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Alaine Laughton
Person · female · Jamaica · Toms River · born 1979 · recording since 2007
Jamaican singer
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Also known as Alaine · Алэйн
Timeline
1970s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: Sacrifice
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2010s
Biography
Biography
Alaine Laughton (was born September 21, 1978) is a Jamaican-American singer.
Early life
Alaine was born in the United States and moved to Jamaica at the age of 3. Both her parents are Jamaican.<
1998–2004
In 1988, Alaine appeared in movie Clara's Heart alongside Whoopi Goldberg. Through the late 1990s and early 2000s, Alaine lived in the United States and did songwriting and singing back up for Rocafella artists such as Cam'ron and Freeway.
She moved back to Jamaica in the summer of 2004 to focus on her own music after working in investment banking at JP Morgan Chase.
2005–present
In 2005 "No Ordinary Love" was her breakthrough single. She has released several hits including 'Deeper', 'Dreaming of You', 'Sacrifice
SacrificeSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 17 tracks1Rise in Love2Sacrifice3Ride4Sincerely5Wine6Make Me Weak7Obsessed8Heavenly9No Ordinary Love10Speak Love11Give You Love12Keep Lovin You13Ya Ya (I Want It)14Give You15Anything16Earth Cry17Dreaming', 'Rise in Love', 'Born To Win', 'Bye, Bye, Bye', and 'You are Me'.
Her debut album, titled Sacrifice, was released in early 2008. Her album, titled Luv A Dub
Luv A DubSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Without You3:252Colour Blind3:213Forever More3:544Never Done3:295Over You3:226Love of a Lifetime3:507Flashback to Dancehall3:038Spin Mi3:279Luv a Dub3:0910No Ordinary Love (rmx)4:0611Sincerely3:4512Follow U3:1913Shame on Both of Us3:3514Mama3:1415Speak Love3:56, was released in Japan in August 2009. Ten of Hearts was released in 2015.
She has performed all over the world, garnering huge followings in many East African countries. She has had success collaborating with the who's who of reggae music including Shaggy, Beres Hammond, Beenie Man and many others. She co-wrote the hit songs 'Gimmie Likkle One Drop' and 'Wanty Wanty' with Tarrus Riley and wrote the hit song 'Tight Skirt' for Samantha J. She also wrote the hit song 'Automatic' for the queen of reggae music, Marcia Griffiths.
The first song she independently produced and released, 'You Are Me', was inspired by the incursion that took place in Jamaica's Tivoli Gardens. Alaine draws attention to the fact that we are all one and if we treat each other the way we treat ourselves, a lot of the world's ills could be healed.
Alaine recently released a music video for the song 'You Give Me Hope' and has served as a resident judge on Jamaica's talent competition Digicel Rising Stars. She has also posted acting and comedy performances on her Instagram account, portraying a variety of characters.
Studio albums
Release on November 27, 2007, on Don Corleon Records
Release on August 6, 2009, on Koyashi Haikyu Records
Release on May 26, 2015
Solo singles
"Sacrifice
SacrificeSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 17 tracks1Rise in Love2Sacrifice3Ride4Sincerely5Wine6Make Me Weak7Obsessed8Heavenly9No Ordinary Love10Speak Love11Give You Love12Keep Lovin You13Ya Ya (I Want It)14Give You15Anything16Earth Cry17Dreaming"
"Without you"
"No Ordinary Love"
"Forever More" (featuring Tarrus Riley)
"Flashback to Dancehall" (featuring 8 Bars)
"Color Blind"
"Luv a Dub
Luv A DubSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Without You3:252Colour Blind3:213Forever More3:544Never Done3:295Over You3:226Love of a Lifetime3:507Flashback to Dancehall3:038Spin Mi3:279Luv a Dub3:0910No Ordinary Love (rmx)4:0611Sincerely3:4512Follow U3:1913Shame on Both of Us3:3514Mama3:1415Speak Love3:56" (featuring Buju Banton))
"Me & You (Secret)" (featuring Chino)
"Touch (On and On)"
"Jehovah"
"Up"
Featured singles
"Dreaming Of You" (Beenie Man featuring Alaine)
"I Love Yuh" (Busy Signal featuring Alaine)
"Dying for a Cure" (Wayne Marshall featuring Alaine)
"HeartBeat" (Mavado featuring Alaine)
"Tonight" (Machel Montano featuring Alaine)
"Love Sound" (Beres Hammond featuring Alaine)
"For Your Eyes Only" (Shaggy featuring Alaine)
"Ride" (Tony Matterhorn featuring Alaine)
"Nakupenda Pia (I LOVE YOU TOO)" (Kevin Wyre featuring Alaine)
"Wafula" (Alaine featuring Churchill)
"I DO" (Willy Paul featuring Alaine)/
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 6 | 79.7th |
| Studio albums | 3 | 80.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 5 | 78.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 18 | 41.7th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (6 release groups · 3 studio albums)
Albums · 3
2007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks
1Rise in Love2Sacrifice3Ride4Sincerely5Wine6Make Me Weak7Obsessed8Heavenly9No Ordinary Love10Speak Love11Give You Love12Keep Lovin You13Ya Ya (I Want It)14Give You15Anything16Earth Cry17Dreaming2009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 52:55
1Without You3:252Colour Blind3:213Forever More3:544Never Done3:295Over You3:226Love of a Lifetime3:507Flashback to Dancehall3:038Spin Mi3:279Luv a Dub3:0910No Ordinary Love (rmx)4:0611Sincerely3:4512Follow U3:1913Shame on Both of Us3:3514Mama3:1415Speak Love3:562015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 50:51
1Ten of Hearts (Intro)0:352Like a Drum3:283Favorite Boy3:324Sugar Love3:235Loving Feeling4:486Don't Walk Away4:417Ain't No Sunshine3:398T.H.I.S.3:479Sidewalk Hotel3:5410Number One3:4411Better Than This3:5012Suzanna3:5613Make It Home Again3:4014Wafula3:54
EP · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | SEE IT YAHSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:321SEE IT YAH3:32 | 19 May 2023 | ||
| 2025 | GoldSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:011Gold3:01 | 15 December 2025 |
Single · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | SummertimeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:421Summertime3:09 2Feel It3:33 | 19 September 2025 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Alaine Laughton head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 6 | 79.7th |
| Studio albums | 3 | 80.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 5 | 78.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 18 | 41.7th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ruhr_Reggae_Summer_Muelheim_2016_Alaine_Laughton_06.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e64ced44-2dc9-4f57-9017-b8fd028e4041discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e64ced44-2dc9-4f57-9017-b8fd028e4041core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2184916genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2184916seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaine_Laughtonbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaine_Laughton
Why this artist is in the database
- List of reggae musicians
- List of singer-songwriters
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: pKrd · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q2184916 · MusicBrainz: e64ced44-2dc9-4f57-9017-b8fd028e4041
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