Perfect Union
Perfect Union is a 2021 studio album by American disco and funk band Kool & the Gang. The album was the first new music from the group in over a decade and was last to feature founding member Ronald Bell before his death.
Reception
Editors at AllMusic rated this album 2.5 out of 5 stars, with critic Mark Deming writing that the band's music suffered from the loss of Ronald Bell, but also writing that "the interplay among the musicians is lively".Singles
"Sexy" peaked at No. 16 on the US Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart in October 2016.Track listing
- "Pursuit of Happiness" – 5:13
- "The Weekend" – 3:08
- "Leave It on the Dance Floor" – 3:18
- "High" – 4:46
- "Sexy " – 2:48
- "All to Myself" – 3:34
- "R.O.Y.A.L.T.Y." – 3:11
- "Hold On" – 3:35
- "Good Time" – 3:21
- "Pursuit of Happiness" – 3:18
Personnel
Kool & the Gang- Robert "Kool" Bell – bass guitar, drums, electric guitar, keyboard, tenor saxophone, backing vocals
- Ronald Bell – mixing (recorded music)|mixing], production, executive production
- George "Funky" Brown – percussion
- Timothy Horton – drums, percussion
- Shawn McQuiller – vocals
- Michael Ray – trumpet, vocals
- Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas – alto saxophone
- Eddie Allen – trumpet
- Greg Allen – project assistance
- Walt Anderson – vocals, vocal arrangement, production on "Sexy "
- Shaun Bass – bass guitar
- Amir Bayyan – electric guitar
- Royal Bayyan – electric guitar
- Hakim Bell – production on "R.O.Y.A.L.T.Y."
- Ravi Best – trumpet
- Audrey Bilger – project assistance
- Mark Bowers – electric guitar
- Jermaine Bryson – trombone
- Alessandro Calemme – bass guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, organ, production on "All to Myself" and "Sexy "
- Dutch Cramblitt – project assistance
- Akene Dunkley – guitar, keyboards, production on "Good Time"
- Lavell Evans – backing vocals
- Chris Gehringer – mastering
- Joy Graves – project assistance
- Gabri Hell – production on "Leave It On the Dancefloor"
- Steve Lavell – vocals
- Diego Leanza – bass guitar, electric guitar
- Hamza Lee – production on "R.O.Y.A.L.T.Y."
- Lee Lodyga – project assistance
- Balewa Muhammad – vocals
- Rashad Muhammad – engineering, mixing
- Keith Murray – rapping on "Pursuit of Happiness"
- Cheryl Pawelski – project assistance
- Jacqueline Reilly – backing vocals
- Brad Rosenberger – project assistance
- Saint – guitar, keyboards, production
- Mark Smith – production on "Good Time"
- Robert Stringer – trombone
- Kendal Stubbs – engineering, mixing