Boombastic

This article is about the album. For the song, see Boombastic (song).
"Mr. Lover Lover" redirects here. For Shaggy's greatest hits album, see Mr. Lover Lover - The Best of Shaggy... Part 1.
Boombastic
Studio album by Shaggy
Released July 11, 1995
Recorded 1995
Genre Reggae fusion, dancehall
Length 63:33
Label Virgin Records
Producer Tony Kelly, Bobby Digital, Robert Livingston
Shaggy chronology

Original Doberman
(1994)		 Boombastic
(1995)		 Midnite Lover
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Entertainment Weekly B[2]
Rolling Stone [3]
Vibe (favorable)[4]

Boombastic is the third studio album released by Jamaican artist Shaggy. The album was released on July 11, 1995.

The album spawned five singles: "In the Summertime", a cover of a Mungo Jerry classic, "Boombastic", which peaked at number 1 on the UK Singles Chart, at 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number 1 on the U.S. R&B chart, "Why You Treat Me So Bad?", the double A-side "Something Different" / "The Train Is Coming", and "Day Oh", which was released as a Japanese only single. "Boombastic" was used as the theme for a 1995 Levi's ad, which was directed by Michael Mort and Deiniol Morris. It was also used in the 2006 and 2007 films, respectively, Barnyard and Mr Bean's Holiday. A cover of "In the Summertime" was re-released for the 1996 film Flipper.

Charts and awards

The album won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album.[5]

The album sold over a million copies in the US, receiving platinum certification, and sold over 300,000 copies in the UK, receiving gold cerification.[5] It peaked at number 34 on the Billboard 200 and topped the 'Top Reggae Albums' chart in the US, and reached number 37 on the UK Albums Chart.[6][7]

Track listing

  1. "In the Summertime" (featuring Rayvon) (Ray Dorset) – 3:57
  2. "Boombastic" (Burrell, Floyd, Livingston) – 4:07
  3. "Something Different" (featuring Wayne Wonder) (Burrell, Charles, Kelly) – 4:31
  4. "Forgive Them Father" (Burrell, Crosdale, Dennis) – 3:27
  5. "Heartbreak Suzie" (featuring Gold Mine) (Burrell, Hawthorne) – 4:09
  6. "Finger Smith" (Burrell, Crosdale, Dennis) – 3:28
  7. "Why You Treat Me So Bad" (featuring Grand Puba) (Burrell, Dixon, Livingston) – 3:47
  8. "Woman a Pressure Me" (Burrell, Crosdale, Dennis) – 3:41
  9. "The Train Is Coming" (featuring Ken Boothe) (Boothe, Burrell, Livingston) – 3:41
  10. "Angel" 3: 55
  11. "Island Lover" (Burrell, Livingston, Zapata) – 4:13
  12. "Day Oh" (Attaway, Burgie) – 3:56
  13. "Jenny" (featuring Budda Junky Swan) (Benoiti, Burrel, Pizzonia) – 4:15
  14. "How Much More" (Burrell, Kelly) – 3:51
  15. "Gal Yu a Pepper" (Burrell, Halliburton) – 4:18
US Bonus Tracks
15. "In the Summertime" (Ravyon & The Ripper Remix) - 4:04
16. "Boombastic" (Sting Remix) - 4:14

Personnel

Charts

Chart Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Reggae Albums 1
U.S. Billboard 200 34

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Entertainment Weekly review
  3. ↑ Rolling Stone review
  4. ↑ Album reviews at CD Universe
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jaconson, Kevin (2014) "Boombastic Times for Shaggy", Jamaica Observer, January 21, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2014
  6. ↑ "Boombastic Awards", Allmusic. Retrieved January 24, 2014
  7. ↑ "Shaggy", Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 24, 2014