Forever (Kool and the Gang album)

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Released November 3, 1986 Forever (1986) Sweat (1989) Release date 3 November 1986		Length 48:59 Artist Kool & The Gang Label PolyGram

Producer Kool and the Gang, Khalis Bayyan, I.B.M.C. Genres Funk, Urban contemporary, Dance-pop, Adult contemporary music Nominations Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album - Group, Band or Duo Kool & The Gang albums In the Heart, Emergency, Something Special, As One, Good Times

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.

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.

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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

Songs

1Victory4:37
2IBMC4:20
3Stone Love

References

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