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Shaggy
Artist Biography For Shaggy
Shaggy Is The Name Of At Least Two Artists.
1 Shaggy Born October 22 1969 In Kingston Jamaica As Orville Richard Burrell Is A Jamaican Reggae Artist Who Takes His Nickname From His Shaggy Hair. 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 Iraq 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. 2 Shaggy A Swedish Rock/blues Rock Band From The 1970's. Released One Album "Lessons For Beginners"
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Angel
Shaggy - Hot Shot
"Angel" Is A 2001 Number One Hit Song By Reggae Artist Shaggy Featuring Rayvon. It Was The Follow-Up To Shaggy's U.S. Number-One Hit "It Wasn't Me". "Angel" Reached Number One In The U.S. For The Week Of 31 March 2001. The Song Uses The Bassline From "The Joker" By Steve Miller 1973 And Also Borrows From "Angel Of The Morning " Written By Chip Taylor And Best Known By The Singer Merrilee Rush.
The Music Video Was Directed By Cameron Casey.
The Single Also Reached Number One In The UK Singles Chart As Well As Number One In Australia Making The Song An International Chart Topper. The Success Following The Release Saw Shaggy Clock Up His Third U.S. And Fourth UK Number One Hit Single. It Was Also A European Success At One Point Simultaneously Topping The Charts In The German-Speaking Territories Of Germany Austria And Switzerland.
The Song Was The 44th Best-Selling Single Of The 2000 Decade In UK.
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Biography - Shaggy
Shaggy Is The Name Of At Least Two Artists.
1 Shaggy Born October 22 1969 In Kingston Jamaica As Orville Richard Burrell Is A Jamaican Reggae Artist Who Takes His Nickname From His Shaggy Hair. 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 Iraq 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. 2 Shaggy A Swedish Rock/blues Rock Band From The 1970's. Released One Album "Lessons For Beginners" read less
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1 Shaggy Born October 22 1969 In Kingston Jamaica As Orville Richard Burrell Is A Jamaican Reggae Artist Who Takes His Nickname From His Shaggy Hair. 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 Iraq 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. 2 Shaggy A Swedish Rock/blues Rock Band From The 1970's. Released One Album "Lessons For Beginners" read less
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"Angel" is a 2001 number one hit song by reggae artist Shaggy featuring Rayvon. It was the follow-up to Shaggy's U.S. number-one hit "It Wasn't Me". "Angel" reached number one in the U.S. for the week of 31 March 2001.
The song uses the bassline from "The Joker" by Steve Miller (1973), and also borrows from "Angel of the Morning," written by Chip Taylor and best known by the singer Merrilee Rush.
The music video was directed by Cameron Casey.
The single also reached number one in the UK Singles Chart, as well as number one in Australia, making the song an international chart topper. The success following the release, saw Shaggy clock up his third U.S. and fourth UK number one hit single. It was also a European success, at one point simultaneously topping the charts in the German-speaking territories of Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
The song was the 44th best-selling single of the 2000 decade in UK. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.