& B ▁chart ▁and ▁# 1 0 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0 0 . ▁The ▁album ▁produced ▁perhaps ▁K ool ▁& ▁the ▁Gang ' s ▁most ▁recogn izable ▁hit ▁song , ▁the ▁# 1 ▁chart - to pper , ▁" C ele br ation ", ▁which ▁still ▁receives ▁heavy ▁play ▁today ▁over ▁four ▁dec ades ▁later . ▁ ▁Track ▁listing ▁ ▁Person nel ▁Bass ▁– ▁Robert ▁" K ool " ▁Bell ▁Le ad ▁guitar ▁– ▁Charles ▁Smith ▁Key boards , ▁sa x oph one , ▁backing ▁vocals ▁– ▁Ron ald ▁Bell ▁Dr ums , ▁per cussion , ▁backing ▁vocals ▁– ▁George ▁Brown ▁Le ad ▁and ▁backing ▁vocals ▁– ▁James ▁" J . T ." ▁Taylor ▁Al to ▁sa x oph one ▁– ▁Dennis ▁Thomas ▁Trump et , ▁backing ▁vocals ▁– ▁Robert ▁M ick ens ▁Key boards , ▁backing ▁vocals ▁– ▁Earl ▁To on , ▁Jr . ▁Key boards ▁– ▁Kevin ▁Bell ▁Add itional ▁key boards ▁– ▁Adam ▁E pol ito ▁Back ing ▁vocals ▁– ▁C ed ric ▁To on , ▁Me e ka e el ▁Muhammad , ▁Robert ▁Bell , ▁C off ee , ▁Something ▁S weet ▁Orchestra ▁arranged ▁and ▁conducted ▁by ▁– ▁E um ir ▁De od ato ▁ ▁Production ▁Rec ording ▁engineer ▁– ▁Jim ▁B onne f ond ▁Ass istant ▁engine ers ▁– ▁Bobby ▁C ohen , ▁Cl if ▁H od sd on , ▁Jeff ▁K aw ale x , ▁Joe ▁De Ang el is , ▁Jul li an ▁Robert son , ▁Ken ny ▁Rob b ▁M ixed ▁by ▁–