State of Emergency (Steel Pulse album)
| State of Emergency | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 13, 1988 | |||
| Genre | Reggae | |||
| Length | 44:59 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Robert Christgau | C+[2] |
State of Emergency is the seventh studio album by reggae band Steel Pulse. It was released in June 1988 via MCA Records. The recording sessions took place in the United Kingdom. The album was produced by Steel Pulse and Godwin Logie. The album debuted at number 177 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in the US.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "State of Emergency" | David Hinds | 4:36 |
| 2. | "Dead End Circuit" | Hinds | 4:51 |
| 3. | "Steal a Kiss" | Hinds | 4:24 |
| 4. | "Hijacking" | Hinds | 4:31 |
| 5. | "P.U.S.H." | Hinds | 4:50 |
| 6. | "Love This Reggae Music" | Selwyn Brown | 4:25 |
| 7. | "Said You Was an Angel" | Hinds | 3:59 |
| 8. | "Reaching Out" | Alphonso Martin | 5:37 |
| 9. | "Melting Pot" | Brown | 4:21 |
| 10. | "Disco Drop Out" | Hinds | 3:54 |
| 11. | "Reaching Out (Extended Version)" (remixed by Timmy Regisford) | Martin | 8:21 |
| Total length: | 44:59 | ||
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[3] | 177 |
References
[edit]- ↑ Valdivia, Victor W. "Steel Pulse State of Emergency". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Steel Pulse". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ↑ "Billboard 200 Chart: Week of July 23, 1988". Billboard. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
External links
[edit]- Steel Pulse – State of Emergency at Discogs (list of releases)
