Live at PJ's

Live at PJ's is the second live album released by the funk band Kool and the Gang. The album was released in 1971, recorded at P.J.'s, a popular nightclub and music venue in West Hollywood, California from 1961 to 1973. The band's huge commercial success would not come until a few albums later.

Live at PJ's
Live album by Kool and the Gang
Released	October 1971
Recorded	29 May 1971, live at P.J.'s, West Hollywood
Genre	Funk, soul jazz
Length	46:06
Label	De-Lite
Producer	Gene Redd
Kool and the Gang chronology
Live at the Sex Machine (1971) Live at PJ's (1971) Music Is the Message (1972)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Record Mirror	(favourable)[2]

The track "N.T." contains a widely sampled drum break which has been used in songs by such artists as Nas, Q-Tip, N.W.A, Public Enemy and Blue Boy.[3][4]

Track listing

Side 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"N.T."	Gene Redd, Kool & the Gang	6:29
2.	"Ricksonata"	Kool & the Gang	5:39
3.	"Sombrero Sam"	Charles Lloyd	6:42
4.	"Ronnie's Groove"	Redd, Kool & the Gang	2:57

Side 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ike's Mood"	Isaac Hayes, Barry Mann	5:01
2.	"You've Lost That Loving Feeling"	Cynthia Weil, Phil Spector	4:59
3.	"Lucky for Me"	Charles Smith	3:02
4.	"Dujii"	Rick Westfield	6:02

The track "N.T." (short for "No Title") was replaced with "The Penguin" on the UK LP.[5]

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".[6]

References

1. Bush, John. "Kool & the Gang: Live at P.J.'s > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
2. "Kool and the Gang: Live at PJ's" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Record Mirror. June 24, 1972. p. 19.
3. "Top 20 Most Sampled Breakbeats 2016 Update".
4. "Songs that sampled "N.T."".
5. Kool & the Gang – Live at P.J.'s at Discogs
6. Kool & the Gang – Live at P.J.'s (CD) at Discogs