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Open Sesame

Song

Creators (5)

Writer

  1. Robert “Kool” Bell
  2. Ronald Bell
  3. George Brown US percussionist of Kool & the Gang
  4. Claydes Smith
  5. Dennis “D.T.” Thomas Kool & The Gang

Recordings (25)

  1. Open Sesame 3:48 by Kool & the Gang (1976)
  2. Open Sesame 8:44 by Kool & the Gang (1976) Original 12" extended version
  3. Open Sesame 3:59 by Kool & the Gang (07 Nov 1977)
  4. Open Sesame ?:?? by Kool & the Gang (1977)
  5. Open Sesame 3:41 by Kool & the Gang (1983)
  6. Open Sesame 8:28 by Kool & the Gang (22 Nov 1985)
  7. Open Sesame (club remix) 5:47 by Kool & the Gang (1988)
  8. Open Sesame, Part 1 3:58 by Kool & the Gang (1991)
  9. Open Sesame, Part 2 4:26 by Kool & the Gang (18 May 1993)
  10. Open Sesame 9:29 instrumental, cover by Christian McBride (1998)
  11. Open Sesame (club remix) 5:46 by Kool & the Gang (2001)
  12. Open Sesame 4:08 by Kool & the Gang (21 Oct 2002)
  13. Open Sesame (original 12" mix) 1:33 by Kool & the Gang (2002) part of “Saturday Night Sunday Morning” DJ-mix
  14. Open Sesame (original 12") 8:25 by Kool & the Gang (2002)
  15. Open Sesame, Part 2 4:26 by Kool & the Gang (22 May 2003)
  16. Open Sesame 6:20 by Kool & the Gang (01 Nov 2004) part of “Jazzy Jeff: In the House” DJ-mix
  17. Open Sesame 3:12 by Kool and the Gang (15 Aug 2005)
  18. Open Sesame 3:30 live by Kool & the Gang (2005)
  19. Open Sesame 4:05 by Kool & the Gang (01 May 2006) part of “Kenny Dope: Choice” DJ-mix
  20. Open Sesame (live) 2:53 live by Kool & the Gang (07 May 2010)
  21. Open Sesame 3:59 by Kool & the Gang (20 Sep 2010)
  22. Open Sesame (12” disco version) 8:43 by Kool & the Gang (25 Apr 2011)
  23. Open Sesame 3:47 by Kool & the Gang (15 Sep 2017)
  24. Open Sesame 3:47 by Kool & the Gang (17 Jun 2022)
  25. Open Sesame (Groove with the Genie) 4:27 by Kool & the Gang (17 Jun 2022)

Links (1)

Lyrics Page

  1. https://genius.com/Kool-and-the-gang-open-sesame-annotated