Kids from Foreign

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Kids from Foreign
Studio album by
Released1994
Recorded1993-94
GenreHip hop, reggae
LabelDelicious Vinyl[1]
ProducerChucky Thompson
Born Jamericans chronology
Kids from Foreign
(1994)
Yardcore
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Kids from Foreign is the debut studio album by Born Jamericans.[3][4]

Kids from Foreign was the fifth-best-selling reggae album of 1994.[5] It peaked at No. 188 on the Billboard 200.[6]

Critical reception[edit]

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."[7]

Track listing[edit]

  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[edit]

  1. ^ "Top Reggae Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 10, 1994 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Kids From Foreign - Born Jamericans | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (1994). The Guinness Who's who of Rap, Dance & Techno. Guinness Publishing. p. 20.
  4. ^ McGill, Lisa Diane (November 1, 2005). Constructing Black Selves: Caribbean American Narratives and the Second Generation. NYU Press. ISBN 9780814771235 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Harrington, Richard (January 11, 1995). "RECORD INDUSTRY ENDS '94 ON A HIGH NOTE" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2010). Top Pop Albums (7th ed.). Record Research Inc. p. 97.
  7. ^ "SOUND BITES". Tampa Bay Times.