Wild and Peaceful (Kool & the Gang album)
Wild and Peaceful is the fourth studio album released by the funk band Kool & the Gang, and is their commercial breakthrough album. The album was released in 1973 and was hugely successful on the Billboard R&B chart reaching #6 and charting for 36 weeks. It also reached #33 on the Pop charts, making it the band's first entry into that chart's Top 40.[3] The album spawned the band's first 3 Top 10 singles. "Funky Stuff" reached #5 R&B/#29 Pop. The hugely popular track on the album, "Jungle Boogie", soared to #2 R&B and #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Hollywood Swinging" topped the Billboard Hot Soul Singles in June 1974 while reaching #6 Pop.[4] The latter two singles both sold over a million copies and were certified Gold by the RIAA. The album itself was also certified Gold.
Track listing
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| 1. | "Funky Stuff" | Brown, Kool & the Gang | 3:00 |
| 2. | "More Funky Stuff" | Kool & the Gang | 2:50 |
| 3. | "Jungle Boogie" | Kool & the Gang | 3:03 |
| 4. | "Heaven at Once" | Bell, Kool & the Gang | 5:01 |
| 5. | "Hollywood Swinging" | Kool & the Gang, West | 4:36 |
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| 1. | "This Is You, This Is Me" | Brown, Kool & the Gang | 5:23 |
| 2. | "Life Is What You Make It" | Kool & the Gang, Thomas | 3:53 |
| 3. | "Wild and Peaceful" | Bayyan, Kool & the Gang | 9:26 |
Personnel
- Fender bass, vocals – Robert "Kool" Bell
- Drums, vocals, percussion – "Funky" George Brown
- Electric piano, vocals – Ricky West
- Guitar – Clay Smith
- Alto saxophone, flute, congas, vocals – Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas
- Tenor and soprano saxophone, vocals – Ronald Bell
- Trumpet, vocals – Robert "Spike" Mickens
- Engineer – Harvey Goldberg, Jeff Lesser
- Produced and arranged by Kool & The Gang
References
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