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Single by Alison Hinds | |
from the album Soca Queen | |
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Recorded | 2005 (Slam City Recording Studios, Barbados) |
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Length | 3:58 |
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Producer(s) | Shelshok |
"Roll It Gal" (otherwise known as "Roll It") is a song written by Shontelle Layne and Sheldon Benjamin, and originally recorded by soca singer Alison Hinds, taken from her debut album Soca Queen . The single was released by Hinds in 2005 in Barbados and in the United Kingdom in 2007. A music video was produced for Hinds' version of the song in 2005. [1] The Hinds version of "Roll It Gal" shot to the top of the charts in Barbados, Trinidad and throughout the Caribbean. [2]
In 2007, a re-worked cover of the song entitled "Roll It", performed by J-Status and featuring Rihanna, as well as Shontelle, who assisted in writing both versions of the song, was released in several European countries.
Chart (2007–08) [3] | Peak position |
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UK Singles Chart | 135 |
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Single by J-Status featuring Rihanna and Shontelle | ||||
from the album The Beginning | ||||
Released | 12 February 2007 | |||
Recorded | 2006 | |||
Studio | 2 Hard Studios (Kingston, Jamaica) | |||
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Length | 3:58 | |||
Label | SRP Recordings | |||
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Shontelle and Sheldon Benjamin,the composers of "Roll It Gal" re-wrote and re-produced the song for the group J-Status,changing the lyrics from being about female empowerment to more sexual lyrics,re-titling the song to "Roll It". The J-Status version is taken from their debut album The Beginning,released in several European countries only. The J-Status version is performed with Rihanna and Shontelle herself.
Chart (2007–08) [4] | Peak position |
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Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [5] | 8 |
Germany (GfK) [6] | 33 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [7] | 89 |
In 2007,Shontelle finally recorded her own version of "Roll It" and it later appeared on her debut studio album Shontelligence (2008).