Joanna

~ Recording by Kool & the Gang

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.2Joanna4:00Kool & the GangHeart RockVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life MusicA20870, A20871
1.2Joanna4:00Kool & the GangHeart RockVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life MusicA20870
1.5Joanna3:59Kool & the GangThe Singles CollectionKool & the GangAlbum + Compilation
Club, De‐Lite Records, Phonogram, PolyGram836 636-2
4.18Joanna3:59Kool & the GangLove on the Dance FloorVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Connoisseur CollectionLOVE CD 1
1.1Joanna3:59Kool & the GangKool LoveKool & the GangAlbum + Compilation
Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations)TCD 2435
1.3Joanna4:00Kool & the GangBack to Back: The Best OfKool & the Gang / Ohio PlayersAlbum + Compilation
Priority Records (US hip hop)87248706923
3.8Joanna3:59Kool & the GangMoments in LoveVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
PolyGram Special Markets, London (use this for UK PGSM releases)PSPCD230
1.2Joanna3:58Kool & the GangThe Wings of Love: 18 Soulful Love SongsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
MCI MusicMUSCD 013
1.18Joanna3:59Kool & the GangSounds of the Eighties: 1984Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music Special Products, Time–Life MusicA 25259, R988-06
1.2Joanna?:??Kool & the Gang25 Years of Rock ’n’ Roll 1983Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Connoisseur Collection
1.4Joanna3:59Kool & the GangGreatest HitsKool & the GangAlbum + Compilation
  • US1998-09-15
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)3145587942
1.13Joanna4:01Kool & the GangThe Very Best of Kool & The GangKool & The GangAlbum + Compilation
  • XW1999-03-01
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)
1.13Joanna4:01Kool & the GangThe Very Best of Kool and the GangKool & the GangAlbum + Compilation
  • US1999-03-23
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.)314 538 058-2
1.4Joanna4:00Kool & the Gang20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Kool & the Gang (20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection)Kool & the GangAlbum + Compilation
  • US2000-02-01
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)314 542 269-2
1.4Joanna4:01Kool & the GangClassic Kool & the GangKool & the GangAlbum + Compilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)542 413-2
1.8Joanna4:00Kool & the GangGet Down on It: The Very Best of Kool & the GangKool & the GangAlbum + Compilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)542 695-2
1.8Joanna3:58Kool & the GangThe Ultimate CelebrationKool & the GangAlbum + Compilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)542 695-2
1.4Joanna4:01Kool & the GangThe Best of Kool & The GangKool & the GangAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2001-11-28
Universal International (Japanese label; release must say “制作:Universal International” AND have no logos other than “Universal Music”)UICY-1072
1.7Joanna4:00Kool & the GangMedia Markt CollectionKool & the GangAlbum + Compilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)586 421-2
1.4Joanna4:01Kool & the GangThe Best of Kool & The GangKool & the GangAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2004-10-21
Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)UICY-9795
1.10Joanna3:59Kool & the GangPure Groove: 80’s Slowjams: The Ultimate Smoochy Soul SoundtrackVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Inspired Records (Universal Music TV)INSPCD43
1.12Joanna3:57Kool & the GangBody & Soul: Sweet SeductionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life MusicTL BAS/03
2.14Joanna3:58Kool & the GangNachtschicht, Volume 12Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Bluestyle Records5 77348 2
5.7Joanna3:59Kool & the GangThe Romantic CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Reader’s DigestRDCD 4291-5
2.8Joanna (single version)3:59Kool & the GangGoldKool & the GangAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2005-03-01
Universal Music Strategic Marketing (subsidiary of Universal Music GmbH)
2.8Joanna4:00Kool & the GangGoldKool & the GangAlbum + Compilation
  • US2005-03-01
Chronicles (a label under UMG’s Universal Music Enterprises division), Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)B0002891-02
2.8Joanna4:00Kool & the GangGoldKool & the GangAlbum + Compilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)0602498628607
1.7Joanna (single version)4:00Kool & the GangNumber 1’sKool & the GangAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2007-08-28
Island Def Jam (clean up, see annotation)
1.7Joanna4:02Kool & the GangNumber 1’sKool & the GangAlbum + Compilation
  • US2007-08-28
Chronicles (a label under UMG’s Universal Music Enterprises division), Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)B0008837-02
2.15Joanna3:57Kool & the GangGreatest Ever! Smooth: The Definitive CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2007-09-04
Union Square MusicGTSTCD019
1.4Joanna4:00Kool & the Gang20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Kool & the GangKool & the GangAlbum + Compilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)B0007765-02
2.8Joanna4:00Kool & the GangGoldKool & the GangAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2008-09-03
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)UICY-91044/5
2.8Joanna4:00Kool & the GangIconsKool & the GangAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2009-06-09
Motown, Universal Music Group International (manages UMG’s offices in most countries outside of North America)0600753156254
1.5Joanna4:00Kool & the GangBest SelectionKool & the GangAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2009-09-09
Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)UICY-8183
9.5Joanna4:02Kool & the Gang80s Music Explosion!Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life Music
1.9Joanna4:00Kool & the GangIconKool & the GangAlbum + Compilation
  • US2011-03-01
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)B0015243-02
1.4Joanna4:00Kool & the GangThe Best of Kool & The GangKool & the GangAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2012-06-20
Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)UICY-25214
4.19Joanna3:57Kool & the GangThe Ultimate Collection: 80s AnthemsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal UMCULTIMBX029
1.4Joanna4:00Kool & the GangThe Best of Kool & The GangKool & the GangAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2016-06-08
Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)UICY-76245
2.5Joanna4:00Kool & the GangTop of the Pops: 1980–1984Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2016-09-02
Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label), UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023)00600753699713, 5369971
2.8Joanna (single version)3:59Kool & the GangCollectedKool & the GangAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2018-05-25
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)
2.8Joanna4:00Kool & the GangCollectedKool & the GangAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2018-05-25
Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)538 256-6, 538 256-7, 538 256-8, 538 256-9
8.2Joanna4:00Kool & the GangTime Life Loves the ’80sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life Music
1.11Joanna3:58Kool & the GangGreatest HitsKool & the GangAlbum + Compilation
  • -2025
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)602478343834
2.13Joanna3:58Kool & the Gang80s Music Explosion!Various ArtistsAlbum + CompilationTime–Life Music
2.13Joanna3:58Kool & the Gang80s Music Explosion! Straight UpVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
(unknown)
1.2Joanna?:??Kool & the Gang25 Years of Rock ’n’ Roll 1983Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Connoisseur CollectionXRRT CD 83
2.8Joanna (single version)3:59Kool & the GangCollectedKool & the GangAlbum + Compilation
  • US2018-05-18

Relationships

recording of:Joanna (Kool & the Gang)

Joanna (Kool & the Gang)

writer:Clifford Adams (trombonist in Kool & the Gang)
Robert “Kool” Bell
Ronald Bell
Jim Bonnefond
George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang)
Claydes Smith
James “J.T.” Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang)
Curtis “Fitz” Williams (keyboardist/percussionist of Kool & The Gang)
publisher:Delightful Music Ltd
EMI Longitude Music
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30)
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
later translated versions:Joanna (Japanese version)