Kool and the Gang - Gold [Original recording remastered]

Kool & The Gang | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 1, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Island / Mercury
• ASIN: B0007OY460
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #38,608 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Japanese only SHM-CD (Super High Material CD - playable on all CD players) pressing. Universal. 2008. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

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25 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome compliation & YES there is a way to make this what you want!!!!!! COME TO THE DARK SIDE & I WILL SHOW YOU!!!!, June 29, 2005

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Chad Lee Cubitt (Roanoke, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kool and the Gang - Gold (Audio CD)

This cd has everything you would from Kool & The Gang from the great 70's material to the 80's with JT Taylor starting with Celebration.

What can be said about this collection well 1st things 1st they get wrongfully lumped into the cheesy 80's sound as "a great 70's band that tried to stay relevant in the 80's".....WRONG!!!

starting with the 80's material you had Ladies Night which i would like someone to find me a women around the country that doesn't like this song. Has a great hook & it showcases what made them of the premier bands in the 70's

then you have Too Hot, Celebration & Get Down On It all of which can be heard in any club venturing out any weekend in America.

These 3 songs put together are better & have more substance than any so called r & b act coming out today with the exception of a few (Alicia Keys & a few others)

NOW to the bone crushing slamming rock hard FUNK of the 70's Jungle Boogie, Hollywood Swinging, Funky Stuff, Open Sesame all these do is show bands today how it needs to be done.

Anybody out there that reads this review & who is a musician don't sample, PLAY THE ACTUAL INSTRUMENTS!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!

There is a reason these guys are still kicking in the business listen to this & you will find out why!!!!

Now to all of the people who say there is stuff missing from this collection well prepare to see the light!!!!

all you have to do is buy this cd & get CELEBRATION: THE BEST OF KOOL & THE GANG 79-87 & 69-76 & if you own a cd burner to steal a line from Emeril BAM!!!! YOU TOOK IT UP A NOTCH!!!!

burn the songs form GOLD & the 2 previous collections & you have the Ultimate Kool Collection the full length version of Cherish & a ton of other material!!!

Believe me buy this you won't be disappointed!!!!!

P.S. DON'T FAKE THE FUNK OR YOUR NOSE WILL GROW!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Collection Of Kool & The Gang Ever Assembled., January 6, 2007

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Anthony Nasti "Tony" (Staten Island, New York United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kool and the Gang - Gold (Audio CD)

Kool & The Gang were undoubtedly one of the biggest and best acts of the 1970s' funk / dance movement, and their success continued well into the 1980s'. With hits like "Jungle Boogie", "Ladies Night", the classic "Celebration", "Get Down On It", "Joanna", "Fresh", "Cherish" and many others, Kool & The Gang set the charts as well as dance floors ablaze during their peak years.

"Gold" a 2 cd, 31 song collection of the group's biggest hits, is the ideal Kool & The Gang Collection. Every Top 10 hit they ever had is included (including their last big hit, 1987's "Stone Love", which is often left off most compilations of the band for some reason), as well as some minor hits that may have been forgotten about by those who are only familliar with the popular songs by the group.

The sound quality is fantastic, and the packaging and liner notes are excellent as well. Iff you only want one Kool & The Gang cd for your collection, than "Gold" is by far your best bet.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost perfect, March 28, 2005

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JoJo (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kool and the Gang - Gold (Audio CD)

Finally! A domestically released Kool & the Gang collection, with great liner notes and most of the hits from both phases of their career. Disc 1 is the jazz/funk Kool & the Gang of the late 1960s and 1970s, and Disc 2 is the Pop/R&B/rock Kool & the Gang of the 1980s, with JT Taylor on vocals. Both discs are drastically different and serve to highlight the different phases of the band, similar to Fleetwood Mac. My only complaint is that there was enough time on both CDs to include certain songs that were left out, to have made the collection perfect. Those songs are "Jones Vs. Jones," a bona-fide top 40 hit which was criminally neglected, and "Holiday" and "Special Way," their last two hits, and perhaps even "Steppin' Out," another minor hit. To have ended the CD with "Holiday" would have been awesome. Also, I wish they would have included the impossible-to-find single/radio mix of "Cherish," which was the hit version...but other than that, it's great to finally have this.