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Released | February 8, 2011 |
Genre | Reggae |
Label | VP Records |
Free Expressions is a studio album by Jamaican reggae female singer Etana, released on February 8, 2011, under VP Records. Free Expressions is 14 new songs that display her unique brand of pop-reggae, soulful voicing and personal lyrics on progressive one drop riddims with rock flavored instrumentation. Etana's debut The Strong One (VP1800) garnered multiple hits and established Etana as a fresh new female voice on the international scene. Her sophomore effort will elevate her to an even broader audience with infectious hooks of "I Know You Love Me", "My Name Is" (a remake of the hit by Japanese artist Pushim), "Free" and the first single "Heart Broken".
Chris Chin
No. | Title | Artist | Producer(s) | Writer(s) |
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1 | Free | Etana | Kemar "Flava" McGregor For No Doubt Records | Shauna McKenzie / Kemar McGregor |
2 | Mocking Bird | Etana | Kemar "Flava" McGregor For No Doubt Records | Shauna McKenzie / Leon Moody / Kemar McGregor / Stefan Warren / Lamont Savory |
3 | People Talk | Etana | Rohan Dwyer For Groove Crusader Productions & Clifton "Specialist" Dillon | C. Dexter / Rohan Dwyer / Shauna McKenzie / Clifton Dillon |
4 | Heart Broken | Etana | Curtis Lynch Jr. & Augustus "Gussie" Clarke | Shauna McKenzie / Leon Moody / Curtis Lynch Jr. / Augustus Clarke |
5 | I Know You Love Me | Etana | Kemar "Flava" McGregor For No Doubt Records | Shauna McKenzie / Awa Manneh / Kemar McGregor / Stephan Warren / Ivor Lindo / Devon Merredy |
6 | I Got You | Etana | Clifton Dillon & Alberto D'ascola | Shauna McKenzie / Alberto D'ascola / Clifton Dillon / T. Tarantino |
7 | My Name Is | Etana | Stephen Stanley | Pushim / S. Mori |
8 | Moving On | Etana | Curtis Lynch Jr. For Necessary Mayhem | Shauna McKenxie / Curtis Lynch Jr. |
9 | 96 Degrees | Etana Featuring The Tamlins | C. Dillon & A. D'ascola | S. McKenzie / A. Clarke / M. Cooper / H. Coore |
10 | War | Etana | Patrick Samuels | Shauna McKenzie / Andre Daley / Patrick Samuels |
11 | Retribution | Etana | Steven Stanley | Shauna McKenzie / John Steven Stanley |
12 | August Town | Etana | Curtis Lynch Jr. For Necessary Mayhem | Shauna McKenzie / Curtis Lynch Jr. |
13 | Venting | Etana | Curtis Lynch Jr. For Necessary Mayhem | Shauna McKenzie / Curtis Lynch Jr. |
14 | Day By Day | Etana | Joel Chin | B. Grant / Joel Chin / Shauna McKenzie |
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