Kool & The Gang - Open Sesame (1976) [2011, Remastered & Expanded Edition]

Posted By: BlondStyle

Date: 12 Jun 2017 16:59:12

"Open Sesame" is the eighth studio album by the funk band Kool & the Gang, released in 1976. The album yielded the hit title track, "Open Sesame", which achieved some success, first as a top ten R&B single, then later as part of the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. "Super Band" also reached the R&B top twenty. The album was the second of two albums released by the band in 1976.

~Wikipedia

Release of the album: 1976, November [LP De-Lite Records, Cat.# DEP 2023, USA]
Release of this CD: 2011, April, 25 [CD Big Break Records (UK), Cat.# CDBBR 0045 / UPC: 5013929034525]
℗ 1976. This compilation ℗© 2011 Big Break Records.
All Tracks licensed from Universal Music Operations Ltd.
Marketed and Distributed by Cherry Red Records.
Made in EU/MCPS

Credits:

Alto Saxophone, Flute, Vocals, Percussion, Congas – Dennis Thomas
Bass Guitar, Vocals, Percussion – Robert "Kool" Bell*
Drums – George Brown
Effects – Jimmy J. Jordan
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion – Claydes Smith
Engineer – Nils Salminen
Engineer, Mixed By – Terry Rosiello
Executive-Producer – Claydes Smith, Ronald Bell
Harp – Ellouise Daughn
Liner Notes [Reissue] – Cleveland Brown, Shelley Nicole
Producer – KG Productions
Reissue Producer – Wayne A. Dickson
Reissue Producer [Associate] – Christian John Wikane, Michal Bednarek
Remastered By – Nick Robbins
Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Clavinet, Synthesizer [Arp Synthesizer], Vocals, Keyboards, Percussion, Vibraphone, Strings – Ronald Bell
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Larry Gittens
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Percussion – Robert Mickens
Vocals [Something Sweet] – Beverly Owens, Cynthia Huggins, Joan Motley, Renee Connel
Vocals, Percussion, Valve Trombone, Trombone [Slide] – Otha Nash
Voice [The Genie] – Donald Boyce

Tracklist:

01. Open Sesame (Part 1) (03:49)
02. Gift Of Love (04:10)
03. Little Children (05:30)
04. All Night Long (03:56)
05. Whisper Softly (06:06)
06. Super Band (04:56)
07. L-O-V-E (03:26)
08. Sunshine (03:30)

Bonus Tracks:
09. Open Sesame (Groove With The Genie) (Part 2) (Single Version) (04:28)
10. Super Band (Single Version) (03:22)
11. Open Sesame (Groove With The Genie) (Promotional 12" - Special Disco Version) (08:44)

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Kool & The Gang / Open Sesame

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Dynamic Range Meter log

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Analyzed: Kool & The Gang / Open Sesame
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 -0.30 dB -11.13 dB 3:49 01-Open Sesame - Part 1
DR9 -0.30 dB -10.49 dB 4:10 02-Gift Of Love
DR10 -0.30 dB -12.19 dB 5:30 03-Little Children
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Official DR value: DR9

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Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 970 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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