Emergency (Kool & the Gang album)

Emergency
Studio album by Kool & the Gang
Released November 15, 1984
Genre Post-disco
R&B
Length 35:47
Label De-Lite
Producer Kool and the Gang, Jim Bonnefond, Ronald Bell
Kool & the Gang chronology
In the Heart
(1983)		 Emergency
(1984)		 Forever
(1986)
Singles from Emergency
  1. "Misled"
    Released: November 2, 1984
  2. "Fresh"
    Released: November 24, 1984
  3. "Cherish"
    Released: May 10, 1985
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Emergency is the sixteenth studio album by the American band Kool & the Gang, released in 1984. It ultimately became the group's biggest selling career album, earning Double Platinum status in America, Platinum in Canada, and Silver in the UK.

The album produced four US top 20 hit singles including "Fresh" (US #9); "Misled" (US #10); the title track "Emergency" (US #18); and the album's biggest hit, the million-selling "Cherish" (US #2). "Fresh", "Misled", and "Cherish" also cracked the top 40 in the UK reaching #11, #28, and #4 respectively while "Emergency" only reached #50 in that country.[2]

Track listing

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Emergency"Brown, Taylor, Kool & the Gang5:17
2."Fresh"Taylor, Linzer, Kool & the Gang4:22
3."Misled"Bell, Taylor, Kool & the Gang4:56
4."Cherish"Bell, Taylor, Kool & the Gang5:39
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Surrender"Williams, Taylor, Kool & the Gang5:00
2."Bad Woman"Brown, Taylor, Kool & the Gang5:35
3."You Are the One"Williams, Taylor, Kool & the Gang7:00

Personnel

Production

  • Jim Bonnefond – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Ronald Bell – producer, mixing
  • Brian Hagiwara – photography, cover photo
  • Jose Luis Rodríguez – mastering
  • Jose Rodriguez – mastering
  • John Rollo – remixing
  • Joe Roth – engineer, assistant engineer
  • Kendal Stubbs – engineer, mixing
  • Gabe Vigorito – coordination, mixing
  • Murry Whiteman – art direction

References

  1. ↑ Lytle, Craig. "Kool & the Gang: Emergency" at AllMusic. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  2. ↑ "Emergency > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles" at AllMusic. Retrieved 30 October 2011.


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