Song Clearance Sheet
5 sources citedLadies’ Night
Disco1970s111BPM
UnconfirmedKey
Tempo/key via Deezer →
The verdict
Documented Sampling History
Confirmed songwriters of record and producer (Eumir Deodato), no dispute found — the group’s first collaboration with an outside producer, connecting to “Celebration” and “Get Down On It” by the same artist and producer.
Quick Facts
Released1979
AlbumLadies’ Night
GenreDisco, Funk, R&B
LabelDe-Lite Records
ProducerEumir Deodato
More infoWikipedia → · Discogs →
Who you need to ask
The songwriters of record — Ronald Bell et al. (Kool & the Gang)
Wikipedia → · checked Jul 2026
The current administrator — Not confirmed — De-Lite; needs a Songview/Discogs lookup
Unknown · checked Jul 2026
Has it been reused?
A disco-era R&B standard; the band’s first work with an outside producer, connecting directly to “Celebration” and “Get Down On It” (this batch).
Do they allow reuse?
No standalone policy found; confirmed songwriter(s) of record.
Related Songs
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Same band and producer; named in “Celebration’s” alternate origin account (this batch)
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Same band, earlier era (already in this catalogue)
Who Owns It
Licenses explained →The two permissions you need, and who holds them
The song itself (the writing)Ronald Bell, Claydes Charles Smith, George Brown, James “J.T.” Taylor, Robert Bell, Earl Toon Jr., Dennis Thomas & Meekaaeel Muhammad
The recording (current administrator)Not confirmed
Receipts
Every public mention of terms, policy, or past deals we've found
“A light went off”
Ronald Bell recounted that his brother Robert suggested two album concepts — “Hangin’ Out” and “Ladies’ Night.” Robert was “the one who used to hang out and party all the time,” Ronald “the one in the studio.” When Robert suggested “Ladies’ Night,” Ronald described it as feeling like “a light went off.” No lyrics reproduced.
Red Bull Music Academy Daily · read it →
Deodato’s modernizing brief
This album was the group’s first collaboration with an outside producer after years of self-producing, brought in to modernize their sound for the disco era — Deodato described his philosophy as wanting to “keep it simple and basic and clean.”
AllMusic · read it →
Can You Use It for Free?
How to check PD →Is it public domain?No
Sample History
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Times sampled
The band’s first Platinum single
Covers
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First flip
Who to Contact
LN
Kool & the Gang (De-Lite)
The confirmed songwriters of record
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References
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Jul 2026Page created — full research (Research Queue Batch 19/20)
Jul 2026BPM/Key pending the automated GetSongBPM/Deezer pass