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| Released | 2004 | |||
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| Label | Edel Records | |||
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The Hits Reloaded is a studio album by the band Kool & the Gang issued in 2004 by Edel Records. [2] The LP reached No. 19 on the Swiss Pop Albums chart, No. 21 on the UK R&B Albums chart, No. 26 on both the Italian Pop Album and German Pop Album charts and No. 30 on the French Pop Albums chart. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ladies Night" (featuring Atomic Kitten) | 3:08 |
| 2. | "Get Down On It" (featuring Blue & Lil' Kim) | 4:15 |
| 3. | "Fresh" (featuring Liberty X) | 3:08 |
| 4. | "Cherish" (featuring Ashanti) | 4:26 |
| 5. | "Joanna" (featuring Blazin' Squad) | 4:10 |
| 6. | "Too Hot" (featuring Lisa Stansfield) | 4:30 |
| 7. | "Straight Ahead" (featuring Jamelia) | 3:30 |
| 8. | "Steppin' Out" (featuring Beverley Knight) | 4:17 |
| 9. | "Hollywood Swingin'" (featuring Jamiroquai) | 4:14 |
| 10. | "Summer Madness" (featuring Youssou N'Dour) | 4:05 |
| 11. | "Jungle Boogie" (featuring Redman) | 3:23 |
| 12. | "Take My Heart" (featuring Blu Cantrell) | 4:04 |
| 13. | "Ladies Night" (featuring Sean Paul with Spanner Banner) | 3:38 |
| 14. | "Cherish" (featuring Natural) | 4:33 |
| 15. | "Serious" (featuring Xavier Naidoo with Mousse T.) | 4:30 |
| 16. | "Where Da Boogie At!" (featuring R.O.C with Da Prince Hakim) | 3:39 |
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop) [8] | 50 |
| France [7] | 30 |
| Germany [6] | 26 |
| Italy [5] | 26 |
| Switzerland (Hitparade) [4] | 19 |
| UK R&B Albums [3] | 21 |
Kool & the Gang is an American band formed in Jersey City, New Jersey, in 1964 by brothers Robert "Kool" Bell and Ronald Bell, with Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Charles Smith, George Brown, and Ricky West. They have undergone numerous changes in personnel and have explored many musical styles throughout their history, including jazz, soul, funk, rock, and pop music. After settling on their name following several changes, the group signed to De-Lite Records and released their debut album, Kool and the Gang (1969).
Ladies Night is the third and final studio album by English girl group Atomic Kitten released on 10 November 2003. "If You Come to Me" was released as the lead single from the album on 27 October 2003, followed by the second single "Ladies' Night" featuring Kool & the Gang, which was released on 15 December 2003. The third and final single "Someone like Me" was released on 29 March 2004 and was the group's official last single following the announcement of their indefinite hiatus.
Being Somebody is the second studio album by English-Irish pop vocal group Liberty X. It was released on 3 November 2003 via V2 Records. The album was released a year-and-a-half after their debut release, Thinking It Over. The album peaked at number 12 on the UK Albums Chart, selling around 75,000 copies in its first week of release.
James "J.T." Warren Taylor is an American singer and actor who achieved worldwide fame as the lead singer of Kool & the Gang between 1979 and 1986.
Kool and the Gang is the self-titled debut studio album by funk band Kool & the Gang. The album was released in December 1969, and charted on the Billboard R&B album chart at #43.
Ladies' Night is the eleventh studio album by the funk band Kool & the Gang, released in 1979. The album became their first major success especially after the release of the title track, the U.S. #8 "Ladies' Night," and the U.S. #5 follow-up "Too Hot" which both became Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. The album brought a return to the mainstream after a lull in success from 1976-1978. Ladies' Night reached number one on the U.S. R&B chart. Additionally, all the cuts from the album reached number five on the disco chart.
"Celebration" is a song released in 1980 by Kool & the Gang from their album Celebrate!. It was the band's first and only single to reach No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
"Ladies' Night" is the hit title track on the album of the same name released in 1979 by American band Kool & the Gang. The song is a play on the popular use of "Ladies Nights" at bars and clubs that were meant to draw in more female patrons in order to draw in even more male clientele. The song as a single was a success, and became a radio staple. It was also a chart success, peaking at number 8 on the us Billboard Hot 100 in 1980 and stayed atop the R&B charts for two weeks. It also gave them their first hit in the United Kingdom in August 1979, peaking at number 9 in the UK Singles Chart.
"Get Down on It" is a 1981 song by American band Kool & the Gang. It was originally released on their Something Special album in 1981. The single was certified Gold by the RIAA.
Something Special is the thirteenth studio album by American band Kool & the Gang, released in 1981. It was the group's third consecutive Platinum-certified album.
Forever is the seventeenth studio album by the funk band Kool & the Gang, released in 1986. The album included two major hits on the US Hot 100 Chart: "Victory" and "Stone Love". Three additional singles charted, "Holiday" reached the top ten on the R&B Chart, "Special Way" reached #6 on the Adult Contemporary chart. and "Peacemaker" was released in international markets and charted at #20 in New Zealand.
De-Lite Records, whose formal name was De-Lite Recorded Sound Corporation, was a record label specializing in R&B music from 1969 to 1985; Island Records now manages the De-Lite catalog.
"Hollywood Swinging" is a 1974 song by R&B/funk band Kool & the Gang from their album Wild and Peaceful. It was written by Robert "Kool" Bell, Ronald Bell, George M. Brown, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, Dennis R. Thomas and Rick A. Westfield.
"Higher Plane" is the name of a hit song by R&B/funk band Kool & the Gang and written by Robert Earl Bell, Ronald Nathan Bell, George Melvin Brown, Robert Spike Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, Dennis Thomas and Rick Westfield. From the album Light of Worlds, the single spent one week at number one on the R&B singles chart in October, 1974. It also peaked at number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. The song was included on the 1975 Kool & the Gang Greatest Hits! record.
"Cherish" is a song by American R&B band Kool & the Gang, released in 1985. It was the third single released from the band's sixteenth studio album, Emergency. It was certified Gold by the RIAA and held the number 1 position on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart for six weeks running. It would ultimately rank as the biggest Adult Contemporary chart hit of the 1980s.
This article presents the discography of American jazz/R&B/soul/funk/disco group Kool & the Gang.
"Misled" is a 1984 song by American R&B group Kool & the Gang taken from their album, Emergency. The song takes influence from rock and pop music. It reached number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
"Fresh" is a song by the American group Kool & the Gang. Released as a single in 1984 from the album Emergency, the song peaked at #11 on the UK chart, #9 on the U.S. Hot 100 charts, and was number one on both the U.S. R&B and dance charts.
"Too Hot" is a R&B/Soul song recorded by the American band Kool & the Gang for their 1979 album Ladies' Night. It was written by George Brown and Kool & the Gang, and produced by Eumir Deodato and Kool & the Gang. The song reached number five on the US Billboard Hot 100.
"Steppin' Out" was a hit song for Kool & the Gang. It reached #89 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #12 on the R&B chart. The song was re-released in 2004, featuring Beverley Knight, for the remix album The Hits: Reloaded.
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