''Soca Queen'' is the debut album by
soca musician
Alison Hinds
Alison Amanda Hinds (born 1 June 1970) is a British-born Bajan soca artist based in Barbados. She is one of the most popular soca singers in the world.
Biography
Alison Hinds was born in London on 1 June 1970 and grew up in Plaistow.Batey, A ...
. It was released on physical formats in Canada on 16 October 2007, having been made available on
iTunes on 9 October.
It was released in the Caribbean later that year.
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.
"Thundah" was also released as a single.
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The New York Times
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'' 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!)".
Track listing
#"The More You Get" - 4:38
#"Faluma" - 3:55
#"
Roll It Gal" - 3:58
#"Thundah" - 3:25
#"Blazin'" - 4:44
#"Island Girl" - 4:20
#"Caution" - 3:56
#"Ladies Rule" - 4:18
#"My Space" - 4:05
#"Good Morning" - 3:33
#"The Show" - 3:40
#"In the Name of Love" - 4:17
#"Soca Nation" - 3:46
#"Togetherness" - 4:20
#"Roll It Gal" (Rishi Rich Remix) - 3:26
References
2007 debut albums
Soca albums
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