Twice as Kool: The Hits of Kool & the Gang is a compilation double album by the funk band Kool & the Gang, released in 1983 on De-Lite Records. The album reached No. 4 on the UK Pop Albums chart. Twice as Kool: The Hits of Kool & the Gang has also been certified gold in the UK by the British Phonographic Industry.
Critical reception
With a 3.5 out of 5 star rating Sharon Mawer of AllMusic declared " Twice as Kool also featured most of the early U.S. funk hits, but for an unknown reason omitted "Jungle Boogie." Obviously later compilations added the big ballad hits from the mid-'80s, but in the summer of 1983, Twice as Kool was an ideal introduction to a band, who, despite some big singles, had largely been overlooked."
Track listing Side One Ladies' NightGeorge Brown, Kool & the Gang6:32Big FunGeorge Brown, JT Taylor, Kool & The Gang, Robert "Kool" Bell, Ronald Bell5:02CelebrationKool & The Gang, Ronald Bell4:56Take It To The TopKool & The Gang, Ronald Bell4:15Side TwoSummer MadnessAlton Taylor, Robert Mickens4:15Open SesameKool & The Gang, Ronald Bell3:40Steppin' OutJT Taylor, Kool & The Gang, Ronald Bell4:42Night PeopleKool & The Gang, Ronald Bell3:42Street KidsGeorge Brown, JT Taylor, Kool & The Gang5:08Side ThreeOoh La, La, La, (Let's Go Dancin')Amir Bayyan, J. Taylor*, Kool & The Gang6:39Get Down On It (Extended Remix)JT Taylor, Kool & The Gang, Ronald Bell6:05Hi De Hi, Hi De HoJT Taylor, Kool & The Gang, Ronald Bell3:58Funky StuffKool & The Gang3:02Hollywood SwingingKool & The Gang, Ricky West4:36Side FourJones Vs JonesGeorge Brown, Kool & The Gang4:10Too HotGeorge Brown, Kool & The Gang5:02Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)Claydes Smith, George Brown, JT Taylor, Kool & The Gang5:04Hangin' OutKool & The Gang, Ronald Bell5:00
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