The first album released after the departure of founding member Robert 'Kool' Bell, "Celebrate!" nonetheless became one of the band's most commercially successful LPs, spawning multiple hit singles.
- The album's title track, "Celebration," became a worldwide smash, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the R&B chart.
- "Celebration" was notably used as an unofficial theme song during the 1980 election campaign of Ronald Reagan.
- The album also features the hit single "Jones vs Jones" and was certified Platinum by the RIAA on 1980-11-13.
Kool & The Gang are a long-running funk and R&B band from Jersey City, New Jersey, known for their blend of jazz, soul, and funk. By 1980, they had evolved from a raw jazz-funk ensemble into polished hitmakers, with a string of R&B and pop chart successes.
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