Cherish

Album: Emergency (1984)
Charted: 4 2
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  • Lyrics currently unavailable Writer/s: Claydes Smith, Curtis Williams, George Brown, James Bonneford, James Taylor, Robert Bell, Ronald Bell
    Publisher: ONErpm, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

Comments: 12

  • Helen H from Manchester EnglandMy favourite song, always has been,always will be, it’s rarely played on the radio so when it is on I get so excited and nearly give my husband a heart attack because I shriek and yell ‘my songs on!’ It evokes an emotion in me that no other song does and that to me is the epitome of a great song.
  • Wilbert Adamsel from Los AngelesI Would Like To Know Who Is The Woman That Was THE MERMAID~ J.T.'s Love Interest!!
  • Simon Bafana Mahlangu from Kwamhlanga I feel blessed with this song
  • Mark Griffin from Sandiego Ca.This song has the perfect intro and after that it only gets better. It sounds like it takes place throughout a couples life time, and the line “ if you receive your calling before I Awake” reminds me of the couple when they’re In the final days of there life, holding hands as they drift of to sleep.
    Simple beautiful. I get choked up every time I hear this song! Thank you for not changing the words.
  • Wilbert Adamsel from Los AngelesI'm Trying To Find Out Who Was The Lady That Played the Mermaid/ J.T.'s Love Interest.
  • Rick from Toms River, NjThe original single release had birds in the beginning. I know because I created the sound with a shot glass on my guitar strings. Why they made so many confusing mixes much later is beyond me. You can't even find the original release any more. You now have to suffer with out of tune sax lines lol... The "birds" must have died...
  • Sabrina from Corvallis, OrThis is my favorite Kool and the Gang song of all times. The video is simply beautiful with the beach scenes. I can imagine a great many couples have adopted this song as "their song" over the years.
  • Jim from Hershey, PaThis is my favorite song of all-time! This song is about the importance of love and life itself.

    If you have someone special in your life, you are very blessed.

    Cherish the Love Cherish the Life
  • Kelly from Terre Haute, InI have loved this song from the very first time that I heard it as a teenager. I heard it on the radio at a restaurant the other day and I went nuts. I started singing and swaying and felt like a teenager. My 10 year old son looked and me like I was a kook. He loves 80's music too and said "I think I have heard this song before." I love Kool and the Gang.....my favs....Cherish and their earlier hit Celebration.

    I am now a registered nurse at a hospice company (travel nurse) and we are to nominate a song that describes our company and what we stand for.....I am going to submit my request for Cherish. For one must cherish each moment in life.....especially at the end of one's life.

    Thanks for the great music. Rock on!!
  • Lisa from Fort Worth, Txthis song is pretty.....it was played at my cousins wedding.....memories
  • Tammy from Anchorage, AkDearest Kool & The Gang
    I like others have listened to this song since I was a child. I love all your music, but this song holds a Special Magic for me. When ever my friends and I go out they have me sing this song. I lost a child in 1990, and this song I dedicated to Alexander Vaughn as well as to the son that I still have, Donovan Ray, This song is dedicated to my family and loved ones and to my Soul Mate, when I finally find him. All My Love to your Gang, Tammy Darlene Stenson
  • Georgina from Laredo, Txi love this song it remind me when i was a little girl and i would lip sing this song with my friends in 1985
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