Situation: Critical

Not to be confused with Critical Situation.

Situation: Critical
Studio album by Ultra Naté
Released	April 27, 1998
Recorded	1996-1997
Genre	Electronica, garage house, dance-pop
Length	55:16
Label	Strictly Rhythm
Producer	Masters at Work, Mood II Swing, D-Influence
Ultra Naté chronology
One Woman's Insanity (1994) Situation: Critical (1998) Stranger than Fiction (2001)
Singles from Situation: Critical
"Free" Released: March 31, 1997 "Found A Cure" Released: 1998 "New Kind of Medicine" Released: 1998 "Release The Pressure" Released: 1998

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Situation: Critical is Ultra Naté's third album, released on Strictly Rhythm in 1998. The album and especially its lead single, "Free", has become her most successful work of music in the mainstream pop world on both sides of the Atlantic so far. "Found a Cure" and "New Kind of Medicine" were also hit singles. As of July 1999, the album sold 150,000 units in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Situation: Critical"	Ultra Naté, Al Mack	5:28
2.	"New Kind of Medicine"	Naté, Ed Baden-Powell, Kwame Kwaten, Sarah Webb, Steve Marston	5:02
3.	"Free"	Naté, Lem Springsteen, John Ciafone	5:52
4.	"Found a Cure"	Naté, Ciafone, Woody Pak, Springsteen	6:06
5.	"It's Crying Time"	Naté, Springsteen	3:51
6.	"Release the Pressure"	Naté, Mack	5:00
7.	"Any Ole Love"	Naté, Springsteen	4:01
8.	"Love You Can't Deny"	Naté, Baden-Powell, Kwaten, Webb, Marston	4:38
9.	"Every Now + Then"	Naté, Springsteen	3:57
10.	"Divine Love"	Naté, Carl K. Gonzales, Luis F. Vega	7:14
11.	"Found a Cure" (Full Intention Mix)		4:07

UK Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Free" (Full Intention Club Mix)	6:48
13.	"Free" (M&S Philly Klub Edit)	4:16

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart	17

External links

• Ultra Naté - Situation: Critical