Ladies' Night (album)
Ladies' Night is the eleventh studio album by the funk band Kool & the Gang, released in 1979. The album became their first major success especially after the release of the title track, the U.S. #8 "Ladies' Night," and the U.S. #5 follow-up "Too Hot" which both became Top 10 hits on the "Billboard" Hot 100. The album brought a return to the mainstream after a lull in success from 1976-1978. "Ladies' Night" reached number one on the U.S. R&B chart. Additionally, all the cuts from the album reached number five on the disco chart. With  Ladies' Night, Kool & the Gang made their funk style more mainstream by incorporating some pop and light R&B into the sound. The result was that this album was not only popular during the 1970s black-oriented funk era where the band started, but also during the more popular and diverse disco era. "Ladies' Night" became their first Platinum album. It also marked the debut of lead vocalist James "J.T." Taylor.