Ladies' Night is the eleventh studio album by the funk band Kool & the Gang, released in 1979. The album became their first major success especially after the release of the title track, the U.S. #8 "Ladies' Night," and the U.S. #5 follow-up "Too Hot" which both became Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. The album brought a return to the mainstream after a lull in success from 1976-1978. Ladies' Night reached number one on the U.S. R&B chart. Additionally, 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 Platinum album. It also marked the debut of lead vocalist James "J.T." Taylor. 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 Year-end charts Singles Certifications See also List of number-one R&B albums of 1979 (U.S.) References External links Official Kool & the Gang site Kool & the Gang albums 1979 albums De-Lite Records albums Albums produced by Eumir Deodato