Roll It Gal


"Roll It Gal" is a song written by Shontelle Layne and Sheldon Benjamin, containing a sample of Benjamin's "Big Love". The song was originally recorded by soca singer Alison Hinds and was 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. The Hinds version of "Roll It Gal" shot to the top of the charts in Barbados, Trinidad and throughout the Caribbean.
In 2007, a re-worked cover of the song entitled "Roll It" was released in several European countries. This version was performed by J-Status and featured Shontelle, who assisted in writing both versions of the song, and Rihanna.

Original version

Track listings

;UK CD single
  1. "Roll It Gal" – 3:35
  2. "Roll It Gal" – 3:29
  3. "Roll It Gal"
  4. "Roll It Gal"
  5. "Roll It Gal"
;UK 7" vinyl
  1. "Roll It Gal"
  2. "Roll It Gal"
  3. "Roll It Gal"
;Download remix EP
  1. "Roll It Gal" – 3:58
  2. "Roll It Gal" – 5:08
  3. "Roll It Gal" – 4:50
  4. "Roll It Gal" – 5:10
  5. "Roll It Gal" – 3:50
  6. "Roll It Gal"

    Charts

J-Status version

and Sheldon Benjamin, the composers of "Roll It Gal" re-wrote and re-produced the song for the band 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" – 3:32
  2. "Roll It" – 3:58
  3. "Roll It" – 3:23
  4. "Roll It" – 4:10
  5. "Roll It" – 7:42
  6. "Roll It"

    Charts

Other versions

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

Track listing

;Digital download
  1. "Roll" – 3:30