Spirit of the Boogie is a
1975 (see
1975 in music)
funk album by the American band
Kool & the Gang. Though Kool & the Gang's critical reputation has suffered since their glory days, perhaps due to their familiar forays into
disco,
Spirit of the Boogie is still widely regarded as their best album, and a generally excellent funk record.
Track listing
- Spirit of the Boogie (Bayyan/Boyce/Kool & the Gang) - 4:52
- Ride the Rhythm (Bayyan/Kool & the Gang) - 2:55
- Jungle Jazz (Bayyan/Kool & the Gang) - 4:43
- Sunshine and Love (Bayyan/Kool & the Gang) - 3:46
- Ancestral Ceremony (Bayyan/Kool & the Gang) - 3:39
- Mother Earth (Bayyan/Brown/Kool & the Gang) - 5:38
- Winter Sadness (Bayyan/Kool & the Gang/Smith) - 5:04
- Caribbean Festival (Bayyan/Kool & the Gang) - 9:26
Personnel
- Kool & the Gang - Arranger, Producer
- Amir-Salaam Bayyan - Guitar
- Khalis Bayyan - Piano, Arranger, Sax (Tenor), Vocals, Clavinet, Kalimba, Arp
- Robert "Kool" Bell - Bass, Vocals
- Donal Boyce - Vocals
- George "Funky" Brown - Percussion, Piano, Drums, Vocals
- Godfrey Diamond - Engineer, Mixing
- Ron Saint Germain - Engineer
- Harvey Goldberg - Engineer, Mixing
- Alec Head - Engineer
- Ray Janos - Engineer
- Robert "Spike" Mickens - Percussion, Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Vocals
- Otha Nash - Trombone, Vocals
- Terry Rosiello - Engineer
- Dennis "D.T." Thomas - Flute, Sax (Alto), Vocals
- Ricky West - Vocals, Clavinet
- Gary N. Mayo - Digital Remastering
- Henry Arvinger - Photography
- Claydes E.X. Smith - Guitar
- Something Sweet - Vocals (bckgr)
Chart positions
Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album
1975 Jazz Albums No. 18
1975 Pop Albums No. 48
1975 Black Albums No. 5
Billboard (North America) - singles
1975 Caribbean Festival Pop Singles No. 55
1975 Spirit Of The Boogie Pop Singles No. 35
1975 Caribbean Festival Black Singles No. 6
1975 Spirit Of The Boogie Black Singles No. 1
