Kool & The Gang - Spirit Of The Boogie

Label: De-Lite Records
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1975
Sleeve Condition: 【VG】
Vinyl Condition: 【VG++】

Tracklist
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A1 - Spirit Of The Boogie
Synthesizer [Bass Arp], Vocals, Clavinet – Ronald Bell
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A2 - Ride The Rhythm
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A3 - Jungle Jazz
Flute – Dennis Thomas
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A4 - Sunshine And Love
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A5 - Ancestral Ceremony
Kalimba – Ronald Bell
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B1 - Mother Earth
Arranged By, Piano – George Brown
Piano, Synthesizer [Moog] – Rick West
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B2 - Winter Sadness
Arranged By – Claydes Smith
Flute [Alto] – Ronald Bell
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B3 - Caribbean Festival
Arranged By – Kool & The Gang

Credits
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Alto Saxophone – Dennis Thomas (tracks: A1 to A3, B1)
Artwork – Diane Nelson, Frank Daniel, Goodnight
Backing Vocals – Something Sweet (tracks: A5, B1)
Bass – Robert "Kool" Bell
Clavinet – Rick West (tracks: A2, A3, A5)
Drums – George Brown
Engineer [Overdub] – Alec Head, Godfrey Diamond, Ray Janos, Ron St. Germain, Terry Rosiello
Engineer [Recording, Mixing] – Harvey Goldberg
Guitar – Claydes Smith (tracks: A1 to A3, B1 to B3), Kevin Bell (tracks: A2, B1)
Lacquer Cut By – R.F. Janos
Percussion – Dennis Thomas (tracks: A3, B3), George Brown (tracks: A3, A5, B1), Robert Spike Mickens (tracks: A2, A3, A5, B3), Ronald Bell (tracks: A2, A3, A5, B1)
Performer [Special Guest Artist] – Don Boyce
Photography By – Henry Arvinger
Piano – Ronald Bell (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B2, B3)
Synthesizer [Arp] – Ronald Bell (tracks: A5, B2, B3)
Tenor Saxophone – Ronald Bell (tracks: A1 to A3, A5, B1, B3)
Trombone – Otha Nash (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B1, B3)
Trumpet – Robert Spike Mickens (tracks: A1 to A3, A5, B1, B3)
Vocals – Dennis Thomas (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B2), George Brown (tracks: A1, A2, B1), Otha Nash (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B1), Rick West (tracks: A1, A2, A5), Robert Kool Bell (tracks: A1), Robert Spike Mickens (tracks: A1, A2)
Vocals [Boogie Man] – Don Boyce (tracks: A1)
Written-By – Claydes Smith (tracks: B2), Don Boyce (tracks: A1), George Brown (tracks: B1), Kool & The Gang
Written-By, Arranged By – Ronald Bell

Notes
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Original Press.

Sampled, Covered...
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Spirit Of The Boogie
↓
The Notorious B.I.G.'s Friend of Mine
Friend of Mine by The Notorious B.I.G. (1994)
Fear of a Black Planet by Public Enemy (1990)
Rhyme Syndicate Coming Through by Ice-T (1988)
Ready to Penetrate by Sugar Bear (1988)
Poetic Justice by Kool Moe Dee (1991)
Good as Gone by Dilated Peoples (2014)
Her Bad Self by The Real Roxanne (1988)
We Ain't Always Nice by A.P.G. Crew (1991)
Flirt by 1-5ive Posse (1991)
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Jungle Jazz
↓
King of the Beats by Mantronix (1988)
Do U Wanna Ride by Jay-Z feat. John Legend (2006)
Drop the Bomb by Brand Nubian ()
First Days of the New School by Common (1991)
Panther Power by 2Pac (2000)
Riot Akt by Gang Starr (2003)
Say Kids What Time Is It? by Coldcut (1987)
Somebody Gotta Do It (Pimpin' Ain't Easy!!!) by Ice-T (1987)
I Wish (Brooklyn Mix) by Gabrielle (1993)
Brooklyn-Queens (The U.K. Power Mix) by 3rd Bass (1989)
Cold Crush by The Cold Crush Brothers (1988)
Boost Up the Family by Jaz (1989)
Turntable Mix (Flash Tears the Roof Off) by Grandmaster Flash (2002)
Beyond the 16th Parallel by B.R.O.T.H.E.R. (1989)
Black and White United by Dope Posse (1993)
Tell Me (Whatcha Gonna Do) by Jomanda (1993)
So Let the Fun Begin by Stetsasonic (1991)
The One for Me by Joe (1993)
Grand Concourse & 138th by Funkmaster Wizard Wiz (1988)
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Mother Earth
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Steppin' to the A.M. by 3rd Bass (1989)
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Winter Sadness
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Death Around the Corner by 2Pac (1995)
Perfect Match by Cella Dwellas (1996)
Midnight and You by Pete Rock (2005)
We Rollin by French Montana feat. Dame Grease and Mac Mustard (2009)
Don't Stress Tomorrow by Finsta Bundy (1998)
Street Jazz by Tribeca Sound (1994)
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Caribbean Festival
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Ice Cube's The Bomb
The Bomb by Ice Cube (1990)