Greatest Hits [Polygram]

by Kool & the Gang

Overview

It's hard to believe that Greatest Hits is the first Kool & the Gang collection to cover both eras of the group's career, but it is. No other collection had contained both "Celebration" and "Jungle Boogie," both "Ladies Night" and "Joanna," both "Get Down On It" and "Fresh." For many casual fans, this is an ideal situation, since all the hits are on one disc, but Greatest Hits could have been a little bit better. For one thing, it's a little short, clocking in at only 11 songs. It also isn't assembled in chronological order, which is a problem, since the difference in styles between the two eras is so drastic that it results in an incoherent listen when it's all jumbled together, as it is here. Still, it's likely that this flaw won't bother many fans, who will simply want all of the hits on one disc, and that's exactly what they'll get here. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	10/17/2025
Label:	Mercury
UPC:	0602478343773

Tracks

1. Hollywood Swinging
2. Jungle Boogie
3. Misled
4. Ladies Night [Single Version]
5. Open Sesame (Groove With The Genie)
6. Summer Madness
7. Celebration
8. Get Down On It [Single Version]
9. Too Hot [Single Version]
10. Fresh [Single Version]
11. Joanna [Single Version]
12. Cherish [Single Version]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Kool & the Gang   Primary Artist
Rick Iantosca   Keyboards,Percussion

Technical Credits

Ronald Bell   Composer
Sandy Linzer   Composer
Meekaaeel Muhammad   Composer
Michael Ray   Composer
Bill Levenson   Executive Producer
Dennis "D.T." Thomas   Composer
Richard Westfield   Composer
Kevin Bell   Composer
Terri Tierney   Project Director
Rick Iantosca   Arranger
Catherine Ladis   Project Coordinator
Curtis "Fitz" Williams   Composer
Eileen Cleary   Project Coordinator
George "Funky" Brown   Composer
James L. Bonnefond   Composer
Eumir Deodato   Composer
Claydes Smith   Composer
George Brown   Composer
Khalis Bayyan   Producer
James "J.T." Taylor   Composer
Clifford Adams   Composer
Jim Bonnefond   Composer,Producer
Bas Hartong   Compilation Producer
Earl Toon   Composer
Donald Boyce   Composer
Deodato   Producer
Robert "Kool" Bell   Composer
Robert "Spike" Mickens   Composer