Escape (Whodini album)

Escape
Studio album by Whodini
Released	October 17, 1984 (1984-10-17)
Studio	Battery Studios (London)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	38:31
Label	Jive
Producer	Larry Smith
Whodini chronology
Whodini (1983) Escape (1984) Back in Black (1986)
Singles from Escape
"Friends" Released: July 20, 1984[1] "Freaks Come Out at Night" "Big Mouth" "Escape (I Need a Break)"

Escape is the second studio album by American hip hop group Whodini, released on October 17, 1984, by Jive Records. The album was recorded at Battery Studios in London, where the group worked with producer Larry Smith after their management could not find them a producer. Whodini member Jalil Hutchins convinced Smith, his friend, to produce the album when Smith needed money after a friend's hospitalisation. Although the group originally intended to record more rock-oriented material for the album, its music has a predominantly synthesizer-based backing, with a rhythm and blues influence.

The album was a critical success upon release, and was praised by NME and Robert Christgau. It was also commercially successful, being the first hip-hop album to chart within the U.S. top 40, and was also one of the first to be certified platinum by the RIAA.