When Tracey agreed to be a part of the ‘We Worship Riddim’, she went to the scriptures to write ‘Grace’, her song on the EP, which was released in January by Dacosta Music.

“In the book of 2nd Corinthians 12–9, it says, ‘My Grace (God’s Grace) is sufficient for you’. Meaning, God’s Grace is ALL we need to overcome failures, hardships and self-sufficiency,” she said. “When I think about how far I’ve come, I simply cannot do it on my own. Not without the Grace of God!”

Tracey, who lives in Atlanta, got involved with ‘We Worship Riddim’ when a mutual friend introduced her to Kenne Blessin, its producer. Blessin, a fellow Jamaican who also lives in Atlanta, was looking for artists to record inspirational songs on a soca beat. 

Both of them are also from St. Thomas, a lush parish in eastern Jamaica. Influenced by CeCe Winans, Yolanda Adams, Tasha Cobb-Leonard and Shirley Caesar, Tracey has been recording music for over 20 years.

‘Just In Time’, Tracey’s sole album, was released in 2003.

‘Where’ by Kenne Blessin; ‘We’ve Been Waiting’ by Namamous and Azizi; ‘We Worship You’ (Uni'Verss); ‘My Cry’ (Cassandra Glory); ‘Winning Season’ (Lee Priest Johnson) and ‘The Moment’ by Israel Onova are the other songs on the ‘We Worship Riddim’.

WRITTEN BY HOWARD CAMPBELL