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#"Home Is Where The Heart Is" - 3:51
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==Kool & The Gang featuring Liberty X version==
==Liberty X version==
{{Infobox single
{{Infobox single
| Name = Fresh
| Name = Fresh
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| from Album = [[Being Somebody]] & '''The Hits: Reloaded'''
| from Album = [[Being Somebody]] & '''The Hits: Reloaded'''
| Released = April 14, 2004
| Released = April 14, 2004
| Format = CD single, Digital download
| Format = [[CD single]], [[Digital download]]
| Recorded = 2004
| Recorded = 2004
| Genre = [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]], [[Post-Disco]], [[Dance music|Dance]], [[pop music|pop]]
| Genre = [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]], [[Post-Disco]], [[Dance music|Dance]], [[pop music|pop]]
| Length = 4:12
| Length = 3:14
| Label = [[Edel Records]], [[V2 Records]]
| Label = [[Edel Records]], [[V2 Records]]
| Writer = JT Taylor, Sandy Linzer
| Producer = Tony Lundon
| Producer = Tony Lundon
| Last single = "[[Everybody Cries]]"<br>(2004)
| Last single = "[[Everybody Cries]]"<br>(2004)
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}}
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In 2004, [[Kool & The Gang]] re-recorded '''Fresh''' for their greatest hits compilation, ''The Hits: Reloaded''. The new version of the song featured [[Liberty X]] on vocals, with the band merely playing the instruments. This version was released a single in Germany, France & Spain on April 14, 2004. Subsequently, the track appeared as a bonus track on the Liberty X album ''[[Being Somebody]]'' in each of those countries respectively. A video for the song was recorded in late 2003, and features Liberty X playing to an audience in a club. The video does not feature Kool & The Gang singing. The track peaked at #3 in [[Germany]], #12 in [[France]] and #55 in [[Spain]].
'''Fresh''' was re-recorded with British pop group [[Liberty X]] in 2004, to feature on [[Kool & The Gang]]'s re-recorded greatest hits compilation, ''The Hits: Reloaded''. The new version of the song features Liberty X on vocals, with Kool & The Gang merely playing the instruments. Thus, due to the popularity of this version, it was released as a single in certain [[European]] countries on April 14, 2004. Despite it's success across Europe, the single was never released in Liberty X's home country, the [[United Kingdom]].

===Background===
Subsequently, "Fresh" appeared as a bonus track on the Liberty X album ''[[Being Somebody]]'' in [[Japan]], as well as appearing on certain [[European]] editions. At the time of the single's release, the band were in a dispute with their British record label, [[V2 Records]], and thus, it was decided that the single would not be released in the band's home country. The band's version of "Fresh" was produced by band member [[Tony Lundon]], who also went on to produce the band's follow-up hit single, "[[Song 4 Lovers]]". Despite this, "Fresh" was regarded as one of the band's best cover versions. The track peaked at #3 in [[Germany]], #12 in [[France]] and #55 in [[Spain]].

===Music video===
The music video for the single was recorded in late 2003, and features Liberty X playing to an audience in a club, all supported by mics and surrounded by a crowd of the group's fans. Although the video does not feature a vocal appearance from Kool & The Gang, they appear as guests inside the club, charming an African woman who has arrived in search of a man. The video recieved a small amount of airplay on British music channels, but was often, as is with it's upload to the band's official YouTube channel, credited to Liberty X featuring Kool & The Gang, wheras the official release credits the two artists the other way around.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoMPMPmC4YU</ref>


===Tracklisting===
===Tracklisting===
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Kool-The-Gang-Featuring-Liberty-X-Fresh/release/1069519 |title=Kool & The Gang Featuring Liberty X - Fresh (CD) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2012-02-16}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Kool-The-Gang-Featuring-Liberty-X-Fresh/release/1069519 |title=Kool & The Gang Featuring Liberty X - Fresh (CD) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2012-02-16}}</ref>
; German CD1
* '''German CD single'''
# "Fresh" (Album Version)
# "Fresh" (Album Version) - 3:14
# "Fresh" (Bimbo Jones Remix)
# "Fresh" (Bimbo Jones Remix) - 5:58


; German CD2
* '''German Maxi CD single'''
# "Fresh" (Album Version)
# "Fresh" (Album Version) - 3:14
# "Fresh" (Brad Gilderman Remix)
# "Fresh" (Brad Gilderman Remix) - 4:12
# "Fresh" (Motivo Pop Mix)
# "Fresh" (Motivo Pop Mix) - 4:28
# "Fresh" (Bimbo Jones Remix)
# "Fresh" (Bimbo Jones Remix) - 5:58


; French CD Single
* '''French CD single'''
# "Fresh" (Album Version)
# "Fresh" (Album Version) - 3:14
# "Fresh" (Motivo Pop Mix)
# "Fresh" (Motivo Pop Mix) - 4:28


; Spanish CD Single
* '''Spanish CD single'''
# "Fresh" (Album Version)
# "Fresh" (Album Version) - 3:14
⚫
# "Fresh" (Brad Gilderman Remix) - 4:12
⚫
# "Ladies Night" <small>(Kool & The Gang featuring [[Sean Paul]] & [[Spanner Banner]])</small>
# "Fresh" (Brad Gilderman Remix)
# "Fresh" (Motivo Pop Mix) - 4:28
# "Fresh" (Motivo Pop Mix)
# "Fresh" (Bimbo Jones Remix) - 5:58
⚫
# "Ladies Night" <small>(featuring [[Sean Paul]] and [[Spanner Banner]])</small> - 3:28
⚫
# "Fresh" (Bimbo Jones Remix)


==Other cover versions==
==Other cover versions==

Revision as of 11:21, 5 February 2013

"Fresh"
Song

"Fresh" is a song by the R&B funk group Kool & the Gang. Released as a single in 1985 from the group's album of the previous year, Emergency, the song peaked at #11 on the UK chart, #9 on the U.S. Hot 100 charts, and was number one on both the U.S. R&B and dance charts.[1][2] The song introduced a new meaning to the word "fresh," meaning "good."[3]

Music video

The act of the music video nearly resembles the fairy tale Cinderella, then you see the band perform the song, two overweight women who eat sandwiches, a woman who cleans the floor, a coach, the man is withdrawn and this is the woman who had previously cleaned the floor with a sitting member of the band.

On Edward Yang's 1986 film The Terrorizers this song is played in a dance club when the young woman wants to attract a man so she and a criminal gang can steal his money.

Tracklisting

12" Maxi De-Lite 881 564-1
  1. "Fresh" - 4:22
  2. "Home Is Where The Heart Is" - 3:51
  3. "Take My Heart" - 4:01
12" Maxi De-Lite 311122
  1. "Fresh" - 4:20
  2. "Rollin'" - 3:11
  3. "You Can Do It" - 4:08
7" Single De-Lite 881 564-7
  1. "Fresh" - 3:20
  2. "Home Is Where The Heart Is" - 3:51

Liberty X version

"Fresh"
Song

Fresh was re-recorded with British pop group Liberty X in 2004, to feature on Kool & The Gang's re-recorded greatest hits compilation, The Hits: Reloaded. The new version of the song features Liberty X on vocals, with Kool & The Gang merely playing the instruments. Thus, due to the popularity of this version, it was released as a single in certain European countries on April 14, 2004. Despite it's success across Europe, the single was never released in Liberty X's home country, the United Kingdom.

Background

Subsequently, "Fresh" appeared as a bonus track on the Liberty X album Being Somebody in Japan, as well as appearing on certain European editions. At the time of the single's release, the band were in a dispute with their British record label, V2 Records, and thus, it was decided that the single would not be released in the band's home country. The band's version of "Fresh" was produced by band member Tony Lundon, who also went on to produce the band's follow-up hit single, "Song 4 Lovers". Despite this, "Fresh" was regarded as one of the band's best cover versions. The track peaked at #3 in Germany, #12 in France and #55 in Spain.

Music video

The music video for the single was recorded in late 2003, and features Liberty X playing to an audience in a club, all supported by mics and surrounded by a crowd of the group's fans. Although the video does not feature a vocal appearance from Kool & The Gang, they appear as guests inside the club, charming an African woman who has arrived in search of a man. The video recieved a small amount of airplay on British music channels, but was often, as is with it's upload to the band's official YouTube channel, credited to Liberty X featuring Kool & The Gang, wheras the official release credits the two artists the other way around.[4]

Tracklisting

[5]

  • German CD single
  1. "Fresh" (Album Version) - 3:14
  2. "Fresh" (Bimbo Jones Remix) - 5:58
  • German Maxi CD single
  1. "Fresh" (Album Version) - 3:14
  2. "Fresh" (Brad Gilderman Remix) - 4:12
  3. "Fresh" (Motivo Pop Mix) - 4:28
  4. "Fresh" (Bimbo Jones Remix) - 5:58
  • French CD single
  1. "Fresh" (Album Version) - 3:14
  2. "Fresh" (Motivo Pop Mix) - 4:28
  • Spanish CD single
  1. "Fresh" (Album Version) - 3:14
  2. "Fresh" (Brad Gilderman Remix) - 4:12
  3. "Fresh" (Motivo Pop Mix) - 4:28
  4. "Fresh" (Bimbo Jones Remix) - 5:58
  5. "Ladies Night" (featuring Sean Paul and Spanner Banner) - 3:28

Other cover versions

See also

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 333.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 148.
  3. ^ "Totally awesome 80s - Matthew Rettenmund - Google Boeken". Books.google.com. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  4. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoMPMPmC4YU
  5. ^ "Kool & The Gang Featuring Liberty X - Fresh (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
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