Emergency (Kool & the Gang album)

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.

Emergency
Studio album by
Kool & the Gang
ReleasedNovember 15, 1984
RecordedOctober 1983 – August 1984
Studio
Genre
Length35:47
LabelDe-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
Record Mirror
Stereo Review(favourable)
The Village VoiceB−

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.

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