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.
Track listing
Personnel
Kool & the Gang James "J.T." Taylor – lead vocals, backing vocals Curtis "Fitz" Williams – keyboards, Yamaha DX1, Yamaha DX7, Oberheim OB-Xa, Oberheim OB-8, Oberheim Xpander, Roland Juno-60 Ronald Bell – Oberheim OB-8, tenor saxophone, backing vocals Claydes Charles Smith – electric guitar Robert "Kool" Bell – bass George "Funky" Brown – drums, Oberheim DMX Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas – alto saxophone Clifford Adams – trombone, additional backing vocals (1) Robert "Spike" Mickens – trumpet Michael Ray – trumpet
Additional musicians Rick Iantosca – guitars (1, 3, 5, 6) Kendal Stubbs – bass (3), backing vocals Jimmy Maelen – percussions Starleana Young – backing vocals
Production Kool & the Gang – producers Ronald Bell – producer, mixing Jim Bonnefond – producer, engineer, mixing Kendal Stubbs – engineer, mixing Gabe Vigorito – mixing, album coordinator Jim Roth – assistant engineer Jose Rodriguez – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY) Joni Weinstein – art direction, design, cover concept Murry Whiteman – art direction Lumel/Whiteman Graphics Design – graphics Brian Hagiwara – cover photography Lazaro Arias – stylist Roz Burns – make-up
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