Forever (Kool & the Gang album)
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Forever is the seventeenth studio album by the funk band Kool & the Gang, released in 1986. The album included two major hits on the US Hot 100 Chart: "Victory" (US #10, R&B #2) and "Stone Love" (US #10, R&B #4). Two further singles, "Holiday" and "Special Way" were also released from the album; the former reached the top ten on the R&B Chart, the latter hit reached #6 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[2]
After this album, lead vocalist James "J.T." Taylor would leave the group for a solo career. He would return in 1996 for the State of Affairs album.
Track listing
| 1. |
"Holiday" | Curtis Williams, Taylor, Kool & the Gang |
4:12 |
| 2. |
"Peacemaker" | George Brown, Taylor, Kool & the Gang |
4:35 |
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"Broadway" | Williams, Taylor, Kool & the Gang |
3:40 |
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"Special Way" | Kyles, Brown, Taylor, Kendall Stubbs, Bayyan |
5:26 |
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"God's Country" | Gary Curtis Culpepper, Taylor |
5:04 |
Personnel
- Bass – Robert "Kool" Bell
- Drums – George Brown
- Guitar – Charles Smith
- Saxophone, keyboards – Khalis Bayyan
- Keyboards – Curtis "Fitz" Williams
- Vocals, percussion – James "J.T." Taylor
- Alto saxophone – Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas
- Trombone – Clifford Adams
- Trumpet – Michael Ray, Robert "Spike" Mickens
- Additional musicians – Alex Williams, Kendal Stubbs, Mark Attalla
- Backing vocals – Barbara Hernandez, Bert Clardy, Jeff Clardy, Kendal Stubbs, Lisa Foster, Starleana Young
- Drum programming – Kendal Stubbs
- Synthesizer and creative software programmed by – Randy Weber
- Production
- Recorded by – Alex Williams, I.B.M.C. Group Processing, Jay Biolic, Kendal Stubbs, Khalis Bayyan, Peter Ibrahim Duarte, Randy Weber
- Engineer – Kendal Stubbs
- Assistant engineers – Peter Ibrahim Duarte, Roger Talkov
- Second engineer - Hit Factory – Craig Vogel
- Mixed by – Kendal Stubbs, Khalis Bayyan
- Mastered by – Herb "Pump" Powers, Jr.
- Producer – I.B.M.C. Group Processing, Khalis Bayyan, Kool & the Gang
- Executive producer – Gabe Vigorito
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- Art
- Art direction – Bill Levy
- Art design – George Corsillo
- Cover photography – Gil Gilbert
- Fashions by – Carl Davis for Lemans Designs
- Make up – Rosalyn Burns-Brock
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