Escape (Whodini album)

Escape
Studio album by Whodini
Released	October 17, 1984
Genre	Electro-hop
Label	Jive/Arista Records 07822-18267
Producer	Larry Smith
Whodini chronology
Whodini (1983) Escape (1984) Back in Black (1986)
Singles from Escape (Whodini album)
"Friends" Released: 1985 "Big Mouth" Released: 1985 "Freaks Come Out At Night" Released: 1985 "Escape (I Need A Break)" Released: 1985

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Escape is the second album by hip-hop group Whodini, released in 1984 (see 1984 in music) on the Jive label. The album spawned the hit singles "Five Minutes of Funk," "Friends," which peaked at #87 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the group's only Hot 100 entry, and "Freaks Come Out at Night". This was one of the first rap albums ever to include a synclavier. Whodini are pioneers in the field of sampling. The album has been certified platinum.

In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums Ever.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Five Minutes of Funk" – 5:25
2. "Freaks Come out at Night" – 4:45
3. "Featuring Grand Master Dee" – 5:45
4. "Big Mouth" – 2:57
5. "Escape (I Need a Break)" – 3:43
6. "Friends" – 4:38
7. "Out of Control" – 4:16
8. "We Are Whodini" – 6:59

References

1. allmusic review
2. "100 Best Rap Albums". The Source (New York) (#100). January 1998. ISSN 1063-2085. Retrieved November 24, 2007.