Emergency | ||||
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Released | November 15, 1984 | |||
Recorded | October 1983 – August 1984 | |||
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Length | 35:47 | |||
Label | De-Lite | |||
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Singles from Emergency | ||||
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AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Stereo Review | (favourable) [3] |
The Village Voice | B− [4] |
Emergency is the sixteenth studio album by the American band Kool & the Gang, released in 1984. It became the group's biggest selling 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 No. 9); "Misled" (US No. 10); the title track "Emergency" (US No. 18); and the album's biggest hit, the million-selling "Cherish" (US No. 2). "Fresh", "Misled", and "Cherish" also cracked the top 40 in the UK reaching No. 11, No. 28, and No. 4, respectively, while "Emergency" reached No. 50. [5]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Emergency" | Brown, Taylor, Kool & the Gang | 5:17 |
2. | "Fresh" | Taylor, Linzer, Kool & the Gang | 4:22 |
3. | "Misled" | Bell, Taylor, Kool & the Gang | 4:56 |
4. | "Cherish" | Bell, Taylor, Kool & the Gang | 4:47 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Surrender" | Williams, Taylor, Kool & the Gang | 5:00 |
2. | "Bad Woman" | Brown, Taylor, Kool & the Gang | 5:35 |
3. | "You Are the One" | Williams, Taylor, Kool & the Gang | 7:00 |
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada) [6] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [7] | Silver | 60,000^ |
United States (RIAA) [8] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |