邦題『愛の融合』。ロンドン・レインボーシアターでのライブバージョンが３曲入ってます。このころのクールたちは乗りにのってる状態です。このアルバムを最後に「Spike Mickens」と「Ricky West」がクビになったと当時のライナーノーツに書いてありました。（その後のアルバムでも演奏してます。）ちょうどこの頃に弟バンドの「Kay-Gees」（Gang Record）のセカンドをプロデュースしたり・・。当時のライナーノーツにアース・ウインド＆ファイアーの「灼熱の狂宴」の後にこのアルバムが出たのが悔やまれると書いてあったような・・・それはちょっと違うような(^_^;)
LOVE & UNDERSTANDING（1976）
1. LOVE & UNDERSTANDING - 7:51 (Claydes Smith-Ronald Bell-Kool & The Gang)
2. SUGER - 5:37 (George Brown-Kool & The Gang)
3. DO IT RIGHT NOW - 3:55 (Otha Nash-Kool & The Gang)
4. COSMIC ENERGY - 3:11 (Claydes Smith-Ronald Bell-Kool & The Gang)
5. HOLLYWOOD SWINGING* - 5:40 (Ricky West-Kool & The Gang)
6. SUMMER MADNESS* - 8:01 (Robert Mickens-Alton Taylor-Kool & The Gang)
7. UNIVERSAL SOUND* - 4:04 (Ronald Bell-Kool & The Gang)
8. COME TOGETHER - 2:48 (Claydes Smith-Ronald Bell-Kool & TheGang)
ROBERT "KOOL" BELL: Bass & vocals
GEORGE M. BROWN: Drums, vocals & percussion
CLAYDES SMITH: Guitar
DENNIS THOMAS: Alto sax, vocals, flute & congas
SPIKE MICHENS: Trumpet
RICKY WEST: Piano
OTHA NASH: Trombone & vocals
LARRY GITTENS: Trumpet, fluglehorn & vocals
RONALD BELL: Tenor sax, alto flute, piano, arp & vocals
*Portions of this album were recorded live at the Rainbow Theatre in London, England.
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Ray Wright: Trombone
Ibrahim Duarte: Alto Sax
Dennis White: Tenor Sax
Amir Bayyan: Guitar
BACKGROUND VOCALS:
Tomorrow's Edition & Something Sweet
Don Boyce
Royal Bayyan
Arranged by Kool & the Gang
Produced by K.G.Productions
Executive Producer: Ronald Bell
Engineers: H.Goldberg/T. Rosiello/B. Clearwater
Mixing: Terry Rosiello
Digitally remastered by Gary N. Mayo at PolyGram Studios
Photography: Bill Perronneau Simon De Cherpitel
Design: Frank Daniel
Packege Redesign by Mark Weinberg
Recoded at: Media Sound
All Song Published by: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
All selections - BMI
Originaly released March 20, 1976 on De-Lite DE-2018
