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Ladies' Night (album)

Field	Value
name	Ladies' Night
type	Studio album
artist	Kool & the Gang
cover	Kool and the Gang Ladies Night.jpg
caption	Standard artwork
released	September, 1979
recorded	1978–1979
* synth-funk<ref name	"Breihan 2020"
length	34:05
label	De-Lite
producer	Eumir Deodato
prev_title	Everybody's Dancin'
prev_year	1978
next_title	Celebrate!
next_year	1980
misc	{{Singles
name	Ladies' Night
type	Album
single1	Ladies' Night
single1date	August 21, 1979
single2	Too Hot
single2date	January, 1980
single3	Hangin' Out
single3date	April 1980

Disco
R&B
synth-funk Ladies' Night is the eleventh studio album by the American band Kool & the Gang, released in 1979. It became their first Platinum success, spurred on by two million selling Top Ten singles: the title track "Ladies' Night," (No. 4 in Cash Box; No. 8 in Billboard) and "Too Hot" (No. 5 in Billboard).

The album returned them to the mainstream after a lull in their popularity. Ladies' Night hit number one on the U.S. R&B chart. All the cuts from the album reached number five on the disco chart.

With Ladies' Night, Kool & the Gang made their funk style more mainstream by incorporating some pop and light R&B into the sound. The result was that this album was not only popular during the 1970s black-oriented funk era where the band started, but also during the more popular and diverse disco era. Ladies' Night became their first million selling LP. It also marked the debut of lead vocalist James "J.T." Taylor.

Critical reception

The Bay State Banner noted the "lighter sound, one that places the once prominent horns in the background and depends on softer, more implied rhythms but wisely emphasizes the boogie ethic."

Track listing

Personnel

Musical

James "J.T." Taylor – lead and backing vocals
Ronald Bell – tenor saxophone, backing vocals, keyboards, bass
Dennis "D.T." Thomas – alto saxophone, backing vocals
Claydes Smith – guitars
Eumir Deodato – keyboards
Adam Ippolito – keyboards
Robert "Kool" Bell – bass, backing vocals
George "Funky" Brown – drums, backing vocals
Clifford Adams – trombone
Christine Albert – trumpet
Robert "Spike" Mickens – trumpet
Jon Faddis – trumpet
Cedric Toon – backing vocals
Earl Toon – backing vocals
Something Sweet (Diane Cameron, Cynthia Huggins, Joan Motley) – backing vocals

Technical

Mike Doud – art direction
Joe Kotleba – cover design
Raul Vega – photography
Joe Gastwirt – CD mastering and CD digital remastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1979)	Peak
position

Year-end charts

Chart (1980)	Position	US Billboard 200
11

Singles

Year	Title	Chart	Peak
position
1979	Ladies' Night	class=album	id=r11171	tab=charts-awards/billboard-single	label="Ladies' Night Charts & Awards Billboard Singles"	accessdate=October 29, 2011}}	1
US Billboard Hot 100	8
title=Kool & the Gang – Full Official Chart History	url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/18085/kool-and-the-gang/	website=Official Charts Company	publisher=Official Charts Company	access-date=19 January 2016}}	9
1980	"Too Hot"	US Billboard R&B	3
US Billboard Hot 100	5
UK Singles Chart	23
1980	Hangin' Out	US Billboard R&B	36
UK Singles Chart	52

Certifications

References

Breihan, Tom. (April 20, 2020). "The Number Ones: Kool & The Gang’s "Celebration"".
Whitburn, Joel. (2004). "Joel Whitburn's hot dance/disco, 1974–2003". Record Research Inc.
(October 9, 1982). "Kool & the Gang". Lynne Segall.
{{AllMusic. Amy. Hanson
Keepnews, Peter. (March 6, 1980). "Kool & the Gang: ''Ladies' Night''". Straight Arrow.
(1998). "The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul". Virgin.
(1 Nov 1979). "Shades of Blue". Bay State Banner.
"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1980". Billboard.
{{AllMusic
"Kool & the Gang – Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company.

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