Personnel includes: Patra, Aaron Hall, Salt 'N Pepa, Prince Mydas (vocals); Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Uziah Thompson, Robert Lyn, Greg Fitz, David Kennedy, James Preston, Isaac Everton, Herby Luv Bug, Salaam Remi, Nigel Staff, Dean Frazer, Anthony "CD" Kelly, Charles Farrar, Eddison Electrik The P-Funk Horns.
Producers include: C. "Specialist" Dillon, David Kennedy, Herby Luv Bug, Anthony "CD" Kelly, Troy Taylor.
Personnel: Aaron Hall (vocals, background vocals); Benny Cowan, Greg Thomas , Greg Boyer (horns); Dorothy Smith, Anthony Hawthorne, Carlton Thomas, Brian Thompson, Kimiko Whittaker, Nikki Tucker, Tawatha Agee, Troy Taylor (background vocals).
Recording information: Anchor REcording Studio, Kin; Herby's Studio, New York, NY; Hit Factory, New York, NY; Marqet Place, New York, NY; Mixing Lab, Kingston, Jamaica; Palm Tree Studios, New York, NY; Sony Studios, New York, NY; Soundtrax, New York, NY; Unique Studio, New York, NY.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Dean Fraser; Greg Fitz; James Preston; Lloyd "Gitsy" Willis; Patra; Robert Lyn; Robbie Shakespeare; Sly Dunbar; Nigel Staff; Uziah "Sticky" Thompson.
Patra, the self-proclaimed queen of dancehall, delivers her patented mix of crossover reggae stylings and sexual innuendo on SCENT OF ATTRACTION. Moving further into the realms first charted by Shabba Ranks and Madd Cobra, she abandons dancehall riddims in favor of smooth R&B tracks and duets with Salt 'N Pepa and Aaron Hall. But it is still her sultry growl of a voice that holds everything together, and makes her sophomore release a sure hit.
Patra begins the album with one of the most apt cover choices of 1995--a straight rendition of Grace Jones' "Pull Up To The Bumper." There is no more perfect role model for the young Jamaican transplant than Jones, who was seducing America in the early '80s with a similar combination of sex and groove. SCENT also features other reggae-inflected tracks ("Dip & Fall Back," "Mek Me Hot") and some slower-paced grinders ("Goin 2 The Chapel," "Scent Of Attraction"). "Banana," a mid-tempo boiler, echoes the sounds of Grover Washington, Jr.'s "Just The Two Of Us" and shows that Patra knows what America's young lovers want to listen to before turning out the lights.
Professional Reviews
Vibe (9/95, p.170) - "...Patra moans with a voice overflowing with ecstasy--and control. She's grinning while she's singing, and you can hear it in every note. It's the secret of Patra's success: She's having so much fun, you feel like a curmudgeon if you refuse to smile with her...
