Hollywood Swinging
Kool & the Gang
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Hollywood Swinging | Kool & the Gang | 4:41 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Soul Vibrations | Kool & the Gang | 4:44 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Rhyme Tyme People | Kool & the Gang | 3:22 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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N.T., Pts. 1 & 2 | Kool & the Gang | 6:30 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Who's Gonna Take the Weight, Pts. 1 & 2 | Kool & the Gang | 6:22 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Good Times | Kool & the Gang | 4:19 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Penguin | Kool & the Gang | 2:48 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Fruitman | Kool & the Gang | 5:24 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Summer Madness | Kool & the Gang | 8:04 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Light of Worlds | Kool & the Gang | 4:25 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Winter Sadness | Kool & the Gang | 5:07 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Chocolate Buttermilk | Kool & the Gang | 2:16 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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North, East, South, West | Kool & the Gang | 3:42 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Wild and Peaceful | Kool & the Gang | 9:31 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Sea of Tranquility | Kool & the Gang | 3:35 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Do It Right Now | Kool & the Gang | 3:56 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 16 Songs |
Album Review
As you might be able to tell from the title, Hollywood Swinging covers Kool & the Gang's earlier years, before the likes of "Ladies Night" and "Celebration," and chooses to cut off around 1975. The odd thing is that it avoids most of the group's biggest singles from this period — "Jungle Boogie," "Funky Man," "Kool and the Gang," "Let the Music Take Your Mind," "Love the Life You Live," and "Higher Plane" are missing. It's a bizarre set, possibly intended to act as a disc that complements a compilation of the obvious hits. While most of the selections here deserve to be heard by more than the fanatics, it's lacking the bait required to draw in the casual listeners who only want the singles.
Customer Reviews
Smokin'
These are album cuts or B-sides, not the hits (except for Hollywood Swinging & Summer Madness), but they are DAMN GOOD tunes! Funky, jazzy, sometimes mellow, old-school 70's from before K & The G crossed-over into Celebration-land.
Chocolate Buttermilk
What's up with cover? Who are those ladies?
This is a real deal - True Kool & The Gang fans would love this
Like the album preview said, this album avoids all the well-known songs (except Holywood Swinging), but most of the songs that included in this album is DJs favorites (especially hip hop DJs'.) Recommended.
Biography
Formed: 1964 in Jersey City, NJ
Genre: R&B/Soul
Years Active: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s
