Shaggy (artist)
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | Orville Richard Burrell | |
| Born | October 22, 1968 (age 38) | |
| Origin | Kingston, Jamaica | |
| Genre(s) | World/Reggae | |
| Years active | 1993-present | |
| Label(s) | Geffen/MCA Records | |
Shaggy (born October 22, 1968, in Kingston, Jamaica as Orville Richard Burrell) is a Jamaican reggae deejay who takes his nickname from Scooby-Doo's companion (possibly from the similarity of their first names). He is especially notable for his distinctive sub-baritone voice.
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[edit] Biography
His family emigrated to the United States and they settled in the neighborhood of Flatbush, Brooklyn, located in New York City, New York, USA. In 1988, he joined the United States Marine Corps and served during Operation Desert Storm during the Persian Gulf War.
On his return from the Persian Gulf, he decided to pursue his music career and his first hit in 1993: "Oh Carolina", was a dancehall re-make of a ska hit by the Folkes Brothers. The same year, Shaggy appeared on Kenny Dope's hip hop album "The Unreleased Project". He worked together with producers such as Sting Intl., Don One (who cut his first track), Lloyd 'Spiderman' Campbell and Robert Livingston. He had further big hits, including "Boombastic" in 1995, the theme tune of a popular Levi commercial.
He then had a major comeback in 2001, featuring worldwide number-one hit singles "It Wasn't Me" and "Angel," the latter of which was built around Merrilee Rush's 1968 hit "Angel of the Morning" (which was remade in 1981 by Juice Newton). The album Hot Shot, from which those cuts came, would hit number one on the Billboard 200.
However, his 2002 release Lucky Day, and the 2005 album Clothes Drop failed to match Hot Shot's success.
Shaggy performed the theme for Showtime (film), a 2002 movie.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- 1993 Pure Pleasure
- 1994 Original Doberman
- 1995 Boombastic US #34, UK #37 (platinum)
- 1997 Midnite Lover
- 2000 Hot Shot US #1, UK #1 (6x platinum)
- 2002 Hot Shot: Ultramix US #168
- 2002 Mr. Lover Lover - The Best Of Shaggy...Part 1 UK #20
- 2002 Lucky Day US #24 (gold)
- 2003 The Essential Shaggy
- 2003 Boombastic Hits
- 2005 Clothes Drop US #144
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | ||
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| US Hot 100 | UK Singles | AUS Singles | |||
| 1993 | "Oh Carolina" | #59 | #1 | #5 | Pure Pleasure |
| 1993 | "Soon Be Done" | - | #46 | - | Pure Pleasure |
| 1995 | "In The Summertime" (featuring Rayvon) |
- | #5 | #14 | Boombastic |
| 1995 | "Boombastic" | #2 | #1 | #1 | Boombastic |
| 1996 | "Why You Treat Me So Bad" (featuring Grand Puba) |
- | #11 | - | Boombastic |
| 1996 | "The Train Is Coming" (featuring Wayne Wonder) |
- | #21 | - | Boombastic |
| 1996 | "That Girl" (duet with Maxi Priest) |
- | #15 | #7 | Mr. Lover Lover - The Best Of Shaggy...Part 1 |
| 1997 | "Piece Of My Heart" (featuring Marsha) |
#72 | #7 | - | Midnite Lover |
| 1998 | "Luv Me, Luv Me" (featuring Janet Jackson) |
#76 | - | - | Mr. Lover Lover - The Best Of Shaggy...Part 1 |
| 1998 | "I Got You Babe" (Merril Bainbridge featuring Shaggy) |
- | - | #62 | Welcome to Woop Woop - Original Soundtrack |
| 2000 | "Dance & Shout" | - | #19 | - | Hot Shot |
| 2001 | "It Wasn't Me" (featuring Ricardo "Rikrok" Ducent) |
#1 | #1 #31 [Import] |
#1 | Hot Shot |
| 2001 | "Angel" (featuring Rayvon) |
#1 | #1 | #1 | Hot Shot |
| 2001 | "Luv Me, Luv Me" (featuring Samantha Cole) |
- | #5 | #10 | Hot Shot |
| 2001 | "Christmas In Jamica" (Toni Braxton featuring Shaggy) |
- | - | - | Snowflakes |
| 2002 | "Me Julie" (duet with Ali G) |
- | #2 | #13 | - |
| 2002 | "Hey Sexy Lady" (featuring Brian Gold & Tony Gold) |
- | #10 | #4 | Lucky Day |
| 2002 | "Gebt das Hanf frei!" (Stefan Raab featuring Shaggy) |
- | - | - | - |
| 2003 | "Strength of a Woman" | - | - | #31 | Lucky Day |
| 2003 | "Get My Party On" (featuring Chaka Kahn) |
- | - | #41 | Lucky Day |
| 2004 | "Your Eyes" (with Ricardo "Rikrok" Ducent) |
- | #57 | - | - |
| 2005 | "Wild 2Nite" (featuring Olivia) |
- | #61 | - | Clothes Drop |
| 2006 | "Ultimatum" (featuring Na'Sha) |
- | #76 | - | Clothes Drop |
[edit] Family
Shaggy has two sisters and one step brother.
