Kool and the Gang is the debut studio album by funk band Kool & the Gang. The album was released in December 1969, and charted on the Billboard R&B album chart at #43. Singles Singles "Kool and the Gang" and "Let The Music Take Your Mind" both reached No. 19 on the Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart. Track listing De-Lite Records – DE-2003: Personnel Dennis "D.T." Thomas – alto saxophone, flute, percussion, vocals Khalis Bayyan – tenor and soprano saxophones, alto flute, vocals Robert "Spike" Mickens – trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals Claydes Smith – guitars Woody Sparrow – guitars Ricky West – keyboards, piano, vocals Robert "Kool" Bell – bass, vocals George "Funky" Brown – drums, percussion, vocals Singles "Kool & The Gang"/"Raw Hamburger" (#19 R&B/#59 pop) (1969) "The Gang's Back Again"/"Kool's Back Again" (#37/#85) (1969) "Let the Music Take Your Mind"/"Chocolate Buttermilk" (#19/#78) (1970) References 1969 debut albums Kool & the Gang albums De-Lite Records albums