LP. [3] It also marked the debut of lead vocalist James "J.T." Taylor.
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Rolling Stone | (mixed) [5] |
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The Bay State Banner noted the "lighter sound, one that places the once prominent horns in the background and depends on softer, more implied rhythms but wisely emphasizes the boogie ethic." [7]
All tracks are written by Ronald Bell, Kool & the Gang; except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Ladies' Night" | George Brown, Kool & the Gang | 6:38 |
2. | "Got You into My Life" | 4:25 | |
3. | "If You Feel Like Dancin'" | 5:05 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Hangin' Out" | 5:31 | |
2. | "Tonight's the Night" | 7:21 | |
3. | "Too Hot" | Brown, Kool & the Gang | 5:05 |
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Weekly charts
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Year | Title | Chart | Peak position |
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1979 | Ladies' Night | US Billboard R&B [12] | 1 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [12] | 8 | ||
UK Singles Chart [13] | 9 | ||
1980 | "Too Hot" | US Billboard R&B [12] | 3 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [12] | 5 | ||
UK Singles Chart [13] | 23 | ||
1980 | Hangin' Out | US Billboard R&B [12] | 36 |
UK Singles Chart [13] | 52 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [14] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
On Ladies' Night, Kool & The Gang found the smoothly funky synth-funk sound that would take them into the '80s.