''State of Emergency'' is the seventh studio album by

reggae Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, " Do the Reggay" was the first popular song to use ...

band

Steel Pulse Steel Pulse are a roots reggae band from the Handsworth area of Birmingham, England. They originally formed at Handsworth Wood Boys School, and were composed of David Hinds (lead vocals, guitar), Basil Gabbidon (lead guitar, vocals), and Ron ...

. It was released in June 1988 via

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. Recording sessions took place in the

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. 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

Charts

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