''Live at PJ's'' is the second live album released by the funk band

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. The album was released in 1971, recorded at P.J.'s, a popular

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from 1961 to 1973.

Track listing

The track "N.T." (short for "No Title") was replaced with "The Penguin" on the UK LP. The 1999 CD release combined "Ike's Mood" and "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" into one track and included both "N.T." and "The Penguin".

Personnel

Kool and the Gang *

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– bass guitar * Ronald Bell – tenor and soprano saxophone * George Brown – drums * Robert "Spike" Mickens – trumpet, bongos *

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– alto saxophone, flute, congas *

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– guitar * Ricky West – electric piano, organ, tambourine Additional studio strings * Selwart Clark – violin * Gayle Dixon – violin * Nina Simon – violin * Winston Collymore – violin * Warren La Fredo – viola *

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– cello Technical personnel * Gene Redd, Jr. – producer, arranger * Malcolm Addey – engineer * Gene Redd, Sr. – copyist, editing

References

Kool & the Gang albums 1971 live albums De-Lite Records live albums Albums produced by Gene Redd {{1970s-R&B-album-stub