Love & Understanding

Love & Understanding
Love & Understanding
Studio album by Kool & the Gang
Released	March 1976
Recorded	1975
Genre	Funk
Length	41:26
Label	De-Lite
Producer	Kool and the Gang
Kool & the Gang chronology

Love & Understanding is the seventh studio album by the funk band Kool & the Gang, released in 1976. The album had mild success. Three tracks, "Hollywood Swinging", "Summer Madness" and "Universal Sound" were recorded live at the Rainbow Theatre in London, England.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Record World said of the title track that "Kool's combination of chanting vocals, horns and electronics forms a patented style all his own."^[2]

Track listing edit

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Love & Understanding"	Claydes Smith, Khalis Bayyan, Kool & the Gang	7:51
2.	"Sugar"	George Brown, Kool & the Gang	5:37
3.	"Do It Right Now"	Otha Nash, Kool & the Gang	3:55
4.	"Cosmic Energy"	Smith, Bayyan, Kool & the Gang	3:11

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hollywood Swinging" (live)	Ricky West, Kool & the Gang	5:40
2.	"Summer Madness" (live)	Alton Taylor, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Kool & the Gang	8:01
3.	"Universal Sound" (live)	Bayyan, Kool & the Gang	4:04
4.	"Come Together"	Smith, Bayyan, Kool & the Gang	2:48

Personnel edit

Bass, vocals – Robert "Kool" Bell
Drums, percussion, vocals – George Brown
Guitar – Claydes Smith, Kevin Bell
Piano – Ricky West
Alto saxophone – Peter Duarte
Alto saxophone, vocals, flute, congas – Dennis Thomas
Tenor saxophone – Dennis White
Tenor saxophone, alto flute, piano, vocals, ARP synthesizer – Ronald Bell
Trombone – Ray Wright
Trombone, vocals – Otha Nash
Trumpet – Spike Mickens
Trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals – Larry Gitten
Backing vocals – Don Boyce, Royal Jackson, Something Sweet, Tomorrow's Edition

Production edit

Arranged and Produced by Kool & the Gang
Executive Producer – Khalis Bayyan
Engineers – B. Clearwater, Harvey Goldberg and Terry Rosiello.
Mixed by Terry Rosiellio
Mastered by Earl Williams
Design – Frank Daniel
Photography – Simon De Cherpitel and Bill Peronneau

Charts edit

Weekly charts edit

Chart (1976)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[3]	68
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[4]	9

Year-end charts edit

Chart (1976)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[5]	43

References edit

^ Hanson, Amy. "Kool & the Gang: Love & Understanding > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
^ "Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. February 21, 1976. p. 12. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
^ "Kool & the Gang Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
^ "Kool & the Gang Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1976". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2021.

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[1] Hanson, Amy. "Kool & the Gang: Love & Understanding > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved October 29, 2011.

[rw-2] "Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. February 21, 1976. p. 12. Retrieved 2023-03-08.

[ac_Billboard200_Kool_&_the_Gang-3] "Kool & the Gang Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2021.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Kool_&_the_Gang-4] "Kool & the Gang Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2021.

[5] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1976". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2021.

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