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Jamiroquai Emergency on Planet Earth Review

Album. Released 15 May 1993. Discography information comes from MusicBrainz. You can add or edit information about Emergency on Planet Earth at musicbrainz.org.

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Laid the foundations for an acid-jazz sound.

David O'Donnell 2008-12-12

Jamiroquai's debut album Emergency On Planet Earth became an instant classic upon it's release back in 1993. Entering the charts at number 1, it laid the foundations for an acid-jazz sound that the band would continue to build upon for the next decade and a half.

Fronted by vocalist Jason Kay, also known as JK, the album was an infectious, funk mezze of trumpets, saxophones, didgeridoos and flutes, spawning the hit singles Too Young To Die and Blow Your Mind which both entered the UK top10 in 1993.

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Emergency on Planet Earth

Tracks

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  1. 1 When You Gonna Learn (Digeridoo)
  2. 2 Too Young to Die
     
  3. 3 Hooked Up
  4. 4 If I Like It, I Do It
  5. 5 Music of the Mind
  6. 6 Emergency on Planet Earth
     
  7. 7 Whatever It Is, I Just Can't Stop
  8. 8 Blow Your Mind
  9. 9 Revolution 1993
  10. 10 Didgin' Out

Release Details

  • Label

    Sony Soho Square

  • Release Date

    1993

  • Country

    United Kingdom

  • Format

    CD

  • Catalogue No.

    474069 2

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