State of Affairs (album)
| State of Affairs | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 3, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | December 1995–April 1996 | |||
| Genre | Funk, R&B | |||
| Length | 55:45 | |||
| Label | Curb | |||
| Producer | J.T. Taylor, Khalis Bayyan | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| News & Observer | (favourable) |
| Buffalo News | |
State of Affairs is the twentieth studio album by the band Kool & the Gang, released in 1996 following a four-year gap between albums. It marked the return of James "J.T." Taylor as the lead singer since 1986's album Forever (Kool & the Gang album).