State of Emergency (Steel Pulse album)

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State of Emergency
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 13, 1988 (1988-06-13)
GenreReggae
Length44:59
LabelMCA
Producer
Steel Pulse chronology
Babylon the Bandit
(1985)
State of Emergency
(1988)
Victims
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauC+[2]

State of Emergency is the seventh studio album by reggae band Steel Pulse. It was released in June 1988 via MCA Records. Recording sessions took place in the United Kingdom. Production was handled by Steel Pulse with Godwin Logie. The album debuted at number 177 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in the US.

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."State of Emergency"David Hinds4:36
2."Dead End Circuit"Hinds4:51
3."Steal a Kiss"Hinds4:24
4."Hijacking"Hinds4:31
5."P.U.S.H."Hinds4:50
6."Love This Reggae Music"Selwyn Brown4:25
7."Said You Was an Angel"Hinds3:59
8."Reaching Out"Alphonso Martin5:37
9."Melting Pot"Brown4:21
10."Disco Drop Out"Hinds3:54
11."Reaching Out (Extended Version)" (remixed by Timmy Regisford)Martin8:21
Total length:44:59

Charts[edit]

Chart (1988) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 177

References[edit]

  1. ^ Valdivia, Victor W. "Steel Pulse - State of Emergency Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Steel Pulse". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Billboard 200 Chart: Week of July 23, 1988". Billboard. Retrieved 20 November 2022.

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