Spirit of the Boogie

Spirit of the Boogie is a 1975 (see 1975 in music) funk album by the American band Kool & the Gang. Though Kool & the Gang's critical reputation has suffered since their glory days, perhaps due to their familiar forays into disco, Spirit of the Boogie is still widely regarded as their best album, and a generally excellent funk record.

Track listing

1. Spirit of the Boogie (Bayyan/Boyce/Kool & the Gang) - 4:52
2. Ride the Rhythm (Bayyan/Kool & the Gang) - 2:55
3. Jungle Jazz (Bayyan/Kool & the Gang) - 4:43
4. Sunshine and Love (Bayyan/Kool & the Gang) - 3:46
5. Ancestral Ceremony (Bayyan/Kool & the Gang) - 3:39
6. Mother Earth (Bayyan/Brown/Kool & the Gang) - 5:38
7. Winter Sadness (Bayyan/Kool & the Gang/Smith) - 5:04
8. 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