Emergency Broadcast | ||||
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Released | 1987 | |||
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Genre | Christian rock | |||
Length | 42:50 | |||
Label | Sparrow Records | |||
Producer | White Heart | |||
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Emergency Broadcast is the fifth album by the Christian rock band White Heart and the band's first with bass guitarist Tommy Sims [1] and is the second album on the Sparrow Records label released in late 1987. [2] [3] The album track "No Taboo" features the vocals of Rick Florian, Mark Gersmehl, Gordon Kennedy and Sims. The album was produced by White Heart, with the executive producer being Randy Moore. Emergency Broadcast peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Top Inspirational Albums chart.
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Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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US Top Inspirational Albums ( Billboard ) [4] | 6 |
Year | Singles | Peak positions | |
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CCM AC [5] | CCM CHR [6] | ||
1987–88 | "Montana Sky" | 3 | 3 |
1988 | "Edge of the Dream" | 13 | 7 |
1988 | "Somewhere in Between" | 24 | — |
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