"Mr. Lover Lover" redirects here. For Shaggy's greatest hits album, see Mr. Lover Lover - The Best of Shaggy... Part 1Mr. Lover Lover is an album released by Shaggy in 2002.Before achieving major success in 2001 with his album Hot Shot and its chart-topping singles "It Wasn't Me" and "Angel," Shaggy had racked up a number of hit singles, most notably in the U.K. where "Oh Carolina" and "Boombastic" became number...
.
Boombastic is the third studio album by Shaggy. The title song "
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" was a hit
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spending a week at number one on the
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, and a similar stint atop the
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. It also reached number three on the
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(his first Top 10 hit), backed with his cover of
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's "In the Summertime". There are two different versions of this song: the original mix and a remix by Sting which incorporates a sample of
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." The latter is featured on some versions of the album as a bonus track.
The remixed song was featured in the 1995 Levi's ad "Clayman" directed by Michael Mort and Deiniol Morris where it gained widespread exposure.
"Mr. Lover Lover" redirects here. For Shaggy's greatest hits album, see Mr. Lover Lover - The Best of Shaggy... Part 1Mr. Lover Lover is an album released by Shaggy in 2002.Before achieving major success in 2001 with his album Hot Shot and its chart-topping singles "It Wasn't Me" and "Angel," Shaggy had racked up a number of hit singles, most notably in the U.K. where "Oh Carolina" and "Boombastic" became number...
.
Boombastic is the third studio album by Shaggy. The title song "
Boombastic"Boombastic" is the second single released by Shaggy from his album Boombastic. Released in 1995, it achieved huge success in many countries, including Ireland, UK, Sweden, New Zealand and Australia where it topped the singles charts.-Song information:...
" was a hit
songA song is a metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad....
spending a week at number one on the
U.S.The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
R&BRhythm and blues is the name given to a wide-ranging genre of popular music created by African Americans in the late 1940s and early 1950s...
chartA record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
, and a similar stint atop the
UK Singles ChartThe UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. The full chart contains the top 200 singles based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 of this list...
. It also reached number three on the
Billboard Hot 100The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
(his first Top 10 hit), backed with his cover of
Mungo JerryMungo Jerry is an English folk/classic rock group whose greatest success was in the early 1970s, though they have continued throughout the years with an ever-changing line-up, always fronted by Ray Dorset. They are remembered above all for their hit "In the Summertime". It remains their most...
's "In the Summertime". There are two different versions of this song: the original mix and a remix by Sting which incorporates a sample of
Marvin GayeMarvin Pentz Gay, Jr., better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye, was an American singer-songwriter and instrumentalist with a three-octave vocal range. Starting as a member of the doo-wop group The Moonglows in the late fifties, he ventured into a solo career after the group disbanded in 1960...
's "
Let's Get It OnLet's Get It On is the twelfth studio album by American soul musician Marvin Gaye, released August 28, 1973 on Motown-subsidiary label Tamla Records. Recording sessions for the album took place from June 1970 to April 1972 at Hitsville U.S.A. and Golden World Studio in Detroit, Michigan and from...
." The latter is featured on some versions of the album as a bonus track.
The remixed song was featured in the 1995 Levi's ad "Clayman" directed by Michael Mort and Deiniol Morris where it gained widespread exposure. It was also used in the 2006
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. It was also heard in the movie,
Mr Bean's Holiday. It sold over one million copies in the U.S. alone.
Track listing
- "In the Summertime" (featuring Rayvon
Rayvon is a Barbadian tenor reggae singer, known for his work with Shaggy.Hits with Shaggy include "Big Up" , "In The Summertime" and "Angel" .-Solo albums:...
) (Dorset) – 3:57
- "Boombastic
"Boombastic" is the second single released by Shaggy from his album Boombastic. Released in 1995, it achieved huge success in many countries, including Ireland, UK, Sweden, New Zealand and Australia where it topped the singles charts.-Song information:...
" (Burrell, Floyd, Livingston) – 4:07
- "Something Different" (featuring Wayne Wonder
Wayne Wonder is a Jamaican reggae / R&B artist. Dancehall and reggae styles provided the foundation for Wonder, but his later albums — Schizophrenic and Da Vibe — veered toward hip hop and rap...
) (Burrell, Charles, Kelly) – 4:31
- "Forgive Them Father" (Burrell, Crosdale, Dennis) – 3:27
- "Heartbreak Suzie" (featuring Gold Mine) (Burrell, Hawthorne) – 4:09
- "Finger Smith" (Burrell, Crosdale, Dennis) – 3:28
- "Why You Treat Me So Bad" (featuring Grand Puba
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) (Burrell, Dixon, Livingston) – 3:47
- "Woman a Pressure Me" (Burrell, Crosdale, Dennis) – 3:41
- "The Train Is Coming" (featuring Ken Boothe
Ken Boothe OD is a Jamaican recording artist.-Biography:Ken Boothe was born in the Denham Town area of Kingston in 1948, the youngest of seven children, and began singing in school...
) (Boothe, Burrell, Livingston) – 3:41
- "Island Lover" (Burrell, Livingston, Zapata) – 4:13
- "Day Oh" (Attaway, Burgie) – 3:56
- "Jenny" (Featuring Budda Junky Swan) (Benoiti, Burrel, Pizzonia) – 4:15
- "How Much More" (Burrell, Kelly) – 3:51
- "Gal Yu a Pepper" (Burrell, Halliburton) – 4:18
- "In the Summertime (Ripper Remix)" (Dorset, Isley, Isley) – 4:04
- "Boombastic (Sting Remix)" (Gaye, Townsend) – 4:18
Personnel
- Les ? – Engineer
- John Raf Allen – Tracking
- Ken Boothe – Performer
- Kent Bryan – Vocals (bckgr), Tracking
- Jake Chessum – Photography
- Gemma Corfield – Executive Producer
- Paul Crosdale – Tracking
- Duley Culture – Vocals (bckgr)
- Bobby "Digital" Dixon – Producer, Engineer
- Bobby Dixon – Producer, Engineer
- Tom Dolan – Art Direction, Design
- Brian & Tony Gold – Vocals (bckgr)
- Tony Gold – Vocals (bckgr)
- Grand Puba – Performer
- Anastas Hackett – Tracking
- Dennis Halliburton – Engineer, Mixing, Tracking
- Tony Kelly – Producer, Engineer, Tracking
- Marty Kersich – Horn Overdubs
- Robert Livingston – Producer, Executive Producer, Tracking
- Fatta Marshall – Mixing
- Lynford "Fatta" Marshall – Mixing
- George "Dusty" Miller – Tracking
- Kimbalyn Miller – Vocals (bckgr)
- Dr. Marshall Murphey – Engineer, Overdubs, Mixing
- Robert Murphy – Engineer, Mixing
- Wayne Nicholson – Engineer
- Shaun "Sting Int'l" Pizzonia – Vocals (bckgr), Producer, Engineer, Overdubs, Mixing
- Rayvon – Performer
- Glen Ricks – Vocals (bckgr)
- Wayne Wonder – Performer
- Collin "Bulbie" York – Mixing
- Robert Zapata – Vocals (bckgr), Producer, Tracking
Charts
| Chart |
Peak
position |
| U.S. Billboard Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Top Reggae Albums |
1 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
|
34 |