# Perfect Union

Perfect Union is a 2021 studio album by American disco and funk band Kool & the Gang. The album was the first new music from the group in over a decade and was last to feature founding member Ronald Bell before his death.

## Reception

Editors at AllMusic rated this album 2.5 out of 5 stars, with critic Mark Deming writing that the band's music suffered from the loss of Ronald Bell, but also writing that "the interplay among the musicians is lively".

## Singles

"Sexy" peaked at No. 16 on the US Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart in October 2016.

## Track listing

* "Pursuit of Happiness" (Walter Anderson, Robert "Kool" Bell, Ronald Bell, Celina Gray, Balewa Muhammad, Jahqae Muhammad, Keith Murray, and Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas) – 5:13
* "The Weekend" (Anderson, Ronald Bell, B. Muhammad, and J. Muhammad) – 3:08
* "Leave It on the Dance Floor" (Anderson, Ronald Bell, and Gabriele Falanga) – 3:18
* "High" (Anderson and Ronald Bell) – 4:46
* "Sexy (Where’d You Get Yours)" (Anderson, Ronald Bell, and Alessandro Calemme) – 2:48
* "All to Myself" (Anderson, Ronald Bell, and Calemme) – 3:34
* "R.O.Y.A.L.T.Y." (Kool & the Gang mix) (Anderson, Shaun Bass, Hakim Bell, Ronald Bell, and Hamza Lee) – 3:11
* "Hold On" (Anderson, Robert "Kool" Bell, and Ronald Bell) – 3:35
* "Good Time" (Anderson, Bass, H. Bell, Ronald Bell, Akene Dunkley, and Saint) – 3:21
* "Pursuit of Happiness" (rap version) (Walter, Robert "Kool" Bell, Ronald Bell, Gray, B. Muhammad, J. Muhammad, Murray, and Thomas) – 3:18

## Personnel

Kool & the Gang
* Robert "Kool" Bell – bass guitar, drums, electric guitar, keyboard, tenor saxophone, backing vocals
* Ronald Bell – mixing, production, executive production
* George "Funky" Brown – percussion
* Timothy Horton – drums, percussion
* Shawn McQuiller – vocals
* Michael Ray – trumpet, vocals
* Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas – alto saxophone
Additional personnel
* Eddie Allen – trumpet
* Greg Allen – project assistance
* Walt Anderson – vocals, vocal arrangement, production on "Sexy (Where'd You Get Yours)"
* Shaun Bass – bass guitar
* Amir Bayyan – electric guitar
* Royal Bayyan – electric guitar
* Hakim Bell – production on "R.O.Y.A.L.T.Y." (Kool & the Gang Mix)
* Ravi Best – trumpet
* Audrey Bilger – project assistance
* Mark Bowers – electric guitar
* Jermaine Bryson – trombone
* Alessandro Calemme – bass guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, organ, production on "All to Myself" and "Sexy (Where'd You Get Yours)"
* Dutch Cramblitt – project assistance
* Akene Dunkley – guitar, keyboards, production on "Good Time"
* Lavell Evans – backing vocals
* Chris Gehringer – mastering
* Joy Graves – project assistance
* Gabri Hell – production on "Leave It On the Dancefloor"
* Steve Lavell – vocals
* Diego Leanza – bass guitar, electric guitar
* Hamza Lee – production on "R.O.Y.A.L.T.Y." (Kool & the Gang Mix)
* Lee Lodyga – project assistance
* Balewa Muhammad – vocals
* Rashad Muhammad – engineering, mixing
* Keith Murray – rapping on "Pursuit of Happiness" (rap version)
* Cheryl Pawelski – project assistance
* Jacqueline Reilly – backing vocals
* Brad Rosenberger – project assistance
* Saint – guitar, keyboards, production
* Mark Smith – production on "Good Time"
* Robert Stringer – trombone
* Kendal Stubbs – engineering, mixing

## Charts

Chart performance for Perfect Union :
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 47 |