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.

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.

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 – guitars
 * Robert "Kool" Bell – bass guitar
 * George "Funky" Brown – drums
 * 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 guitar (3), backing vocals
 * Jimmy Maelen – percussion
 * 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
 * Gerald Delet – management