Rock On The Net: Shaggy (original) (raw)

Shaggy was born Orville Richard Burrell in Jamaica on October 22, 1968. He stayed in Jamaica as a youth and eventually moved to New York in his late teens and fought in the Gulf War. The name Shaggy came early on after his friends nicknamed him after the Scooby Doo cartoon character. By the time Shaggy hit New York his ambition for a musical career was in full-swing and Shaggy had local success with the dance track "Big Up" and "Mampie."

Shaggy released Pure Pleasure and the track "Oh Carolina" became a huge hit in England and several other countries. Shaggy had recorded the track while in the military stationed in North Carolina.

Shaggy released Original Doberman.

# 67 Singles Artist of the Year

Shaggy hit the Top 40 with "Boombastic."
Shaggy topped the Billboard R&B Singles chart for a week and the R&B Singles Sales chart for a week with "Boombastic/Summer Time."

Shaggy released Boombastic and found his success crossover to the U.S. Boombastic eventually topped the Billboard Reggae Albums chart for 52 weeks.

The single "Boombastic" was certified platinum.
Shaggy hit the Top 10 with "Boombastic."
Shaggy topped the Billboard Singles Sales chart for 2 weeks and the Hot Rap Singles chart for a week with "Boombastic/Summer Time."

Boombastic was certified gold.
Shaggy topped the UK Singles chart for a week with "Boombastic."

Shaggy toured Europe with his opening act - the Backstreet Boys.

Shaggy topped the Billboard Year-End Chart-Toppers as the Top Reggae Artist and Top Reggae Album (Boombastic).

# 129 Singles Artist of the Year

Shaggy won a Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album (Boombastic).

Shaggy hit the Top 40 helping out Maxi Priest with "That Girl."

Shaggy hit the Top 10 with "That Girl."

Boombastic was certified platinum.

Shaggy released Midnite Lover. The LP wasn't a big commercial success and eventually led his record label to drop him.

# 129 Singles Artist of the Year

Shaggy hit the Top 40 with Janet Jacksonon "Luv Me, Luv Me" from the soundtrack How Stella Got Her Groove Back.

# 155 Singles Artist of the Year

Shaggy hit the Top 40 with "Hope."

# 51 Singles Artist of the Year

Shaggy hit the Top 40 with "Dance & Shout."

Shaggy released Hotshot.

Hotshot was certified gold.
"It Wasn't Me" (featuring Ricardo "Rikrok" Ducent) hit the Top 40. The success of "It Wasn't Me" started when a DJ in Hawaii downloaded the track from Napster and began playing it frequently - and gradually the song spread.

Shaggy hit the Top 10 with "It Wasn't Me."

# 15 Singles Artist of the Year

Hotshot was certified 3x platinum.
Shaggy hit the #1 with "It Wasn't Me."
"It Wasn't Me" also topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 2 weeks, the Top 40 Tracks chart for 4 weeks, and the Hot 100 Airplay chart for 5 weeks.
Shaggy hit the Top 40 with "Angel" (featuring Rayvon).

Hotshot was certified 4x platinum.
Hotshot hit #1 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart for 6 weeks and the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for 5 weeks.
Shaggy hit the Top 10 with "Angel"
Shaggy appeared on Saturday Night Live.
"It Wasn't Me" also topped the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart for 2 weeks.

Hotshot was certified 5x platinum.
"It Wasn't Me" hit #1 in the UK for a week.
Shaggy hit #1 on the ARC Weekly Top 40.
"Angel" (featuring Rayvon) topped the Billboard Hot 100 for a week, the Top 40 Tracks chart for 7 weeks, and the Hot 100 Airplay chart for 5 weeks.

Shaggy opened for the Backstreet Boys' tour starting in Orlando, Florida.
Shaggy hit the Top 40 with "Freaky Girl."
Hotshot was certified 6x platinum.
Shaggy topped the UK singles chart for 3 weeks with "Angel" and Hotshot topped the UK Albums chart for a week.

Shaggy won 2 Teen Choice Awards for Choice R&B/Hip Hop Artist and Choice Love Song ("Angel").

Shaggy helped out Michael Jackson in celebrating his 30 years in the music business as a solo artist with a party.

Shaggy was nominated for 2 MTV Europe Music Awards for Best Male Act and Best Pop Act.

Shaggy topped Billboard Year-End Charts as Top Pop Artist - Male and Top Billboard 200 Artist - Male.
Hotshot was the 2nd best-selling LP in the US for the year, selling 4.5 million copies.

# 95 Singles Artist of the Year

Shaggy was nominated for 3 American Music Awards for Favorite Male Pop/Rock Artist, Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist, and and Internet Artist of the Year.
Mr. Lover Lover - The Best Of Shaggywas released.

Shaggy was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals ("It Wasn't Me" with Ricardo "RikRok" Ducent).
A remix LP, Hot Shot Ultramix, was released.
Shaggy won a Brit Award for Best International Male.

Shaggy won 2 World Music Awards for World's Best-Selling Pop Male Artist and World's Best-Selling R&B Male Artist.

Shaggy won a Juno Award for Best Selling Album (Hotshot).

Shaggy opened for the Rolling Stones for 2 concert dates.
Shaggy released his next LP, Lucky Day.

Shaggy hit the Top 40 with "Strength Of A Woman."

Lucky Day was certified gold.

# 157 on the Top Pop Artists of the Past 25 Years chart.

Shaggy released Clothes Drop.

Shaggy could be heard on Cyndi Lauper's LP The Body Acoustic on the track "All Through The Night."

Shaggy was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album (Clothes Drop).

Shaggy could be heard on Lumidee's LP Unexpected on the track "Feel Like Makin Love."

Shaggy released Intoxication.

Shaggy topped the Billboard Top Reggae Albums chart with Intoxication.

Shaggy was nominated for a Grammy Awardfor Best Reggae Album (Intoxication).

• February 8: Shaggy was nominated for a Grammy Awardfor Best Reggae Album (Out Of Many, One Music).
• March 28: Shaggy hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with help from Mohombi,Fayee and Costi with "I Need Your Love (Habibi)."
• November 7: Shaggy hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 with help from Pitbull and Gene Noble with "Only Love."

• July 2: Shaggy hit the ARC Weekly Top 40 helping out Redone,R. City, Serayah and Enrique Iglesiaswith "Don't You Need Somebody."

• April 20: Shaggy collaborated with Sting and they released 44/876.
• December 31: Shaggy topped theBillboard 2018 Year-End Chart Toppers as the Top Reggae Albums Artist and with the Top Reggae Album (44/876).

• February 10: Shaggy won a Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album (44/876 with Sting).
• May 10: Shaggy released Wah Gwaan?!

• February 5: Shaggy was nominated for a Grammy Awardfor Best Reggae Album (Com Fly Wid Mi).

	Pure PleasureReleased: August, 1993 Tracks: "Soon Be Done" - "Give Thanks And Praise" - "Lust" - "Oh Carolina" - "Tek Set" - "Bedroom Bounty Hunter" - "Nice And Lovely" - "Love How Them Flex" - "All Virgins" - "Ah-E-A-Oh" - "It Bun Me" - "Big Up" - "Bow Wow Wow" - "Follow Me" - "Mampie" - "Oh Carolina" (Raas Bumba Claat Version)
	Original DobermanReleased: 1994 Tracks: "Kibbles And Bits" - "Bullet-Proof Buddy" - "We Neve Danced To The Rub-A-Dub Sound" - "Alimony" - "Jump And Rock" - "Chow" - "P.H.A.T." - "Wildfire" - "Glamity Power" - "Man A Yard" - "Get Down To In" - "Soldering" - "Lately"
	BoombasticReleased: July, 1995 US: Platinum Billboard peak: # 34 Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "In The Summertime" - "Boombastic" - "Something Different" - "Forgive Them Father" - "Heartbreak Suzie" - "Finger Smith" - "Why You Treat Me So Bad" - "Woman A Pressure Me" - "The Train Is Coming" - "Island Lover" - "Day Oh" - "Jenny" - "How Much More " - "Gal Yu A Pepper" - "Boombastic" (Sting Remix)
	Midnite LoverReleased: August, 1997 Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "My Dream" - "Perfect Song " - "Tender Love" - "Geenie" - "Sexy Body Girls" - "Piece of My Heart" - "Think Ah So It Go" - "Midnite Lover" - "Mission" - "Way Back Home" - "John Doe" - "Thank You Lord" - "Piece of My Heart" (Urban Remix)
iTunes Amazon.mp3	HotshotReleased: August, 2000 US: 6x Platinum Billboard peak: # 1 (for 6 weeks) Tracks: "Hot Shot" - "Lonely Lover" - "Dance & Shout" - "Leave It To Me" - "Angel" - "Hope" - "Keep'n It Real" - "Luv Me, Luv Me" - "Freaky Girl" - "It Wasn't Me" - "Not Fair" - "Hey Love" - "Why Me Lord?" - "Chica Bonita"
	Mr. Lover Lover - The Best Of ShaggyReleased: January, 2002 Tracks: "Boombastic" (Sting Remix) - "In The Summertime" - "Oh Carolina" - "Nice & Lovely" - "The Train Is Coming" - "Why You Treat Me So Bad" - "Big Up" - "Piece Of My Heart" - "Luv Me, Luv Me" - "Ey-Yo (The Reggae Virus)" - "Sexy Body Girls" (Eye Of The Tiger Remix) - "Something Different" - "That Girl" - "Better Not Be" - "Hot Gal" - "Boombastic" (Album Version)
	Hot Shot UltramixReleased: February, 2002 Tracks: "It Wasn't Me" (Punch Mix) - "Special Request" (Rough Cut Demo) - "Freaky Girl" (Strip Mix) - "Too Hot To Handle" - "Why You Mad At Me?" - "Keep'n It Real" (Swingers Mix) - "Leave It To Me" (Early Mix) - "Chica Bonita" (Players Mix) - "It Wasn't Me" (The Cartel Mix) - "Dance & Shout" (Dance Hall Mix) - "Hope" (Dukes Mix) - "Angel" (live)
	Lucky DayReleased: October, 2002 US: Gold Billboard peak: # 24 Rolling Stone review: Tracks: "Shake Shake" - "Full Control" - "Hooky Jucky" - "Hey Sexy Lady" - "Get My Party On" - "Lucky Day" - "Strength Of A Woman" - "Lost" - "Get Away" - "Strange Love" - "Give Thanks" - "These Are The Lips" - "We Are The Ones Walking In My Shoes"
	Clothes DropReleased: September, 2005 Billboard peak: # 144 Rolling Stone: - Entertainment Weekly: C- Tracks: "Clothes Drop" - "Ready Fi Di Ride" - "Broadway" - "Wild 2Nite" - "Back In The Dayz" - "Supa Hypnotic" - "Would You Be" - "Stand Up" - "Repent" - "Love Me Up" - "Ahead In Life" - "Utimatum" - "Shut Up And Dance" - "Don't Ask Her That"
	IntoxicationReleased: November, 2007 Entertainment Weekly: B Tracks: "Can't Hold Me" - "Bonafide Girl" - "Intoxication" - "Those Days" - "More Woman" - "Woman Scorn" - "Mad Mad World" - "Out Of Control" - "Church Heathen" - "Wear Di Crown" - "Criteria" - "Body Shake" - "What's Love" - "Holla At You" - "All About Love"
iTunes Amazon.mp3 vinyl	44/876(with Sting}Released: April 20, 2018 Billboard peak: # 40 Tracks: "44/876" - "Morning Is Coming" - "Waiting For The Break Of Day" - "Gotta Get Back My Baby" - "Don't Make Me Wait" - "Just One Lifetime" - "22nd Street" - "Dreaming In The U.S.A." - "Crooked Tree" - "To Love And Be Loved" - "Sad Trombone" - "Night Shift"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	Wah Gwaan?!Released: May 10, 2019 Tracks: "Caribbean Way" - "When She Loves Me" - "You" (featuring Alexander Stewart) - "Friends" (featuring Gene Noble) - "Money Up" (featuring Noah Powa) - "Supernatural" (featuring Stacy Barthe & Shenseea) - "Wrong Room" - "Praise" - "Ketch Mi Up" - "Use Me" - "Makeup Sex" (featuring Nyanda) - "Body Good" (featuring Nicky Jam) - "Live" - "Frenemy"