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Released
  
March 1976

Producer
  
Kool and the Gang

Artist
  
Kool & The Gang

Label
  
Mercury Records

Length
  
41:26

Love & Understanding (1976)
  
Open Sesame (1976)

Release date
  
March 1976

Genre
  
Funk

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Kool & The Gang albums
  
Spirit of the Boogie, Open Sesame, Light of Worlds, Music Is the Message, Live at the Sex Machine

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.

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The song "Summer Madness" was used in the motion picture Rocky as radio background during a scene in Rocky's home. It is also featured in the soundtrack of the videogame Tony Hawk's Project 8, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and in a Nike commercial. "Hollywood Swinging" is featured in the soundtrack of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

Personnel

  • Bass, vocals – Robert "Kool" Bell
  • Drums, vocals, percussion – 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
  • Arranged and written by – Kool & the Gang
  • Engineer – B. Clearwater, H. Goldberg, T. Rosiello
  • Mixed by – Terry Rosiellio
  • Mastered by – Earl Williams
  • Producer – K.G. Productions
  • Executive producer – Khalis Bayyan

    • Songs

    1Love & Understanding7:50
    2Sugar5:36
    3Do It Right Now3:54

    References

    Love & Understanding Wikipedia
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