Everybody's Dancin'
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Everybody's Dancin' is a studio album by the American band Kool & the Gang, released in 1978. It peaked at No. 71 on Billboard's Top Black Albums chart.[1]
Reception
Template:Music ratings In 1978, despite their music's recent feature in Saturday Night Fever, Kool & the Gang were "at a low point"[2] of commercial decline.[3]
The Rolling Stone wrote that the band struggled to maintain its relevance in the disco world, despite a prominent horn section.[2] Speaking of the circa-1978 era, drummer George "Funky" Brown stated, "We tried our version of disco. It didn't work."[2]
The Detroit Free Press opined that "Kool and the Gang have gone bland," noting that "they've joined the disco lemmings...The edge has gone".[4]
Predecessor to commercial success
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The following year, producer Eumir Deodato arranged for traditional choruses, a front man vocalist (J. T. Taylor) and the band released Ladies' Night. It was their first major success and their first album to go platinum.[2]
Track listing
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References
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