Emergency (Kool & the Gang album)

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Emergency
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Studio album by
Kool & the Gang
ReleasedNovember 15, 1984
RecordedOctober 1983 – August 1984
Studio
Genre
Length35:47
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 1985
  4. "Emergency"
    Released: August 1985
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Record Mirror Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
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 ultimately became the group's biggest selling album, earning Double Platinum status in America, Platinum in Canada, and Silver in the UK.

Contents

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. [5]

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 Gang4:47
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

Kool & The Gang

Additional musicians

Production

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [6] Platinum100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [7] Silver60,000^
United States (RIAA) [8] 2× Platinum2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Lytle, Craig. "Kool & the Gang: Emergency" at AllMusic. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  2. ↑ Gardner, Mike (December 8, 1984). "Kool and the Gang: Emergency". Vol. 31, no. 50. Record Mirror. p. 18.{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  3. ↑ Garland, Phyl (May 1985). "Kool and the Gang: Emergency" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Vol. 50, no. 5. Stereo Review. p. 95.
  4. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Kool and the Gang: Emergency". robertchristgau.com. Village Voice.
  5. ↑ "Emergency > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles" at AllMusic . Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  6. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Kool & the Gang – Emergency". Music Canada . Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  7. ↑ "British album certifications – Kool & the Gang – Emergency". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  8. ↑ "American album certifications – Kool & the Gang – Emergency". Recording Industry Association of America.
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