Forever (Kool & the Gang album)
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Studio album by Kool and the Gang | ||||
Released | November 3, 1986 | |||
Genre | AC Urban Dance-pop |
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Length | 48:59 | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
Producer | Kool and the Gang, Khalis Bayyan, I.B.M.C. | |||
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Forever is the seventeenth studio album by the funk band Kool and the Gang, released in 1986. The album included two major hits on the US Hot 100 Chart: "Victory" (US #10, R&B #2) and "Stone Love" (US #10, R&B #4). Two further singles, "Holiday" and "Special Way" were also released from the album; the former reached the top ten on the R&B Chart, the latter hit reached #6 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[2]
After this album, lead vocalist James "J.T." Taylor would leave the group for a solo career. He would return in 1996 for the State of Affairs album.
Track listing
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "Victory" | James "J.T." Taylor, Khalis Bayyan | 4:37 |
2. | "I.B.M.C." | Taylor, Bayyan | 4:14 |
3. | "Stone Love" | Charles Smith, Taylor, Kool & the Gang | 4:37 |
4. | "Forever" | Dwania Kyles, Taylor, Bayyan | 5:03 |
Side 2 | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "Holiday" | Curtis Williams, Taylor, Kool & the Gang | 4:12 |
2. | "Peacemaker" | George Brown, Taylor, Kool & the Gang | 4:35 |
3. | "Broadway" | Williams, Taylor, Kool & the Gang | 3:40 |
4. | "Special Way" | Kyles, Brown, Taylor, Kendall Stubbs, Bayyan | 5:26 |
5. | "God's Country" | Gary Curtis Culpepper, Taylor | 5:04 |
Personnel
- Bass – Robert "Kool" Bell
- Drums – George Brown
- Guitar – Charles Smith
- Saxophone, keyboards – Khalis Bayyan
- Keyboards – Curtis "Fitz" Williams
- Vocals, percussion – James "J.T." Taylor
- Alto saxophone – Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas
- Trombone – Clifford Adams
- Trumpet – Michael Ray, Robert "Spike" Mickens
- Additional musicians – Alex Williams, Kendal Stubbs, Mark Attalla
- Backing vocals – Barbara Hernandez, Bert Clardy, Jeff Clardy, Kendal Stubbs, Lisa Foster, Starleana Young
- Drum programming – Kendal Stubbs
- Synthesizer and creative software programmed by – Randy Weber
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References
- ↑ Hanson, Amy. "Kool & the Gang: Forever > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
- ↑ "Forever > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles" at AllMusic. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
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