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Kool and the Gang
Studio album by Kool and the Gang
Released	January 1970
Genre	Funk
Length	??:??
Label	De-Lite
Kool and the Gang chronology
Kool and the Gang (1970) Live at the Sex Machine (1971)

Kool and the Gang was the self-titled first album by the funk band Kool and the Gang. The album was released in 1970, and charted only on the Billboard R&B album chart at #43.

1. Kool & the Gang
2. Breeze & Soul
3. Chocolate Buttermilk
4. Sea of Tranquility
5. Give It Up
6. Since I Lost My Baby
7. Kool's Back Again
8. The Gang's Back Again
9. Raw Hamburger
10. Let the Music Take Your Mind

Singles (US chart positions)
Kool & The Gang/Raw Hamburger (#19 R&B/#59 pop)
The Gang's Back Again/Kool's Back Again (#37/#85)
Let the Music Take Your Mind/Chocolate Buttermilk (#19/#78)

The bass line from "Sea of Tranquility" was borrowed for D'Angelo's 2000 song "Send It On".

Although this album generated little impact when it was released, it is often regarded as a funk classic by record collectors, and has gone on to be sampled countless times by hiphop producers:

• "Give it Up" (Drums)

    A Tribe Called Quest - "Scenario"
    Beastie Boys - "Professor Booty"
    Compton's Most Wanted - "Compton 4 Life"
    Cypress Hill - "The Phuncky Feel One"
    Deee-Lite - "Deee-Lite Theme"
    Eric B and Rakim - "Don't Sweat the Technique"
    GangStarr - "Take a Rest"
    Greg Osby - "3-D Lifestyles"
    Lionrock - "Morning Will Come When I'm Not Ready"
    MC Brains - "Everybody's Talkin' about MC Brains"
    NWA - "Real Niggaz"
    Organized Konfusion - "Intro"
    Uptown - "Dope on Plastic"
    X-Clan - "Shaft's Big Score"

• "Chocolate Buttermilk"

    Chubb Rock - "The Night Scene"
    Eric B and Rakim - "Keep 'em Eager to Listen"
    Eric B and Rakim - "No Omega"
    Heavy D - "Let it Flow"
    Marley Marl - "Simon Says"
    Masta Ace - "Simon Says"
    Pete Rock & CL Smooth - "Straighten it Out"
    Special Ed - "Ready 2 Attack"
    SL2 - "On A Ragga Tip"
    Stetsasonic - "The Hip Hop Band"
    Style - "Set the Mood"
    YBT - "Proud to Be Black"

• "Let the Music Take Your Mind"

    Beastie Boys - "Lay it on Me"
    Boss - "Process of Elimination"
    Ice Cube - "AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted"
    Ice T - "Freedom of Speech"
    Jungle Brothers - "What's Going On?"
    Ultramagnetic MCs - "MC Champion"

• "Breeze & Soul"

    Dr. Octagon - "Bear Witness"
    Jimmy Jay - "Les Cool Session"

Source: http://www.the-breaks.com

• Kool and the Gang Lyrics