Kool & The Gang - Light Of The Worlds (1974)

Kool & The Gang - Light Of Worlds

 

1 Street Corners Symphony (4:32)

  Arranged By, Synthesizer [Arp], Clavinet, Percussion, Bass, Piano - Khalis Bayyan

  Percussion - George Brown

  Piano - Rick West

2 Fruitman (5:19)

  Arranged By, Piano, Lead Vocals - Rick West

  Flugelhorn - Robert Mickens

3 Rhyme-Tyme People (3:19)

  Arranged By - Dennis (D.T.) Thomas

  Clavinet, Congas, Percussion, Lead Vocals - Dennis Thomas

  Vocals - Penni Saunders

4 Light Of Worlds (4:21)

  Arranged By, Conductor, Vibraphone [Vibes], Percussion - Claydes E.X. Smith

  Oboe, Saxophone [Alto] - Eddie Pazant

  Piano, Clavinet, Vocals - Khalis Bayyan

  Trumpet - Alvin Pazant

5 Whiting H. & G. (3:17)

  Arranged By, Synthesizer [Arp Synthesizer 2600], Piano, Clavinet, Flute [Alto] - Khalis Bayyan

  Electric Piano - Rick West

6 You Don't Have To Change (2:39)

  Arranged By - Robert Mickens

  Synthesizer [Arp, Mellotron], Piano, Vocals - Khalis Bayyan

  Vocals - Alton Taylor

7 Higher Plane (4:57)

  Arranged By, Piano, Clavinet, Bass, Synthesizer [Arp Synthesizer 2600], Lead Vocals - Khalis Bayyan

  Piano - Rick West

8 Summer Madness (4:16)

  Arranged By - Robert Mickens

  Piano - Rick West

  Synthesizer [Arp, Mellotron] - Khalis Bayyan

9 Here After (2:54)

  Arranged By, Synthesizer [Mellotron], Electric Piano, Vocals, Kalimba, Piano, Synthesizer - Khalis Bayyan

Gong, Drums [Kettle Drums] - George Brown

 

Bass - Robert Bel (tracks: 1 to 5, 7, 8)

Drums - George Brown

Guitar - Claydes E.X. Smith* (tracks: 1 to 8)

Producer - K. & G. Productions*

Saxophone [Alto] - Dennis Thomas* (tracks: 1 to 3, 7)

Saxophone [Tenor] - Khalis Bayyan (tracks: 1 to 4, 7, 9)

Trumpet - Robert Mickens* (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 7, 9)

 

Robert "Spike" Mickens - Trumpet, Arranger, Flugelhorn

Ed Pazant - Oboe, Sax (Alto)

Dennis "D.T." Thomas - Arranger, Sax (Alto)

Al Pazant - Trumpet

Ricky West - Piano, Arranger

Herb Lane - Vocals

Mitchell Kanner - Design

Gary N. Mayo - Digital Remastering

David Lartaud - Photography

Penni Phynjuar Saunders - Vocals

Claydes E.X. Smith - Guitar, Percussion, Arranger, Vibraphone, Conductor

Richard Shade - Vocals (Background)

Alton Taylor - Vocals

Kenneth Banks - Vocals (Background)

Khalis Bayyan - Synthesizer, Bass, Piano, Arranger, Piano (Electric), Vocals,  Mellotron, Kalimba, Clavinet, Sax (Tenor), Percussion

Robert "Kool" Bell - Bass, Vocals

Cleveland "Clevie" Browne - Liner Notes

George "Funky" Brown - Percussion, Gong, Drums

Bob Clearmountain - Engineer

Godfrey Diamond - Engineer

Harvey Goldberg - Engineer

Alec Head - Engineer

Kool & the Gang - Main Performer