Emergency (Kool & the Gang album)

Emergency (Kool & the Gang album)
Emergency
Studio album by Kool & the Gang
Released November 15, 1984
Genre Funk
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 3/5 stars[1]

Emergency is the eighteenth studio by the funk band Kool & the Gang, released in 1984. A hit, the album brought a first for the band: three number one R&B singles from a single album. The songs "Misled" (Pop #10), "Fresh" (Pop #9, Dance #1), and "Cherish" (Pop #2) all hit the top spot in 1985. In addition, the title track was also released as a single, and reached the top twenty.[2]

Contents

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 4:22
3. "Misled"   Bell, Taylor, Kool & the Gang 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

Personnel

  • Clifford Adams – trombone, background vocals
  • Robert "Kool" Bellbass, bass guitar, vocals
  • Ronald Bellsynthesizer, 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.



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