Kids from Foreign is the debut studio album by Born Jamericans.[2][3]
| Kids from Foreign | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1993–94 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, reggae | |||
| Label | Delicious Vinyl[1] | |||
| Producer | Chucky Thompson | |||
| Born Jamericans chronology | ||||
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Kids from Foreign was the fifth-best-selling reggae album of 1994.[4] It peaked at No. 188 on the Billboard 200.[5]
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| The Indianapolis Star |  [7] |
The Tampa Bay Times wrote that the group's sound "is strictly reggae and their beats are funky and energetic, making it hard to find a low spot on the whole album."[8] The Indianapolis Star concluded that "what's missing on this disc are the bass-driven beats spliced with playfully funky horn riffs that are common elements of dance-hall style reggae."[7]
Track listing
edit- "Instant Death Interlude" - 2:22
- "Warning Sign" - 4:43
- "So Ladies" - 3:43
- "Sweet Honey" - 3:28
- "Informa fe Dead" - 4:26
- "Cease & Seckle" - 4:07
- "Ain't No Stoppin" - 4:50
- "Why Do Girl" - 4:15
- "Oh Gosh" - 6:02
- "Nobody Knows" - 5:01
- "Boom Shak A-Tack" (Dancehall Remix) - 4:07
References
edit- ^ "Top Reggae Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 10, 1994.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (1994). The Guinness Who's Who of Rap, Dance & Techno. Guinness Publishing. p. 20.
- ^ McGill, Lisa Diane (November 1, 2005). Constructing Black Selves: Caribbean American Narratives and the Second Generation. NYU Press. ISBN 9780814771235.
- ^ Harrington, Richard (January 11, 1995). "Record Industry Ends '94 on a High Note". The Washington Post.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2010). Top Pop Albums (7th ed.). Record Research Inc. p. 97.
- ^ "Kids from Foreign Born Jamericans". AllMusic.
- ^ a b Hooper, Kim L. (2 Dec 1994). "Born Jamericans 'Kids from Foreign'". The Indianapolis Star. p. C6.
- ^ "Sound Bites". Tampa Bay Times.