Shaggy's debut album, Pure Pleasure, has been described as a dancehall album for those who generally don't care for dancehall and, to be sure, the CD managed to reach a lot of listeners who find dancehall limited and one-dimensional.
The toaster accomplished this by striving for variety and being more musical than a lot of dancehall artists.
Plus, the fact that he is fairly recognizable doesn't hurt; when other 1990s dancehall upstarts were becoming Shabba Ranks clones, Shaggy combined dancehall aggression with such influences as Yellowman.
Pure Pleasure has its share of conventional, sexploitive dancehall, but Shaggy takes some chances on conscious numbers like "It Bun Me" and "Give Thanks and Praise" as well as his infectious interpretation of Prince Buster's "Oh, Carolina." Pure Pleasure isn't a gem, but it's an often enjoyable album that has some variety and does its part to broaden dancehall.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soon Be DoneOrville Burrell, Robert Livingston | Shaggy | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 2 | Give Thanks and PraiseOrville Burrell | Shaggy | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 3 | LustOrville Burrell, John Denver, Robert Livingston, Clyde Otis | Shaggy | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 4 | Oh CarolinaOrville Burrell, Cecil Campbell, Henry Mancini | Shaggy | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 5 | Tek SetOrville Burrell, Dennis Halliburton, Robert Livingston | Shaggy | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 6 | Bedroom Bounty HunterOrville Burrell, Shaun "Sting Int'l" Pizzonia | Shaggy | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 7 | Nice and LovelyOrville Burrell, Shaun "Sting Int'l" Pizzonia | Shaggy, Rayvon | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 8 | Love How Them FlexOrville Burrell, Shaun "Sting Int'l" Pizzonia | Shaggy | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 21 MB |
| 9 | All VirginsOrville Burrell, Shaun "Sting Int'l" Pizzonia | Shaggy | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 10 | It Bun MeOrville Burrell, Phillip Smart | Shaggy | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 11 | Big UpBruce Brewster, Orville Burrell | Shaggy, Rayvon | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 12 | Bow Wow WowOrville Burrell, George Clinton, Robert Livingston, Garry Shider, David Spradley | Shaggy | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 13 | Follow MeJ. Allen, Orville Burrell | Shaggy | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 14 | MampieOrville Burrell | Shaggy | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 15 | Oh CarolinaOrville Burrell, Cecil Campbell | Shaggy | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 16 | Ah-E-A-Oh (Sylva) | Shaggy | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 17 | Oh Carolina (Raas Bumba Claat Version) | Shaggy | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 62 mins | 143 MB | |||||
| 62 mins | 397 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. Allen | Composer |
| 2 | J. Raff Allen | Engineer, Producer |
| 3 | Bruce Brewster | Composer |
| 4 | Orville Burrell | Composer |
| 5 | Cecil Campbell | Composer |
| 6 | George Clinton | Composer |
| 7 | Jimmy Delgado | Congas |
| 8 | John Denver | Composer |
| 9 | Dinesh | Overdubs, Percussion |
| 10 | Nass T. Hackett | Engineer |
| 11 | Dennis Halliburton | Composer, Engineer, Overdubs |
| 12 | Roger Hilton | Photography |
| 13 | Robert Livingston | Composer, Engineer, Executive Producer, Mixing, Producer, Vocal Engineer |
| 14 | Henry Mancini | Composer |
| 15 | Tony McDermott | Design |
| 16 | Kevin Metcalfe | Mastering |
| 17 | Clyde Otis | Composer |
| 18 | Shaun "Sting Int'l" Pizzonia | Composer |
| 19 | Rayvon | Guest Artist, Performer, Primary Artist |
| 20 | Winston Rosa | Engineer, Mixing |
| 21 | Shaggy | Primary Artist |
| 22 | Arthur Sharp | Saxophone |
| 23 | Garry Shider | Composer |
| 24 | Phillip Smart | Composer, Engineer, Producer |
| 25 | Ben Socolov | Executive Producer |
| 26 | Speedy | Engineer |
| 27 | David Spradley | Composer |
| 28 | Sting International | Engineer, Mixing, Producer, Vocal Engineer |
| 29 | Sylva | Guest Artist |
| 30 | Tootie Wayne | Engineer, Mixing, Vocal Engineer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |