1986 studio album by Kool & the Gang
Forever 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). Three additional singles charted, "Holiday" reached the top ten on the R&B Chart, "Special Way" reached #6 on the Adult Contemporary chart. and "Peacemaker" was released in international markets and charted at #20 in New Zealand.
After this album, lead vocalist James "J.T." Taylor left the group to pursue a solo career. He returned in 1996 for the State of Affairs
Track listing
Side 2 No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Holiday" Curtis Williams, Taylor, Kool & the Gang 4:12 2. "Peacemaker" George Brown, Taylor, Kool & the Gang 4:35 3. "Broadway" Williams, Taylor, Kool & the Gang 3:40 4. "Special Way" Kyles, Brown, Taylor, Kendall Stubbs, Bayyan 5:26 5. "God's Country" Gary Curtis Culpepper, Taylor 5:04
Personnel
Kool & The Gang
James "J.T." Taylor – all vocals (1, 3, 4, 7, 8), lead vocals (2, 5, 6, 9), percussionKhalis Bayyan – keyboards, saxophoneCurtis "Fitz" Williams – keyboards
Charles Smith – guitarsRobert "Kool" Bell – bassGeorge Brown – drums
Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas – alto saxophoneClifford Adams – trombone
Robert "Spike" Mickens – trumpet
Michael Ray – trumpet Additional musicians
Randy Taylor-Weber – synthesizer programming, creative software programming
Mark Attalla – instruments
Kendal Stubbs – instruments, drum programming, backing vocals (2, 5, 6, 9)
Alex Williams – instruments
Bert Clardy – backing vocals (2, 5, 6, 9)
Jeff Clardy – backing vocals (2, 5, 6, 9)
Lisa Foster – backing vocals (2, 5, 6, 9)
Barbara Hernandez – backing vocals (2, 5, 6, 9)
Starleana Young – backing vocals (2, 5, 6, 9)
Kool & the Gang – backing vocals (6) Production
Gabe Vigorito – executive producer
Kool & the Gang – producers
Khalis Bayyan – producer, mixing
I.B.M.C. Group (Khalis Bayyan, Peter Duarte, Meekaaeel Muhammad, Kendal Stubbs and Randy Taylor/Weber) – producers, recording
Jay Biolic – recording
Alex Williams – recording
Craig Vogel – second engineer
Peter Duarte – assistant engineer
Roger Talkov – assistant engineer
Kendal Stubbs – mixing
Herb Powers, Jr. – mastering at Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs (New York, NY)
Bill Levy – art direction
George Corsillo – design
Gil Gilbert – cover photography
Carl Davis for Lemans Designs – fashions
Rosalyn Burns-Brock – make-up Certifications
Certifications and sales for Forever
Region
Certification
Certified units /sales
Canada (Music Canada )
Gold
50,000
France (SNEP )
Gold
100,000
United States (RIAA )
Gold
500,000
Sales figures based on certification alone. Shipments figures based on certification alone.
References
"Kool & the Gang: Forever > Review" at AllMusic . Retrieved 31 October 2011.
Garland, Phyl (May 1987). "Kool and the Gang: Forever" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com . Vol. 52, no. 5. Stereo Review . p. 90.
"Forever > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles" at AllMusic . Retrieved 31 October 2011.
"Canadian album certifications – Kool & the Gang – Forever" . Music Canada . Retrieved August 22, 2022."French album certifications – Kool & the Gang – Forever" (in French). InfoDisc.Select KOOL & THE GANG and click OK.
"American album certifications – Kool & The Gang – Forever" . Recording Industry Association of America .
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