Spirit of the Boogie (song)

"Spirit of the Boogie" is a funk/soul song recorded by Kool & the Gang as the title track for their 1975 album.

"Spirit of the Boogie"
Single by Kool and the Gang
from the album Spirit of the Boogie
B-side"Summer Madness"
ReleasedMarch 13, 1975 (1975-03-13)[1]
Recorded1975
GenreFunk
Length3:15
LabelDe-Lite Records
Songwriter(s)Ronald Bell, Don Doyce & Kool and the Gang
Producer(s)Kool and the Gang & Ronald Bell
Kool and the Gang singles chronology
"Rhyme Tyme People"
(1974)		 "Spirit of the Boogie"
(1975)		 "Caribbean Festival"
(1975)

It was their third single to top the soul singles chart in the U.S., and was their fourth Top 40 hit, peaking at number thirty-five on the Billboard Hot 100.[2]

Part of the song's melody was sampled in The Afros' song titled "Feel It", the full song was sampled in "On The Black Line" by Michelle D'Clora.

Track listing

De-Lite Records – DE-1567:[3]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Spirit of the Boogie" (From the album Spirit of the Boogie)Ronald Bell, Don Doyce & Kool and the Gang3:15
2."Summer Madness" (From the album Light of Worlds)Alton Taylor, Kool and the Gang & Robert Spike Mickens4:16

Personnel
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References
  1. "Spirit of the Boogie/Summer Madness". Rate Your Music. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 333.
  3. "Spirit of the Boogie/Summer Madness". Discogs. Retrieved November 4, 2016.


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