Spirit of the Boogie
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Track listing
- "Spirit of the Boogie" (Bayyan/Boyce/Kool & the Gang) - 4:52
- "Ride the Rhythm" (Bayyan/Kool & the Gang) - 2:55
- "Jungle Jazz" (Bayyan/Kool & the Gang) - 4:43
- "Sunshine and Love" (Bayyan/Kool & the Gang) - 3:46
- "Ancestral Ceremony" (Bayyan/Kool & the Gang) - 3:39
- "Mother Earth" (Bayyan/Brown/Kool & the Gang) - 5:38
- "Winter Sadness" (Bayyan/Kool & the Gang/Smith) - 5:04
- "Caribbean Festival" (Bayyan/Kool & the Gang) - 9:26
Personnel
- Kool & the Gang - Arranger, Producer
- Amir-Salaam Bayyan - Guitar
- Khalis Bayyan - Piano, Arranger, Sax (Tenor), Vocals, Clavinet, Kalimba, Arp
- Robert "Kool" Bell - Bass, Vocals
- Donal Boyce - Vocals
- George "Funky" Brown - Percussion, Piano, Drums, Vocals
- Godfrey Diamond - Engineer, Mixing
- Ron Saint Germain - Engineer
- Harvey Goldberg - Engineer, Mixing
- Alec Head - Engineer
- Ray Janos - Engineer
- Robert "Spike" Mickens - Percussion, Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Vocals
- Otha Nash - Trombone, Vocals
- Terry Rosiello - Engineer
- Dennis "D.T." Thomas - Flute, Sax (Alto), Vocals
- Ricky West - Vocals, Clavinet
- Gary N. Mayo - Digital Remastering
- Henry Arvinger - Photography
- Claydes E.X. Smith - Guitar
- Something Sweet - Vocals (bckgr)
Chart positions
Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album
1975 Jazz Albums No. 18 1975 Pop Albums No. 48 1975 Black Albums No. 5
Billboard (North America) - singles
1975 Caribbean Festival Pop Singles No. 55 1975 Spirit Of The Boogie Pop Singles No. 35 1975 Caribbean Festival Black Singles No. 6 1975 Spirit Of The Boogie Black Singles No. 1