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Self-styled "scientists of sound", Kool & The Gang developed a bit of a bad name later in their career for their move into cheesy disco and mawkish balladry, but in fact they were skilled jazz musicians whose 70's funk was among the very best of the era.

Formed in New Jersey by Robert "Kool" Bell and his saxophonist brother Ronald, their 1970 debut album, also called Kool & The Gang, has since been… Read more in Amazon's Kool & The Gang Store

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  • Audio CD (June 7, 1994)
  • Original Release Date: June 7, 1994
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Island / Mercury
  • ASIN: B000001E56
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,167 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Get Down On It., March 20, 2000
By Jason Stein (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This compilation covers 1979-1987, the most successful phase of a long career by a great band. All the hits are here: "Get Down On It", "Celebration", "Fresh", "Cherish", "Misled", "Too Hot", "Joanna", "Ooh La La La", "Tonight" and "Ladies Night" all digitally remastered. For those just looking for a one stop shop of Kool and the Gang, this greatest hits is the perfect purchase. A must have for any rock collector.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars It's time to celebrate!, March 24, 2001
By retrowens (Alabama, USA) - See all my reviews
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Without a doubt, Kool & The Gang are one of my favorite funk/soul artists, if not my favorite. This album covers the late disco era of 1979 all the way up to when pop was going strong in 1987. All of Kool & The Gang's best hits in those years are here on this album. Although Kool & The Gang might not get the credit for it, they were a good versatile group. While you listen to this album, you'll hear songs that have a little bit of disco in them such as "Ladies Night," rocking tunes such as "Tonight" and "Misled," and good ballads such as "Joanna" and "Cherish."

Even though the song "Celebration" is still widely played at various celebratory events such as when a home town NBA team wins a game, Kool & The Gang's other songs and Kool & The Gang themselves don't get the credit they deserve.

I recommend anybody who likes rock or soul from the era of the late 70s to mid 80s to get this album. It's the definitive album for a great group. The booklet with the CD tells a biography of Kool & The Gang and also tells the chart positions on both the R&B and Pop Charts for every song.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars one of the best of their "best of"s, February 3, 2005
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It's a great compilation of Kool & the Gangs hits. Although a few hits are missing here: Rocksteady, Summer Madness, Emergency, Be My Lady, Good Time Tonight,... But it is really too hard to collect all their hits in just one CD, 'cause they have soooo many good songs.
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1.0 out of 5 stars CD of Kool and the Gang
I would like to write a review of this CD but that would be a problem. I received the CD case in a timely manner but the CD inside was not the Celebration CD I had purchased. Read more
Published 1 month ago by J. Andrews

5.0 out of 5 stars Great collection!
This is a great collection of Kool and the Gang hits!
It has all the familiar songs!
So worth the price!

Published 18 months ago by TeachermomVA

1.0 out of 5 stars cd "Celeration The Beast of Kool & the Gang"
The CD does not have a very good sound. I play it on my Bose and it sounded terriable.
Published on January 18, 2008 by Herendena Deleon

5.0 out of 5 stars The songs remember when
With infant fraternal twins, my husband and I like to mix up the music to which we expose them...soft stuff for sleep and "bouncy" stuff for play. Read more
Published on August 11, 2007 by A. L. Raiser

5.0 out of 5 stars I LOVE THIS CD!!!!
This CD is NOT a remix..like so many of them are these days...this is the REAL DEAL...all the songs are GREAT!!! I just love it!
Published on April 10, 2007 by MeAnd

5.0 out of 5 stars Great set of tunes!!
Celebration: The Best of Kool & the Gang is the best songs from a great band.

In fact, I NEVER met anyone who did not love Kool & the Gang.
Published on May 16, 2005 by Eric Kent

3.0 out of 5 stars The Penultimate Collection
I actually give this 3-CD collection 3.5 stars. CD 1 will teleport to the great times of the 70's and 80's. Read more
Published on July 3, 2004 by P. Elliott

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy the combo
The CD is a good complilation of the later works of Kool & The Gang. It compliments the Best of Kool & the Gang 1969-76 CD, so I suggest buying the both of them if you... Read more
Published on January 26, 2004 by Andrew

5.0 out of 5 stars Jamming CD!!!!!
This is one of the baddest best of cds this one great it has all of my favorite kool and the gang songs on here and therefore I reccommend anyone whoever likes kool and the gang... Read more
Published on October 26, 2003 by A. R SCOTT

4.0 out of 5 stars MISSING 1 CLASSIC HIT
This cd is a great cd to purchase but!However without the original recorded version of "Summer Maddness" I feel that the cd is incomplete. Read more
Published on April 23, 2003 by Wally Mitchell

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