Shaggy
This article is about the reggae artist. For the Scooby-Doo character, see Shaggy Rogers.Shaggy (born
October 22 1968, in
Kingston, Jamaica as
Orville Richard Burrell), is a
Jamaican
reggae artist 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.
His family immigrated 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.
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.
* 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* 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
*
Official site*
SHAGGY's Studio.com
