Today Mark's The 50th Anniversary of Kool & The Gang's 6th Studio Album "Spirit of the Boogie" Originally Released on August 1, 1975.
"Spirit of the Boogie" is the sixth studio album by Kool & the Gang, released in 1975 on De-Lite Records.
The Album peaked at #48 on Billboard's Top LPs & Tapes chart, #5 on Billboard's Top R&B Albums chart and at #18 on Billboard's Top Jazz LPs chart.
Two singles were released of the album, The title track "Spirit of the Boogie" peaked at #35 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart and at #1 on Billboard's Hot R&B Songs chart.
The second single released of the album "Caribbean Festival" peaked at #35 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at #6 on Billboard's Hot R&B Songs chart.
"Spirit of the Boogie" can be seen as a follow-up to their Wild and Peaceful (1973); the instrumental "Jungle Jazz" uses the same basic rhythm track heard in "Jungle Boogie", but lets the players improvise on their instruments (saxophone, trumpet and flute).
References to earlier works can be noticed ("Ancestral Ceremony" contains the line: "making merry music...", which was the name of a song from their 1972 album, Good Times).
"Spirit of the Boogie" features Donald Boyce, who was rapping on "Jungle Boogie". Some African influence can be felt, and the band even play in a West-Indian style on "Caribbean Festival", another instrumental track, with once more room for improvisation.
Tracklisting:
1. Spirit Of The Boogie
2. Ride The Rhythm
3. Jungle Jazz
4. Sunshine And Love
5. Ancestral Ceremony
6. Mother Earth
7. Winter Sadness
8. Caribbean Festival
By Romie Rome for Musique Funkology
No comments:
Post a Comment