Emergency on Planet Earth

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Emergency on Planet Earth
Emergency on Planet Earth cover
Studio album by Jamiroquai
Released May 17, 1993 (UK)
August 10, 1993 (US)
Recorded 1993
Genre Acid Jazz
Length 55:22 (CD)
64:09 (vinyl)
Label Columbia
Producer Mike Nielsen
Professional reviews
Jamiroquai chronology
Emergency on Planet Earth
(1993)		 The Return of the Space Cowboy
(1994)


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Emergency on Planet Earth is the debut album of the band Jamiroquai.

Published in 1993, it features strong elements of the funk and acid-jazz genre, along with lyrics about world issues and self-consciousness, which made the album a great success.

Contents

[edit] Album information

It has since become uncommon in the United States but remains a classic in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. The album produced several well-received singles, including "Too Young To Die" and "Blow Your Mind".

In the game Secret Files: Tunguska, a CD case of this album can be spotted on a desk in an office. [1]

[edit] Reception

Entertainment Weekly (8/13/93, p.74) - "...turn out gritty organic grooves with enthusiasm..." Rating: B+

Q magazine (3/01, p.124) - 4 stars out of 5 - "A funky and beautiful record, a contender for best British soul album of the '90s, and frankly better than anything Stevie Wonder has made since Hotter Than July."

[edit] Track listing

[edit] CD release

  1. "When You Gonna Learn (Didgeridoo)" – 3:50
  2. "Too Young to Die" – 6:05
  3. "Hooked Up" – 4:35
  4. "If I Like it, I Do It" – 4:53
  5. "Music of the Mind" – 6:22
  6. "Emergency on Planet Earth" – 4:05
  7. "Whatever It Is, I Just Can't Stop" – 4:07
  8. "Blow Your Mind" – 8:32
  9. "Revolution 1993" – 10:16
  10. "Didgin' Out" – 2:37

[edit] 2xLP release

[edit] Side A

  1. When You Gonna Learn (JK Mix) – 6:21
  2. Too Young to Die – 10:12

[edit] Side B

  1. Hooked up – 4:35
  2. If I Like it, I Do It – 6:54
  3. Music of the Mind – 6:22

[edit] Side C

  1. Emergency on Planet Earth – 4:13
  2. Whatever It Is, I Just Can't Stop – 4:07
  3. Blow Your Mind – 8:32

[edit] Side D

  1. Revolution 1993 – 10:16
  2. Didgin' Out – 2:37

Note: This double LP release of the record labels the tracks 1 and 2 as "Extended J.K. mixes" while tracks 4 and 6 are simply labeled as extended mixes. Despite that labeling, the songs are not 'extended' but unedited recordings. None of them are found on any CD release, but unedited versions of tracks 1 and 2 are found on their respective CD singles. The extended track 4 is exclusive to the LP release, as the song's respective single was cancelled. Track 6 seems to be a completely different take compared to the CD version. That (also a mislabeled 'extended') version was also to be found on its single.

The didgeridoo is used often on tracks such as "When You Gonna Learn" and the instrumental track, "Didgin' Out".

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Jamiroquai
Jason Kay · Rob Harris · Paul Turner · Matt Johnson · Derrick McKenzie · Sola Akingbola · Lorraine McIntosh · Hazel Fernandez · Sam Smith
Gavin Dodds · Simon Katz · Nick Fyffe · Stuart Zender · Simon Carter · Toby Smith · Nick Van Gelder · DJ D-Zire · Winston Rollins · Adrian Revell · Wallis Buchanan · Beverley Knight
Studio albums
Emergency on Planet Earth (1993) · The Return of the Space Cowboy (1994) · Travelling without Moving (1996) · Synkronized (1999) · A Funk Odyssey (2001) · Dynamite (2005)
Compilations
Jay's Selection (1996) · In Store Jam (promo, 1997) · Late Night Tales: Jamiroquai (2003) · High Times: Singles 1992-2006 (2006)
Singles
Films
Live In Verona (2002) · High Times: Singles 1992-2006 (2006) · Live at Montreux 2003 (2007)
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