Shaggy
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Biography
[Edit]Emerging in the early '90s, Shaggy was the biggest crossover success in dancehall reggae. Not only did he become the genre's most commercially potent artist in the international market, he was also more than just a typical flash in the pan, managing to sustain a career over the course of several highly popular albums. Perhaps in part because he wasn't based in Jamaica, he never really needed to have it both ways: virtually ignoring the hardcore dancehall crowd, his music was unabashedly geared toward good times, a friendly (if horny) persona, and catchy party anthems. He wasn't shy about lifting hooks wholesale from pop hits of the past, a chart-ready blueprint similar to that of hip-hop stars like Puff Daddy, but he also had fairly eclectic tastes, giving his records a musical variety lacking from other dancehall stars. As a result, he became one of the scant few reggae artists to top the album and pop singles charts in America, not to mention numerous other countries where he's had even greater success.
Shaggy was born Orville Richard Burrell on October 22, 1968, in Kingston, Jamaica, and was nicknamed after the Scooby-Doo character. At age 18, he joined his mother in the Flatbush area of Brooklyn, New York, and soon began performing with the local Jamaican-style sound system Gibraltar Musik. A steady income proved to be a more pressing matter, however, and in 1988 Shaggy joined the Marines. Stationed at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, he continued to pursue music in his free time, and often made the drive back to New York for recording sessions. He cut his first single, "Man a Mi Yard" b/w "Bullet Proof Buddy," at age 20 for producer Don One's own small label; for the follow-up, "Big Hood" b/w "Duppy or Uglyman," he worked with producer Lloyd "Spiderman" Campbell.
Shaggy's most important connection, however, proved to be radio DJ/studio engineer Sting (born Shaun Pizzonia), who got him a gig cutting dubplates at Phillip Smart's studio. One of those records, "Mampie," became a huge hit among New York reggae fans; its follow-up, "Big Up," was even more popular locally, and marked the first of several duets with Brooklyn singer Rayvon. However, Shaggy still had obligations to the military, and his budding career was interrupted by Operation Desert Storm in 1991; he was sent to Kuwait for a five-month tour of duty. After returning to Camp Lejeune, Shaggy resumed his sessions in New York, and waxed a cover of the Folkes Brothers' ska hit "Oh Carolina." Originally recorded for Prince Buster's label, the song was given a modern dancehall update complete with a prominent "Peter Gunn" sample. At first, "Oh Carolina" was simply another local hit, but thanks to some overseas promotion, it was picked up for release in the U.K. by Greensleeves in late 1992. It was an instant smash, vaulting all the way to the top of the British pop charts early the next year and doing the same in several other European countries.
"Oh Carolina" wasn't as big a hit in the U.S., where it stalled in the lower half of the charts, despite its inclusion on the hit soundtrack to the Sharon Stone film Sliver. Furthermore, its follow-up singles, the tongue-in-cheek gospel of "Soon Be Done" and the jazzy "Nice and Lovely," failed to duplicate its success. Nonetheless, the overseas success of "Oh Carolina," coupled with the high-profile Maxi Priest duet "One More Chance," was enough to land Shaggy a lucrative deal with Virgin Records. His debut album, Pure Pleasure, was released in 1993, and included many of his recent singles; the following year, Greensleeves issued a collection called Original Doberman, which covered many of his earliest recordings.
Now firmly a star in Europe, Shaggy went on to conquer the U.S. with his next album, 1995's Boombastic. The title track was an inescapable hit, selling over a million copies; it reached number three on the pop charts and number one on the R&B charts, and also became his second U.K. chart-topper. "In the Summertime," the flip side of the American single release of "Boombastic," climbed into the U.K. Top Five as a follow-up. Meanwhile, the album went platinum, nearly reaching the R&B Top Ten, and spent a full year at number one on Billboard's reggae album chart; it also won a Grammy for Best Reggae Album. A third single, "Why You Treat Me So Bad," featured guest rapper Grand Puba and nearly reached the British Top Ten in 1996, but failed to make much of an impact stateside.
Shaggy followed his breakout success with an extensive world tour, consolidating his European following, and recorded a hit duet with Maxi Priest, "That Girl," in 1996. He returned to solo action in 1997 with the Midnite Lover album. The first single, a dancehall version of Big Brother & the Holding Company's "Piece of My Heart" featuring duet partner Marsha, was a relative flop in the U.S., though it had some international success. Similarly, the album was a commercial disappointment, and Virgin, assuming that Shaggy's moment had passed (as it quickly had for many of dancehall's crossover hitmakers), dropped him from its roster.
Undaunted, Shaggy turned to movie soundtracks to keep his name in the public eye. He appeared on a minor hit duet with Janet Jackson, "Luv Me, Luv Me," from the soundtrack of How Stella Got Her Groove Back in 1998, and followed it by contributing the solo cut "Hope" to For Love of the Game in 1999. By this time, he was able to land a new deal with MCA, and rewarded them with one of the biggest-selling reggae albums ever. Released in 2000, Hot Shot started off slowly as its lead single, "Dance and Shout," flopped in the States. However, a radio DJ in Hawaii downloaded the track "It Wasn't Me" (featuring Rik Rok) from Napster, and began playing it on his show. Soon it was a national hit, rocketing up the pop charts and hitting number one in early 2001; naturally, it did likewise in the U.K. and many other European countries. Its follow-up, "Angel" — a rewrite of the country hit "Angel of the Morning," featuring Rayvon on vocals — also went straight to number one in the U.S. and U.K. Hot Shot, meanwhile, spent six weeks at number one on the album charts and eventually sold over six million copies in the U.S. alone — an almost unheard-of figure for a reggae release.
While Shaggy prepared his follow-up album, more pieces of product hit the market in 2002: Virgin put out Mr. Lover Lover: The Best of Shaggy, Vol. 1, a compilation covering his years at the label, while MCA issued a remix album, Hot Shot Ultramix. Before the end of the year, Shaggy released his new album, Lucky Day, which was loosely designed as a respectful tribute to womankind. Its first two singles, "Hey Sexy Lady" and "Strength of a Woman," didn't fare well in the U.S., but the album sold respectably well, going gold by year's end and charting in the Top 30 on both the pop and R&B listings. In 2005 he returned with Clothes Drop, this time on the Geffen label. Early in 2007 his "Church Heathen" single began dominating the dancehall scene thanks in part to its video starring the legendary Ninjaman as a priest. The big hit single landed on Shaggy's album Intoxication, released that same year. In 2011 he returned with the single "Sugarcane" and the EP Summer in Kingston. Both were released on his own label.
Title: Only Love (feat. Pitbull & Gene Noble) [Suyano Remix] - Single
Artist: Shaggy
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: The Boombastic Collection: Best of Shaggy
Artist: Shaggy
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Dancefloor, Reggae, Dancehall, Dance Pop
Title: Mr. Lover Lover - The Best of Shaggy, Pt. 1
Artist: Shaggy
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Reggae, Dancehall, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: The Moment (feat. A.W.O.L.) - Single
Artist: Shaggy, Damon Hess, Gabriel Sadiq
Genre: Dancefloor, Reggae, Dance Pop
Title: Lie (Remix) (Single)
Artist: Shaggy, Röya / Roya
Genre: Tech House, Hip Hop/R&B, Dancefloor, Reggae, World Music, Pop, Dance Pop, Vocal & Symphonic
Title: Angel
Artist: Shaggy
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Soul, Rock, Dancefloor, Reggae, Dancehall, Dance Pop
Title: Only Love (feat. Pitbull & Gene Noble) [The Remixes] - Single
Artist: Shaggy
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Hot Shot
Artist: Shaggy
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Dancefloor, Reggae, Dancehall, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: I Need Your Love (Don Corleon Dancehall Remix) [feat. Mohombi, Faydee & Costi] - Single
Artist: Shaggy
Genre: Pop
Title: Boombastic Hits
Artist: Shaggy
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Dancefloor, Reggae, Dancehall, Dance Pop
Title: Over the Top Nasty
Artist: Shaggy, The Tanktops
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Punk Rock, Metal, Heavy Metal
Title: Only Love (feat. Pitbull & Gene Noble) [Mastiksoul Remix] - Single
Artist: Shaggy
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Bonafide Girl
Artist: Shaggy
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Reggae, Dancehall, World Music, Latin, Dance Pop
Title: City Of Love (Martian's Remix) (Single)
Artist: Shaggy, Mylène Farmer / Mylene Farmer
Genre: Chill Out, Tech House, Hip Hop/R&B, Reggae, World Music, Pop, Vocal & Symphonic
Title: Bonafide Girl (feat. Rik Rok and Tony Gold) - Single
Artist: Shaggy
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Reggae, Dancehall, Dance Pop
Title: Only Love (feat. Pitbull & Gene Noble) [Luca Schreiner Island House Mix] - Single
Artist: Shaggy
Genre: Pop
Collections
Title: Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart (20.06.2015) (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: German Top 100 Single Charts (22.06.2015) (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Sliver (Original Soundtrack)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Touche Pas A Ma Zik
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, World Music, Folk
Title: Dancehall Reggae Anthems (Explicit Lyrics) (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Reggae Fusion, Samba
Title: Version Stronger Summer (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Dancehall, Synth Pop
Title: The Dome Summer 2015 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Coctail Driver Summer Party (CD3)
Genre: Eurobeat, Euro House, Hard Trance, Dancehall, Italo Disco
Title: NRJ Summer Hits Only 2015
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Het Beste Uit 10 Jaar Het Foute Uur (CD2)
Genre: Eurodance, Reggae Fusion, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Billboard Hot 100 Single Charts (11th July 2015) (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, World Music, Pop, Indie, Folk
Title: ΘΑΛΑΣΣΑ 2015 / THALASSA 2015
Title: Vamos A Bailar Vol. 5
Genre: Reggaeton, Reggae Fusion, Latin
Title: Booom Summer 2015 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, New Wave, Power Pop, Pop, Indie
Title: Hot Dance Summer 2015 Vol. 4 (CD2)
Genre: House, Club/Dance, Classical
Title: Hot Dance Summer 2015 Vol. 4 (CD3)
Genre: House, Club/Dance, Classical
Title: Party Fun Summer 2015
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Fun Radio Party Fun Summer 2015
Genre: Electro, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: ΕΛΛΗΝΑΔΙΚΟ VOL. 135 / ELLINADIKO VOL. 135
Genre: DJ/Remixes, Modern Laika, Pop
Title: XXXL Summer Dance # 7 (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Caribe Mix 2015 (CD1)
Title: Het Beste Uit De Q-Music Top 500 Van De 90s (CD2)
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Rock, Pop
Title: Dmc Back To Summer 90s
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Top 250 Hits Of The 90's (CD3)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Summer Beach Party (CD3)
Genre: House, Hip Hop/R&B, Club/Dance, Latin, Pop
Title: Massive Hits! (Summer) (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Die Hit-Giganten (Best Of Fussball Hits) (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: Freaks Time Club Flaming (CD2)
Genre: House, Progressive
Title: Die Hit-Giganten (Best Of Fussballhits) (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Global Checks Styles Division (CD1)
Genre: House, Club/Dance, Progressive
Title: Massive Hits! (Reggae & Ska) (CD1)
Genre: Reggae
Title: Massive Hits (Reggae & Ska) (CD2)
Genre: Reggae
Title: Massive Hits! (Reggae & Ska) (CD3)
Genre: Reggae
Title: Berlin Tag & Nacht Vol. 7
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Massive Hits! (Mallorca Party) (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: Q-Music Top 500 Van De Zomer (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Vários 37 (CD2) / Varios 37 (CD2)
Genre: Electropop, Hip Hop/R&B, Reggaeton
Title: Ballermann Hits 2008 (Xxl) (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Ballermann Hits 2012 (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: Pool Party: Summer Vibes (Explicit Lyrics) (CD1)
Genre: House, Hip Hop/R&B, Pop, Synth Pop
Title: Classic 90's Box Set (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Soul, Acid Jazz, Dancefloor, Dance Pop, Alternative
Title: DJ Super Hits
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: X-Diaries, Vol. 6 (CD2)
Genre: Deep House, Techno, Indie Pop, Club/Dance, Funk
Title: Fun Radio: Party Fun Summer 2015 (CD2)
Genre: House, Blues, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Exclusive Hits # 5 (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor, Club/Dance, Dance Pop
Title: Fun Radio - Summer 2015 (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: DJ Zone Best Session 10 / 2015
Genre: Electronica, House, Disco, Progressive
Title: Q Music Top 500 Van De 90s (CD2)
Genre: Electronica, Blues, Rock, Pop
Title: Autumn Dance Octobery (CD2)
Genre: Electro House, Hip Hop/R&B, Pop, Dance Pop, Synth Pop
Title: Future Trance Vol. 18 (CD1)
Title: Future Trance Vol. 18
Genre: Trance
Title: DMC Dance Extra Mixes 92 August 2015
Genre: Garage, Deep House, Euro House, Reggae, Funk
Title: Top 100 Singles 9000 (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: DJ Promotion CDPool Pop / Dance 225
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Krone Hit Vol. 5
Genre: Pop
Title: Qmusic Top 500 Van De 90s (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: MMS Canada Hott Trakks 383
Genre: Pop
Title: MMS Canada Hott Trakks 386
Genre: Pop
Title: The Guestlist: Elite Collection (CD2)
Genre: House, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Reggae Fusion
Title: Mega Hits Best Of 2015
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Club/Dance, Dance Pop
Title: Hot Parade Winter 2016
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Featuring albums
Title: The Best of Maxi Priest
Artist: Maxi Priest
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Reggae, Dancehall, World Music
Title: Island Roots Riddim (feat. Shaggy, Ce'Cile, Pressure & Jah Melody)
Artist: Doncorleon
Genre: Reggae
Title: Everything I Own: The Definitive Collection
Artist: Ken Boothe
Genre: Reggae, Roots Reggae, World Music, Ska
Title: Music from the Motion Picture Scooby-Doo
Artist: Scooby-Doo Soundtrack
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Music From The Motion Picture After The Sunset
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Reggae, World Music, Latin
Title: Psychopathics from Outer Space, Pt. 2
Artist: Insane Clown Posse
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Rock, Hard Rock, Metal, Heavy Metal
Title: Dread Meets Greensleeves - A Westside Revolution (Selected By Don Letts)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Reggae