Hollywood Swinging
Kool & the Gang | Artist Essentials
First released: 1973 (year verified)
Original 1973 studio album presentation
MusicAtlas editorial note: The repeated horn-and-bass pattern gives the vocal chants a firm, buoyant frame.
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Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1973 (year verified)
The official band history and original Wild and Peaceful program establish the studio recording in 1973. The original program carries an inherited Single Version label on its approximately 4:40 presentation; no claim is made that a later shorter single edit was already available in 1973. The retained 1974 appearance does not redate the original recording.
Recording: Original 1973 studio album presentation
Credit: Kool & the Gang
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Wild and Peaceful
Original album association; the supported year is not an exact worldwide release day.
Wild and Peaceful - original licensed album program
The original 1973 program establishes the selected Kool & the Gang performances. Year precision is used; modern package dates, isolated inherited fields, bonus mixes and later concert performances are not adopted as first-release dates. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Kool & the Gang - official band history
The band documents its Jersey City origins with the Bell brothers and fellow musicians, the original instrumental and horn-centered sound, the 1973 Wild and Peaceful program and the change in 1979 toward the Ladies Night sound. Only these historical facts are used, not promotional superlatives or current touring claims. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Annual version match under review
The selected recording has release evidence, but its version has not been matched to the retained annual entry. It is omitted from Beyond the yearly lists until this match is resolved.
The selected original studio album presentation differs in length from the separately retrieved shorter licensed anthology presentation. The actual retained annual row does not identify its edition. Its real candidate is kept provisionally and excluded from Beyond until that version question is resolved.
Wild and Peaceful - original licensed album program
The original 1973 program establishes the selected Kool & the Gang performances. Year precision is used; modern package dates, isolated inherited fields, bonus mixes and later concert performances are not adopted as first-release dates. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
The Very Best of Kool & the Gang - anthology presentation comparison
The licensed anthology supplies shorter presentations of Celebration, Get Down on It, Fresh, Too Hot, Ladies Night, Cherish, Hollywood Swinging, Joanna, Misled and Victory than the selected original album programs. Inherited dates including 1974 on Get Down on It are not adopted; this source is used only for edition comparison. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Celebration: The Best of Kool & the Gang - named single and extended editions
The licensed anthology explicitly labels the Ladies Night single, Joanna single, Tonight 12-inch and extended Lets Go Dancin presentations. Original release years come from the original albums; the 1994 anthology year does not date the recordings. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
About The Kool & the Gang
Kool & the Gang developed from a Jersey City ensemble formed around brothers Robert and Ronald Bell and their neighborhood friends. The group combined jazz instrumentation with soul and funk, using tightly arranged horns and an active rhythm section. Its early records foregrounded instrumental patterns and group vocals. The arrival of singer James J.T. Taylor and work with producer Eumir Deodato brought a smoother vocal emphasis in 1979, while preserving the rhythmic foundation behind the band's dance records.
Artist background sources
Kool & the Gang - official band history
The band documents its Jersey City origins with the Bell brothers and fellow musicians, the original instrumental and horn-centered sound, the 1973 Wild and Peaceful program and the change in 1979 toward the Ladies Night sound. Only these historical facts are used, not promotional superlatives or current touring claims. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Kool & the Gang - label biography and original stylistic periods
The label biography identifies the early Jazziacs band, Robert and Ronald Bell, the 1969 debut, the mix of jazz, soul and funk, and James J.T. Taylor with producer Eumir Deodato in 1979. Its 2007 new medley is explicitly a later recording and is not one of the original selections. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-18. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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