Roll It Gal

"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] The song contains a sample of Benjamin's "Big Love".

"Roll It Gal"
Single by Alison Hinds
from the album Soca Queen
Released
  • 2005 (Barbados)
  • 3 September 2007 (UK)
Recorded2005 (Slam City Recording Studios, Barbados)
Genre
Length3:58
Label
  • RCG
  • Black Coral
  • 1720 Entertainment
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Shelshok

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.

Original version

Track listings
UK CD single
  1. "Roll It Gal" (original/main mix – radio edit) – 3:35
  2. "Roll It Gal" (Rishi Rich mix) – 3:29
  3. "Roll It Gal" (Machel Montano mix)
  4. "Roll It Gal" (Sunland mix)
  5. "Roll It Gal" (video)
UK 7" vinyl
  1. "Roll It Gal" (original/main mix – radio edit)
  2. "Roll It Gal" (Rishi Rich mix)
  3. "Roll It Gal" (Sunland mix)
Download remix EP
  1. "Roll It Gal" (album version) – 3:58
  2. "Roll It Gal" (featuring Machel Montano) – 5:08
  3. "Roll It Gal" (featuring Doug E Fresh) – 4:50
  4. "Roll It Gal" (Disco Ball remix) – 5:10
  5. "Roll It Gal" (Reggaeton remix) – 3:50
  6. "Roll It Gal" (Rishi Rich mix)

Charts
Chart (2007–08)[3] Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 135

J-Status version
"Roll It"
Single by J-Status featuring Rihanna
from the album The Beginning
Released12 February 2007
Recorded2006 (2 Hard Studios, Kingston, Jamaica)
Genre
Length3:58
LabelSRP Recordings
Songwriter(s)
  • Benjamin
  • Layne
Producer(s)
J-Status singles chronology
"Roll It"
(2007)
Rihanna singles chronology
"Break It Off"
(2006)		 "Roll It"
(2007)		 "Umbrella"
(2007)

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.

Track listing
CD
  1. "Roll It" (featuring Rihanna and Shontelle) (radio version) – 3:32
  2. "Roll It" (featuring Rihanna and Shontelle) (main version) – 3:58
  3. "Roll It" (instrumental) – 3:23
  4. "Roll It" (featuring Rihanna and Shontelle) (Reggaeton Gemstar version) – 4:10
  5. "Roll It" (featuring Rihanna and Shontelle) (Sunset Strippers remix) – 7:42
  6. "Roll It" (featuring Rihanna and Shontelle) (video)

Charts
Chart (2007–08)[4] Peak
position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 8
Germany (Official German Charts)[6] 33
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 89

Other versions

In 2007, Shontelle finally recorded her own version of "Roll It" and it later appeared on her debut studio album Shontelligence (2008).

Track listing
Digital download[8]
  1. "Roll" – 3:30

References
  1. Alison Hinds - "Roll It Gal" video on YouTube
  2. Archived December 15, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Chart Log UK – Chart Coverage and Record Sales 2007 = Alison Hinds- Roll It Gal
  4. J-status and Rihanna - Roll It - Music Charts
  5. "J-Status feat. Rihanna: Roll It" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
  6. "J-Status Feat.Rihanna – Roll It" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  7. "J-Status feat. Rihanna – Roll It". Swiss Singles Chart.
  8. Shontelle - Roll MP3 Downloads - 7digital
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