The Albums, Vol. 2 1979-1989

Compilation by Kool & the Gang

Released 26 August 2022

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Tracklist

CD 1: Ladies’ Night (1979)
1
Ladies Night
6:26
2
Got You Into My Life
4:23
3
If You Feel Like Dancin’
5:04
4
Hangin’ Out
5:24
5
Tonight’s the Night
7:10
6
Too Hot
4:55
CD 2: Celebrate! (1980)
1
Celebration
4:58
4.5 ★
2
Jones vs. Jones
4:16
3
Take It to the Top
4:18
4
Morning Star
3:49
5
Love Festival
5:13
6
Just Friends
4:20
7
Night People
3:46
8
Love Affair
4:20
CD 3: Something Special (1981)
1
Steppin’ Out
4:44
2
Good Time Tonight
4:59
3
Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)
4:04
4
Be My Lady
4:13
5
Get Down on It
4:51
6
Pass It On
4:31
7
Stand Up and Sing
4:28
8
No Show
4:17
CD 4: As One (1982)
1
Street Kids
5:50
2
Big Fun
5:00
3
As One
4:41
4
Hi de Hi, Hi de Ho
3:59
5
Let’s Go Dancin’ (Ooh La, La, La)
6:40
6
Pretty Baby
4:52
7
Think It Over
4:35
CD 5: In the Heart (1983)
1
In the Heart
3:53
2
Joanna
4:16
3
Tonight
3:51
4
Rollin’
3:10
5
Place for Us
3:43
6
Straight Ahead
3:30
7
Home Is Where the Heart Is
3:43
8
You Can Do It
4:07
9
September Love
4:39
CD 6: Emergency (1984)
1
Emergency
5:20
2
Fresh
4:26
4.0 ★
3
Misled
5:00
4
Cherish
4:50
5
Surrender
5:04
6
Bad Woman
5:41
7
You Are the One
7:02
CD 7: Forever (1986)
1
Victory
4:37
2
I.B.M.C
4:19
3
Stone Love
4:35
4
Forever
5:03
5
Holiday
4:12
6
Peacemaker
4:43
7
Broadway
3:41
8
Special Way
5:26
9
God’s Country
5:04
CD 8: Sweat (1989)
1
I Swet
4:30
2
This Is What a Love Can Do
4:13
3
Never Give Up
4:42
4
You Got My Heart on Fire
6:29
5
Someday
4:58
6
Raindrops
3:52
7
In Your Company
5:53
8
I’ll Follow You Anywhere
5:37
9
All She Wants to Do Is Dance
3:55
10
How Can I Get Close to You
4:28
11
You Are the Meaning of Friend
5:15
CD 9: 7″ Singles Selection
1
Ladies Night (single version)
3:28
4.2 ★
2
Too Hot (single version)
3:46
4.0 ★
3
Celebration (single version)
3:40
4.4 ★
4
Jones Vs. Jones (7″ version)
3:54
5
Take It to the Top (single version)
3:40
6
Steppin’ Out
3:32
7
Get Down on It (single version)
3:33
4.5 ★
8
Big Fun (single version)
3:49
9
Let’s Go Dancin’ (Ooh La, La, La) (single version)
3:59
10
Tonight (AOR mix)
4:12
11
Fresh (single version)
3:48
12
Misled (single version)
4:06
13
Emergency (single version)
3:59
14
Victory
3:53
15
Dance Champion
3:02
16
Stone Love
3:54
17
Rags to Riches (7″ version)
3:51
18
Strong (short version)
3:54
19
Amor Amore (7″ vocal version)
3:50
20
Raindrops (7″ remix)
3:51
CD 10: 12″ Singles Selection #1
1
Open Sesame (original 12″ extended version)
8:43
2
Love & Understanding (original 12″ extended version)
9:50
3
Mighty Mighty High (12″ disco version)
11:32
4
Hangin’ Out (12″ remix)
5:02
5
Celebremos (original 12″ Spanish version)
5:19
6
Get Down on It (12″ extended version)
6:04
7
Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It) (UK remix)
5:06
8
Straight Ahead (12″ version)
4:48
9
Ladies Night (Deodato 12″ remix)
7:02
CD 11: 12″ Singles Selection #2
1
Tonight (original 12″ remix)
6:16
2
Fresh (dance mix)
6:19
3
Misled (remix)
5:29
4
Cherish (12″ version)
5:39
5
Emergency (extended remix)
6:43
6
Holiday (12″ club remix)
6:29
7
Peacemaker (12″ version)
6:24
8
Stone Love (club remix)
5:22
9
Funky Stuff (12″ remix)
5:02
10
Hollywood Swinging (club remix)
6:16
11
Jungle Boogie (club remix)
5:51

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Release credits

Cedric Toon
background vocals [1]
Cynthia Huggins
background vocals [1]
Dee Dee Bryant
background vocals [1]
Earl Toon, Jr.
background vocals [1]
Elaine Sims
background vocals [1]
Eumir Deodato
producer [1]
George Brown
background vocals [1]
Gwen Hester
background vocals [1]
James “J.T.” Taylor
background vocals [1], lead vocals [1]
Joan Motley
background vocals [1]
Kelly Barretto
background vocals [1]
Kool & the Gang
performer [1], producer [1]
Meekaeel Muhammad
background vocals [1]
Robert Spike Mickens
background vocals [1]
Robert “Kool” Bell
background vocals [1]
Ronald Bell
background vocals [1]

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The Albums, Vol. 2 1979-1989
11x CD
26 August 2022