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1.01	Kool & The Gang Written-By – Kool & The Gang
1.02	Kool's Back Again Written-By – Gene Redd, Jimmy Crosby
1.03	Let The Music Take Your Mind Written-By – Gene Redd, Kool & The Gang
1.04	Funky Man Written-By – Gene Redd, Kool & The Gang
1.05	Who's Gonna Take The Weight Written-By – Gene Redd, Kool & The Gang
1.06	Love The Life You Live Written-By – Gene Redd, Kool & The Gang
1.07	Funky Stuff Written-By – George Brown, Kool & The Gang
1.08	Jungle Boogie Written-By – Khalis Bayyan, Kool & The Gang
1.09	Hollywood Swinging Written-By – Kool & The Gang, Ricky West
1.10	Higher Plane Written-By – Khalis Bayyan, Kool & The Gang
1.11	Rhyme Tyme People Written-By – Dennis Thomas*, Kool & The Gang, Penni Saunders
1.12	Summer Madness Written-By – Alton Taylor, Kool & The Gang, Robert Mickens*
1.13	Spirit Of The Boogie Written-By – Donal Boyce*, Khalis Bayyan, Kool & The Gang
1.14	Caribbean Festival Written-By – Khalis Bayyan, Kool & The Gang
1.15	Love And Understanding (Come Together) Written-By – Charles Smith*, Khalis Bayyan, Kool & The Gang
1.16	Open Sesame Written-By – Khalis Bayyan
2.01	Ladies Night Written-By – George M. Brown*, Kool & The Gang
2.02	Too Hot Written-By – George M. Brown*, Kool & The Gang
2.03	Celebration Written-By – Khalis Bayyan, Kool & The Gang
2.04	Take My Heart (You Can Have It) Written-By – Charles Smith*, George Brown, James Taylor*, Kool & The Gang
2.05	Get Down On It Written-By – James Taylor*, Khalis Bayyan, Kool & The Gang
2.06	Big Fun Written-By – Kool & The Gang
2.07	Let's Go Dancin' (Ooh, La, La, La) Written-By – Amir Bayyan, James Taylor*, Kool & The Gang
2.08	Joanna Written-By – Charles Smith*, James Taylor*, Kool & The Gang
2.09	Tonight (AOR Mix) Written-By – Curtis Williams, James Taylor*, Kool & The Gang
2.10	Misled Written-By – James Taylor*, Khalis Bayyan, Kool & The Gang
2.11	Fresh Written-By – James Taylor*, Kool & The Gang, Sandy Linzer
2.12	Cherish Written-By – James Taylor*, Khalis Bayyan, Kool & The Gang
2.13	Emergency Producer – Jim Bonnefond, Kool & The Gang, Ronald BellWritten-By – George Brown, James Taylor*, Kool & The Gang
2.14	Victory Written-By – James Taylor*, Khalis Bayyan, Kool & The Gang
2.15	Stone Love Written-By – Charles Smith*, James Taylor*, Kool & The Gang

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Island Def Jam Music Group
• Copyright (c) – Island Def Jam Music Group
• Record Company – UMG Recordings, Inc.
• Marketed By – Universal Music K.K.
• Distributed By – Universal Music K.K.

Credits

• Alto Saxophone, Flute, Percussion, Vocals – Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas*
• Art Direction – Vartan
• Backing Vocals [Something Sweet] – Beverly Owens, Cynthia Huggins, Joan Motley, Renee Connel
• Bass, Percussion, Vocals – Robert "Kool" Bell* (tracks: 1.01 to 1.16)
• Co-producer [Associate Producer] – Kool & The Gang (tracks: 2.01 to 2.07)
• Compilation Producer – Harry Weinger
• Design – Mathieu Bitton
• Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Vocals – George Brown
• Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion, Vocals – Charles Smith*
• Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Vocals – Amir Bayyan
• Guitar, Vocals – Woody Sparrow (tracks: 1.01 to 1.16)
• Keyboards, Vibraphone [Vibes], Vocals – Ricky West (tracks: 1.01 to 1.16)
• Keyboards, Vocals – Caldwell MacMillan (tracks: 1.01 to 1.16), Curtis Williams (tracks: 2.01 to 2.15), Earl Toon, Jr. (tracks: 2.01 to 2.15), Kevin "Ice" Lassiter* (tracks: 1.01 to 1.16)
• Liner Notes – Cleveland Brown
• Other [Product Manager] – Emily Cagan
• Other [Production Manager] – Ute Friesleben
• Photography [Photo Coordination] – Ryan Null
• Producer – Eumir Deodato (tracks: 2.01 to 2.07), I.B.M.C. (tracks: 2.14, 2.15), Jim Bonnefond (tracks: 2.08 to 2.12), Khalis Bayyan (tracks: 2.08 to 2.12, 2.14, 2.15), Kool & The Gang (tracks: 1.01 to 1.16, 2.08 to 2.15)
• Remastered By – Suha Gur
• Tenor Saxophone, Flute [Alto], Keyboards, Clavinet, Synthesizer [Arp & Moog, String Ensemble], Percussion, Vibraphone [Vibes], Vocals – Ronald "Khalis" Bell*
• Trombone, Vocals – Clifford Adams
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Percussion, Vocals – Robert "Spike" Mickens*
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Vocals – Larry Gittens, Michael Ray (tracks: 2.01 to 2.15)
• Valve Trombone, Trombone [Slide] – Otha Nash
• Vocals – James "JT" Taylor* (tracks: 2.01 to 2.15)
• Vocals ["boogie Man"] – Donal Boyce*

Notes

Super High Material CD

From the album "Kool & The Gang", January 1970 (1.01,1.02)
Issued as single, 1970 (1.03)
From the album "Live At The Sex Machine", January 1971 (1.04,1.05)
From the album "Music Is The Message", August 1972 (1.06)
From the album "Wild And Peaceful", October 1973 (1.07 to 1.09)
From the album "Light Of Worlds", October 1974 (1.10 to 1.12)
From the album "Spirit Of The Boogie", 1975 (1.13,1.14)
From the album "Love & Understanding", 1976 (1.15)
From the album "Open Sesame", 1976 (1.16)
From the album "Ladies Night", 1979 (2.01,2.02)
From the album "Celebrate", 1980 (2.03)
From the album "Something Special", 1981
(2.04,2.05)
From the album "As One", 1982 (2.06,2.07)
From the album "In The Heart", 1983 (2.08,2.09)
From the album "Emergency", 1984 (2.10 to 2.13)
From the album "Forever", 1986 (2.14,2.15)

Digitally remastered at Universal Mastering Studios-East.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4 988005 525208
• Rights Society: JASRAC

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
B000289102	Kool & The Gang	Gold ‎(2xCD, Comp)	Island Def Jam Music Group	B000289102	US	2005
0602498628607	Kool & The Gang	Gold ‎(2xCD, Comp)	Mercury	0602498628607	Indonesia	2005
0602498628607	Kool & The Gang	Gold ‎(2xCD, Comp)	Mercury	0602498628607	Europe	2005

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