Soca Queen is the debut album by soca musician Alison Hinds. It was released on physical formats in Canada on 16 October 2007, having been made available on iTunes on 9 October.[1] It was released in the Caribbean later that year.[1]

Soca Queen
Studio album by
Released16 October 2007
Recorded2007
GenreSoca, dancehall, reggae, R&B
Length60:27
Label1720 Entertainment/Black Coral
ProducerSalaam Remi, Van Gibbs, Chris Allman
Alison Hinds chronology
Soca Queen
(2007)
Caribbean Queen
(2010)

The album features the hit single "Roll It Gal", and includes the songs "Ladies Rule" and "Faluma", which date from Hinds' time as singer of the band Square One.[2] "Thundah" was also released as a single.[3] Kelefa Sanneh of The New York Times described it as "a winsome CD, full of breezy songs that emphasize the genre's links to both Afro-pop (those bass lines!) and Euro-trance (those synthesizers!)".[4]

Track listing edit

  1. "The More You Get" - 4:38
  2. "Faluma" - 3:55
  3. "Roll It Gal" - 3:58
  4. "Thundah" - 3:25
  5. "Blazin'" - 4:44
  6. "Island Girl" - 4:20
  7. "Caution" - 3:56
  8. "Ladies Rule" - 4:18
  9. "My Space" - 4:05
  10. "Good Morning" - 3:33
  11. "The Show" - 3:40
  12. "In the Name of Love" - 4:17
  13. "Soca Nation" - 3:46
  14. "Togetherness" - 4:20
  15. "Roll It Gal" (Rishi Rich Remix) - 3:26

References edit

  1. ^ a b "'Soca Queen' a success, despite problems with Canadian promotion". Caribbean Net News. 6 December 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  2. ^ Pareles, Jon (27 August 2008). "Happiness Abounds, With Extra for the Ladies". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  3. ^ Tackling, Heather (17 January 2008). "St Maarten Heineken Regatta: Caribbean's Queen of SOCA Alison Hinds to perform in Marigot". BYM Sailing & Sports News. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  4. ^ Sanneh, Kelefa (25 November 2007). "PLAYLIST: Hits and Misses and Hairy Shows". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 October 2010.