Emergency (Kool & the Gang album)

Emergency
Studio album by Kool & the Gang
Released	November 15, 1984
Genre	Post-disco Dance-pop Urban Adult contemporary
Length	37:05
Label	De-Lite
Producer	Kool and the Gang, Jim Bonnefond, Ronald Bell
Kool & the Gang chronology
In the Heart (1983) Emergency (1984) Forever (1986)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Emergency is the sixteenth studio album by the American funk band Kool & the Gang, released in November 1984. The album became the band's biggest selling album, going double platinum in America, platinum in Canada, and silver in the UK. The album garnered several hit singles such as "Fresh" (US #9, UK# 11); "Misled" (US #10, UK #28); "Cherish" (US #2, UK #4), and "Emergency" (US #18).^[2]

Track listing

Side 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Emergency"	Brown, Taylor, Kool & the Gang	5:17
2.	"Fresh"	Taylor, Linzer, Kool & the Gang	5:40
3.	"Misled"	Robert Earl Bell, Ronald Nathan Bell, James Bonneford, George Melvin Brown, Claydes Charles Smith, James "J.T." Taylor, Curtis "Fitz" Williams and Rick Westfield	4:56
4.	"Cherish"	Bell, Taylor, Kool & the Gang	4:45

Side 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

Later pressings of the album included the single edit of "Fresh", which clocked at approximately 4:20. The album version is approximately 5:40. The 7" single (b/w "In The Heart") clocks at a shorter 3:50.

Personnel

• Clifford Adams – trombone, background vocals
• Robert "Kool" Bell – bass, bass guitar, vocals
• Ronald Bell – synthesizer, tenor saxophone, background vocals
• George "Funky" Brown – drums
• Rick Iantosca – guitar
• Jimmy Maelen – percussion
• Robert "Spike" Mickens – trumpet
• Michael Ray – trumpet
• Charles Edward Smith – guitar
• Kendal Stubbs – bass guitar, background vocals
• James "J.T." Taylor – vocals, background vocals
• Dennis "D.T." Thomas – alto saxophone
• Curtis "Fitz" Williams – synthesizer, keyboards
• Starleana Young – background vocals

Production

• Jim Bonnefond – producer, engineer, mixing
• Ronald Bell – producer, mixing
• Brian Hagiwara – photography, cover photo
• Jose Luis Rodríguez – mastering
• Jose Rodriguez – mastering
• John Rollo – remixing
• Joe Roth – engineer, assistant engineer
• Kendal Stubbs – engineer, mixing
• Gabe Vigorito – coordination, mixing
• Murry Whiteman – art direction

References

1. Lytle, Craig. "Kool & the Gang: Emergency" at AllMusic. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
2. "Emergency > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles" at AllMusic. Retrieved 30 October 2011.

• Kool & The Gang – Emergency at Discogs