<P> In 1996, he briefly reunited with Kool & the Gang, releasing the 1996 album, State of Affairs . Although the album was well received by critics, it was not commercially successful in comparison to Kool & the Gang's releases from the late 1970s and early 1980s . </P> <P> During the 1990s, Taylor began his acting career in earnest appearing in the 1992 Hollywood film The Mambo Kings, and the long - running Broadway musical, Raisin . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Album </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Chart positions </Th> <Th> Record label </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> US </Th> <Th> US R&B </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1989 </Td> <Td> Master of the Game </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> 77 </Td> <Td> MCA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1991 </Td> <Td> Feel The Need </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1993 </Td> <Td> Baby I'm Back </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> A Brand New Me </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> Interscope Records </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> "--" denotes the album failed to chart </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Album </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Chart positions </Th> <Th> Record label </Th> </Tr>

Jt lead singer of kool and the gang