The Force is the ninth studio album by the funk band Kool & the Gang, released in 1977 on De-Lite Records.

33 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

[4][5] The Globe and Mail wrote that "it's strange that to this day, black soul musicians are trying to say it better than Sly [Stone] did a decade ago and failing miserably.

"[6] The Bay State Banner wrote that the album "lacked the excellent jive vocals, hot horn lines and boogie beat arrangements Kool made famous.

19 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.