Open Sesame (Kool & the Gang album)

Open Sesame

Studio album by Kool & the Gang

Released

November 1976

Genre

Funk, disco

Length

35:03 (LP),
51:33 (CD)

Label

De-Lite

Producer

Kool and the Gang

Kool & the Gang chronology

Love & Understanding
(1976)

Open Sesame
(1976)

The Force
(1977)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Open Sesame is the eighth studio album by the funk band Kool & the Gang, released in 1976. The album yielded the hit title track, "Open Sesame", which achieved some success, first as a top ten R&B single, then later as part of the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack.^[2] "Super Band" also reached the R&B top twenty. The album was the second of two albums released by the band in 1976.

Track listing

All tracks written by Kool & the Gang unless otherwise noted.

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Open Sesame (Groove with the Genie)"	Ronald "Khalis Bayyan" Bell/Kool & The Gang	3:46
2.	"Gift of Love"	Ronald "Khalis Bayyan" Bell, Donna Johnson/Kool & The Gang	4:07
3.	"Little Children"	Claydes Charles Smith, Donna Johnson/Kool & The Gang	5:28
4.	"All Night Long"	Claydes Charles Smith, Donna Johnson/Kool & The Gang	3:53

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Whisper Softly"	Ronald "Khalis Bayyan" Bell, Donna Johnson/Kool & The Gang	6:04
2.	"Super Band"		4:54
3.	"L-O-V-E"	George Brown/Kool & The Gang	3:23
4.	"Sunshine"	Robert "Spike" Mickens, Donna Johnson/Kool & The Gang	3:28

CD release bonus tracks
Track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
9.	"Open Sesame, Part 2 (Groove with the Genie)" (Single Version)	Ronald "Khalis Bayyan" Bell/Kool & The Gang	4:26
10.	"Super Band" (Single Version)		3:20
11.	"Open Sesame (Groove with the Genie)" (12″ Extended Disco Version)	Ronald "Khalis Bayyan" Bell/Kool & The Gang	8:44

Personnel

Bass, Vocals, Percussion – Robert "Kool" Bell
Drums – George Brown
Guitar, Percussion – Claydes Smith
Saxophone, flute, clavinet, synthesizer, vocals, keyboards, percussion, vibraphone, strings – Ronald Bell
Saxophone, flute, vocals, percussion, congas – Dennis Thomas
Trumpet, flugelhorn – Larry Gittens
Trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion – Robert Mickens
Vocals, percussion, trombone – Otha Nash

References

↑ "Kool & the Gang: Open Sesame" at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
↑ "Soundtracks for Saturday Night Fever". IMDB. Retrieved 29 October 2011.

Kool & the Gang – Open Sesame at Discogs

Kool & the Gang

Robert "Kool" Bell Ronald Bell George Brown Robert Mickens Dennis Thomas Clifford Adams Sonnie "Skip" Martin Shawn McQuiller Rodney Ellis Jirmad Gordon James "J.T." Taylor Claydes Charles Smith Rick Westfield

Studio albums	Kool and the Gang Music Is the Message Good Times Wild and Peaceful Light of Worlds Spirit of the Boogie Love & Understanding Open Sesame The Force Everybody's Dancin' Ladies' Night Celebrate! Something Special As One In the Heart Emergency Forever Sweat Unite State of Affairs Gangland Still Kool Kool for the Holidays

Live albums	Live at the Sex Machine Live at PJ's

Remix albums	The Hits: Reloaded

Compilation albums	20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Kool & the Gang

Singles	"Jungle Boogie" "Hollywood Swinging" "Higher Plane" "Spirit of the Boogie" "Ladies' Night" "Too Hot" "Celebration" "Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)" "Steppin' Out" "Get Down on It" "Joanna" "Fresh" "Cherish" "Stone Love"

Related articles	Discography

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