By the time this 2011 EP saw release, dancehall singer Shaggy had become an icon in his homeland, so it’s no surprise Summer in Kingston finds him following in the footsteps of Radiohead, at least in the business sense.
No corporate pressure here, as this was released on Shaggy’s own label, but don’t think that big-money sound is gone, as the opening “Just Another Girl” with Tarrus Riley proves that R&B polish is still well within his reach.
The following “Sugarcane” is even more slick with a ridiculously catchy chorus to boot, plus a great double-entendre hook (“She had a taste of my sugar cane/And since then she hasn’t been the same”) that is island humor at its best.
“Dame” is the grand kind of global mix you’d expect from Wyclef, while “Fired Up (F*ck the Rece$$ion)” is as fantastic and over the top as its title.
Eight tracks and out means this one is just too short to compete with the man’s major releases, but otherwise, Shaggy remains as bombastic as ever.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Just Another GirlA. Fennell | Shaggy | Play | 02:56 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Feeling Alive | Shaggy | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | DameA. Fennell | Shaggy | Play | 03:15 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | SugarcaneA. Fennell | Shaggy | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Fired Up (F*ck The Rece$$ion)A. Fennell | Shaggy | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Soldiers StoryR. Ducent, S. Pizzonia | Shaggy | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | The Only One (Lie To Me)A. Bassford, A. Fennell, S. Pizzonia | Shaggy | Play | 04:36 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | End of the World (Drink Up')A. Fennell | Shaggy | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 27 mins | 63 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agent Sasco | Featured Artist |
| 2 | Andre Fennell | Musician, Producer, Vocals (Background) |
| 3 | A. Bassford | Composer |
| 4 | Andrew Bassford | Guitar |
| 5 | R. Browne | Composer |
| 6 | Robert Browne | Guitar, Musician |
| 7 | Orville Burrell | Executive Producer |
| 8 | Jonathan Daniel | Management |
| 9 | Kat DeLuna | Featured Artist |
| 10 | Detonator | Producer |
| 11 | Val Douglas | Bass |
| 12 | R. Ducent | Composer |
| 13 | Sly Dunbar | Drums, Producer |
| 14 | Kamal Evans | Engineer |
| 15 | A. Fennell | Composer |
| 16 | Joel Gonzalez | Trumpet |
| 17 | Takemia Haze | Vocals (Background) |
| 18 | Rob Hitt | Management |
| 19 | Jaden | Featured Artist |
| 20 | Kore | Producer |
| 21 | Zach Lucas | Saxophone |
| 22 | Steven "Lenky" Marsden | Keyboards |
| 23 | Bob McLynn | Management |
| 24 | Denarius "Motesart" Motes | Keyboards, Overdubs |
| 25 | Leo Pia | Artwork, Photography |
| 26 | S. Pizzonia | Composer |
| 27 | Michael Prochilo | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 28 | Tarrus Riley | Featured Artist |
| 29 | Shaggy | Primary Artist |
| 30 | Robbie Shakespeare | Bass, Producer |
| 31 | Paul Shields | Mastering |
| 32 | Sting International | Arranger, Bass, Drums, Engineer, Mastering, Mixing, Overdubs, Percussion, Piano, Producer |
| 33 | Robert Stringer | Trombone |
| 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. |