State of Emergency (Steel Pulse album)

State of Emergency
Studio album by Steel Pulse
Released	June 13, 1988 (1988-06-13)
Genre	Reggae
Length	44:59
Label	MCA
Producer	Steel Pulse Godwin Logie
Steel Pulse chronology
Babylon the Bandit (1985) State of Emergency (1988) Victims (1991)

Professional ratings

Review scores
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

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

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

References

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.

External links

• Steel Pulse – State Of Emergency at Discogs (list of releases)