The Best Of Shaggy

Performer: Shaggy
Producer: Sam Nelson (Compilation)
Distributor: EMI Music Distribution

Notes: Crossover dancehall artist Shaggy started churning out hits in the early 1990s when his distinctive baritone voice and penchant for hooky, pop-inflected dancehall grooves struck a chord. Those early hits, "Boombastic" and a cover of the Folkes Brothers' "Oh, Carolina," kick off this best-of set. In fact, THE BEST OF SHAGGY sticks to the artist's early work, so those looking for hits from the 2000s, like "It Wasn't Me" and "Angel," won't find them. Even so, the 12 tracks that make up this compilation represent Shaggy's fun, bouncy, good-time music as it boomed from jeeps and clubs in Brooklyn and elsewhere in the `90s.

Pop crossover dancehall artist Shaggy (born Orville Richard Burrell in Jamaica) scored a huge hit with 1993's "Oh Carolina," a cover of the 1960s recording by the Folkes Brothers. After becoming a pop sensation in Britain, Shaggy hit the top of the U.S. charts with 1995's "Boombastic." His danceable combination of dancehall reggae and pop (minus the sexually explicit lyrics common to much dancehall music) made him mainstream material.

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