''Pure Pleasure'' is the debut album released by Jamaican singer
Shaggy. The album was released on July 30, 1993. The album spawned four singles: "
Oh Carolina", which was a
dancehall
Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially, dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots reggae, roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s.Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2 ...
remake of a
ska
Ska (; , ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. It combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues. Ska is characterized by a w ...
hit by the
Folkes Brothers, reached number one on the
UK Singles Chart; "
Nice and Lovely", which reached number 46 on the
UK Singles Chart; "
Soon Be Done", which peaked at number 39, and "
Big Up", which was released as the main theme from the movie ''
Made in America''.
Reception
Elena Oumano of the ''
Los Angeles Times
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'' wrote, "This Brooklyn-based reggae rapper has two areas of interest--the bedroom and the dance floor. That’s evident from the opening track and title song, a cheerfully irreverent reworking of a classic spiritual. Producer Sting International frames Shaggy’s lighthearted rapping with fat, squishy beats and unexpected samples--like a 'Carmen' aria on 'Bedroom Bounty Hunter' and the 'Peter Gunn' theme on 'Oh Carolina'."
Track listing
Charts
References
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1993 debut albums
Shaggy (musician) albums