Cherish (Kool & the Gang song)

"Cherish"
"Cherish"
	US single picture sleeve
Single by Kool & the Gang
from the album Emergency
B-side	"Cherish" (instrumental); "Joanna";
Released	May 1985
Recorded	1984
Genre	Pop, R&B, gospel
Length	4:47 (album); 3:58 (single);
Label	De-Lite
Songwriter(s)	Robert Earl Bell; Ronald Nathan Bell; James L Bonnefond; George Melvin Brown; Claydes Charles Smith; James "J.T." Taylor; Curtis "Fitz" Williams;
Kool & the Gang singles chronology
Music video
	"Kool & The Gang - Cherish" on YouTube

"Cherish" is a song by American R&B band Kool & the Gang, released in May 1985. It was the third single released from the band's sixteenth studio album, Emergency. It was certified Gold by the RIAA and held the number 1 position on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart for six weeks running. It would ultimately rank as the biggest Adult Contemporary chart hit of the 1980s.

The song is a romantic ballad that proved to be extremely popular when it was released and has since been a wedding song staple of sorts.

The song was composed in the key of B♭ minor, though the chorus shifts to D♭ major (the relative major of B♭ minor).

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