Cherish (Kool & the Gang song)

"Cherish"
Single by Kool & the Gang
from the album Emergency
B-side
  • "Cherish" (instrumental)
  • "Joanna"
ReleasedMay 1985
Recorded1984
GenrePop, R&B, gospel
Length
  • 4:47 (album)
  • 3:58 (single)
LabelDe-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
"Fresh"
(1985) 		"Cherish"
(1985) 		"Emergency"
(1985)
Music video
"Kool & The Gang - Cherish" on YouTube

"Cherish" is a 1985 song by Kool & the Gang and is the third single from their 16th studio album Emergency. It went to number 2 in the United States and Switzerland, number 4 in the United Kingdom, number 6 in Ireland, number 5 in Germany, number 3 in the Netherlands, Belgium and Austria, number 11 in France, number 19 in Sweden and number 8 in Australia.

Pappa Bear version

"Cherish"
Single by Pappa Bear featuring Van der Toorn
from the album What's My Name?
ReleasedOctober 13, 1997 (1997-10-13)[1]
Length3:52
LabelUniversal
Songwriter(s)Ronald Bell, James Taylor, Kool & the Gang
Producer(s)Bülent Aris, Toni Cottura
Pappa Bear featuring Van der Toorn singles chronology
"Cherish"
(1997) 		"When the Rain Begins to Fall"
(1998)

Pappa Bear covered Cherish in 1997 and went to number 2 in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, number 1 in New Zealand and number 7 in Norway and Australia. This version remains unknown in the United States and had success in Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

References

  1. ↑ "Pappa Bear feat. Van der Toorn – Cherish" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
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