Kids from Foreign

Kids from Foreign
Studio album by
Born Jamericans
Released1994
Recorded1993–94
GenreHip hop, reggae
LabelDelicious Vinyl[1]
ProducerChucky Thompson
Born Jamericans chronology
Kids from Foreign
(1994) 		Yardcore
(1997)

Kids from Foreign is the debut studio album by Born Jamericans.[2][3]

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

  1. "Instant Death Interlude" - 2:22
  2. "Warning Sign" - 4:43
  3. "So Ladies" - 3:43
  4. "Sweet Honey" - 3:28
  5. "Informa fe Dead" - 4:26
  6. "Cease & Seckle" - 4:07
  7. "Ain't No Stoppin" - 4:50
  8. "Why Do Girl" - 4:15
  9. "Oh Gosh" - 6:02
  10. "Nobody Knows" - 5:01
  11. "Boom Shak A-Tack" (Dancehall Remix) - 4:07

References

  1. ^ "Top Reggae Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 10, 1994.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (1994). The Guinness Who's Who of Rap, Dance & Techno. Guinness Publishing. p. 20.
  3. ^ McGill, Lisa Diane (November 1, 2005). Constructing Black Selves: Caribbean American Narratives and the Second Generation. NYU Press. ISBN 9780814771235.
  4. ^ Harrington, Richard (January 11, 1995). "Record Industry Ends '94 on a High Note". The Washington Post.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2010). Top Pop Albums (7th ed.). Record Research Inc. p. 97.
  6. ^ "Kids from Foreign Born Jamericans". AllMusic.
  7. ^ a b Hooper, Kim L. (2 Dec 1994). "Born Jamericans 'Kids from Foreign'". The Indianapolis Star. p. C6.
  8. ^ "Sound Bites". Tampa Bay Times.