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

Jamiroquai are an England acid jazz/funk/Soul music/disco band. Jamiroquai was initially the most prominent component in the early-1990s London-based acid jazz movement, alongside groups such as Incognito , the Brand New Heavies, Galliano , and Corduroy ....
.

Published in 1993, it features strong elements of the funk
Funk

Funk is an United States Music genre that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, soul jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music....
 and acid-jazz genre
Genre

A genre is a loose set of criteria for a category of composition; the term is often used to categorize literature and speech, but is also used for any other Art#Art forms or utterance....
, along with lyrics about world issues and self-consciousness, which made the album a great success.

as since become uncommon in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 but remains a classic in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 and elsewhere. The album produced several well-received singles, including "Too Young To Die" and "Blow Your Mind".

In the game Secret Files: Tunguska
Secret Files: Tunguska

Secret Files: Tunguska is a classic point and click adventure game by Fusionsphere Systems and Animation Arts. Released on the Personal computer in the last quarter of 2006 in video gaming, the game was praised for its graphics, although some critics noted the weakness of the script and dialogues....
, a CD case of this album can be spotted on a desk in an office.






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

Jamiroquai are an England acid jazz/funk/Soul music/disco band. Jamiroquai was initially the most prominent component in the early-1990s London-based acid jazz movement, alongside groups such as Incognito , the Brand New Heavies, Galliano , and Corduroy ....
.

Published in 1993, it features strong elements of the funk
Funk

Funk is an United States Music genre that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, soul jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music....
 and acid-jazz genre
Genre

A genre is a loose set of criteria for a category of composition; the term is often used to categorize literature and speech, but is also used for any other Art#Art forms or utterance....
, along with lyrics about world issues and self-consciousness, which made the album a great success.

Album information

It has since become uncommon in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 but remains a classic in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 and elsewhere. The album produced several well-received singles, including "Too Young To Die" and "Blow Your Mind".

In the game Secret Files: Tunguska
Secret Files: Tunguska

Secret Files: Tunguska is a classic point and click adventure game by Fusionsphere Systems and Animation Arts. Released on the Personal computer in the last quarter of 2006 in video gaming, the game was praised for its graphics, although some critics noted the weakness of the script and dialogues....
, a CD case of this album can be spotted on a desk in an office.

The album was listed in the music reference book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

Reception

Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly

Entertainment Weekly is a magazine published by Time Inc. in the United States which covers movies, television, music, Broadway stage productions, books, and popular culture....
 (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."

Track listing


CD release

  1. "When You Gonna Learn (Didgeridoo)
    When You Gonna Learn

    "When You Gonna Learn" is the premiere single by the United Kingdom band Jamiroquai.In the United Kingdom, this was the song that first drew attention to the band....
    " – 3:50
  2. "Too Young to Die
    Too Young to Die (Jamiroquai song)

    "Too Young to Die" is a single by the United Kingdom band Jamiroquai, the second from their first album Emergency on Planet Earth.It received a heavy radio edit, cutting the original 10:18 track to a six minute album version, and then cutting the album version down to the 3:22 running time by cutting out the second verse and chorus; the...
    " – 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
    Emergency on Planet Earth (song)

    Emergency on Planet Earth is a song by Jamiroquai. It is the titular track for their 1993 album, Emergency on Planet Earth. The song was written by Jason Kay....
    " – 4:05
  7. "Whatever It Is, I Just Can't Stop" – 4:07
  8. "Blow Your Mind
    Blow Your Mind (Jamiroquai song)

    Blow Your Mind is a song by Jamiroquai, the eighth track on their 1993 album, Emergency on Planet Earth. It was also featured on their High Times Greatest Hits compilation album....
    " – 8:32
  9. "Revolution 1993" – 10:16
  10. "Didgin' Out
    Didgin' Out

    Didgin' Out is a song by the British band Jamiroquai. The dominant instruments in the song are the didgeridoo and the bass guitar. It serves as the outroductionary song to the band's debut album, Emergency on Planet Earth....
    " – 2:37


2xLP release


Side A

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


Side B

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


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


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
Didgeridoo

The didgeridoo is a wind musical instrument of the Australian Aborigines of northern Australia. It is sometimes described as a natural wooden trumpet or "drone pipe"....
 is used often on tracks such as "When You Gonna Learn" and the instrumental track, "Didgin' Out".