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Boombastic (album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Boombastic

| type = studio

| artist = Shaggy

| cover = Shaggy - Boombastic Cover.jpg

| alt =

| released = July 11, 1995

| recorded = 1994–1995

| studio = {{plainlist|

  • Digital B Studio
    (Kingston, Jamaica)
  • HC&F Studio
    (New York City, United States)
  • Music Works Recording Studio
    (Kingston, Jamaica)

}}

| genre =

| length = 63:33

| label = Virgin

| producer =

| prev_title = Original Doberman

| prev_year = 1994

| next_title = Midnite Lover

| next_year = 1997

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Boombastic

| type = studio

| single1 = In the Summertime

| single1date = 1995

| single2 = Boombastic

| single2date = June 5, 1995

| single3 = Why You Treat Me So Bad

| single3date = 1995

| single4 = Something Different / The Train Is Coming

| single4date = 1996

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|5|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r218516|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]

| rev2 = Billboard

| rev2score = (favorable)Verna, Paul (September 2, 1995). "Album Reviews: Reggae". Billboard. Volume 107. Issue 35.

| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev3score = B[https://web.archive.org/web/20081007165542/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,298158,00.html Entertainment Weekly review]

| rev4 = Knoxville News Sentinel

| rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}Campbell, Chuck (July 28, 1995). "Morissette's 'Pill' Is Easy To Swallow". Knoxville News Sentinel.

| rev5 = Los Angeles Times

| rev5score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite news|first=Heidi|last=Siegmund Cuda|title=In Brief|work=Los Angeles Times|date=August 20, 1995|page=|accessdate=January 21, 2023|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-08-20-ca-36970-story.html}}

| rev6 = Music & Media

| rev6score = (favorable){{cite magazine|first= |last= |title= New Releases: Albums |magazine= Music & Media |volume= 12 |issue= 42 |date= October 21, 1995 |page= 9 |accessdate= May 18, 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1995/MM-1995-10-21.pdf}}

| rev7 = Music Week

| rev7score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|first= |last= |title= Reviews: Albums |magazine= Music Week |date= September 23, 1995 |page= 27 |accessdate= May 12, 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1995/Music-Week-1995-09-23.pdf}}

| rev8 = NME

| rev8score = 4/10{{cite magazine|first=Rupert|last=Howe|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/53568884737/|title=Long Play|magazine=NME|date=October 7, 1995|page=49|access-date=March 14, 2024}}

| rev9 = People Magazine

| rev9score = (favorable)"Picks and Pans Review: Boombastic". People Magazine. August 14, 1995.

| rev10 = Rolling Stone

| rev10score = {{Rating|4|5}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20071024181757/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/shaggy/albums/album/168009/review/5943708/boombastic Rolling Stone review]

| rev11 = Vibe

| rev11score = (favorable)[http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1033053&style=music Album reviews at CD Universe]

}}

Boombastic is the third studio album released by Jamaican artist Shaggy. The album was released on July 11, 1995.

The album spawned five singles: "In the Summertime", a remake of the Mungo Jerry hit, "Boombastic", which peaked at number 1 on the UK Singles Chart, at 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number 1 on the U.S. R&B chart, "Why You Treat Me So Bad", the double A-side "Something Different" / "The Train Is Coming", and "Day Oh", which was released as a Japanese only single. "Boombastic" was used as the theme for a 1995 Levi's ad, which was directed by Michael Mort and Deiniol Morris. It was also used in the 2006 and 2007 films, respectively, Barnyard and Mr. Bean's Holiday. A remake of "In the Summertime" was re-released for the 1996 film Flipper.

Charts and awards

The album won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album.Jaconson, Kevin (2014) "[http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/Boombastic-times-for-Shaggy_15836514 Boombastic Times for Shaggy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814143403/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/Boombastic-times-for-Shaggy_15836514 |date=2020-08-14 }}", Jamaica Observer, January 21, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2014

The album was certified platinum in United States and gold in United Kingdom. It peaked at number 34 on the Billboard 200 and topped the Top Reggae Albums chart in the US, and reached number 37 on the UK Albums Chart.

Track listing

  1. "In the Summertime" (featuring Rayvon) (Ray Dorset) – 3:57
  2. "Boombastic" (Burrell, Floyd, Livingston) – 4:07
  3. "Something Different" (featuring Wayne Wonder) (Burrell, Charles, Kelly) – 4:31
  4. "Forgive Them Father" (Burrell, Crosdale, Dennis) – 3:27
  5. "Heartbreak Suzie" (featuring Gold Mine) (Burrell, Hawthorne) – 4:09
  6. "Finger Smith" (Burrell, Crosdale, Dennis) – 3:28
  7. "Why You Treat Me So Bad" (featuring Grand Puba) (Burrell, Dixon, Livingston) – 3:47
  8. "Woman a Pressure Me" (Burrell, Crosdale, Dennis) – 3:41
  9. "The Train Is Coming" (featuring Ken Boothe) (Boothe, Burrell, Livingston) – 3:41
  10. "Island Lover" (Burrell, Livingston, Zapata) – 4:13
  11. "Day Oh" (Attaway, Burgie) – 3:56
  12. "Jenny" (featuring Budda Junky Swan) (Benoiti, Burrel, Pizzonia) – 4:15
  13. "How Much More" (Burrell, Kelly) – 3:51
  14. "Gal Yu a Pepper" (Burrell, Halliburton) – 4:18

Japanese bonus track

  2. "Demand The Ride"

US bonus tracks

  2. "In the Summertime" (Rayvon & The Ripper Remix) – 4:04
  3. "Boombastic" (Sting Remix) – 4:14

Personnel

  • Les King – engineer
  • John Raf Allen – tracking
  • Ken Boothe – performer
  • Kent Bryan – background vocals, tracking
  • Jake Chessum – photography
  • Gemma Corfield – executive producer
  • Paul Crosdale – tracking
  • Duley Culture – background vocals
  • Bobby "Digital" Dixon – producer, engineer
  • Bobby Dixon – producer, engineer
  • Tom Dolan – art direction, design
  • Brian & Tony Gold – background vocals
  • Grand Puba – performer
  • Anastas Hackett – tracking
  • Dennis Halliburton – engineer, mixing, tracking
  • Tony Kelly – producer, engineer, tracking
  • Marty Kersich – horn overdubs
  • Robert Livingston – producer, executive producer, tracking
  • Lynford "Fatta" Marshall – mixing
  • George "Dusty" Miller – tracking
  • Kimbalyn Miller – background vocals
  • Dr. Marshall Murphey – engineer, background vocals, overdubs, mixing
  • Robert Murphy – engineer, mixing
  • Wayne Nicholson – engineer
  • Shaun "Sting Int'l" Pizzonia – background vocals, producer, engineer, overdubs, mixing
  • Rayvon – performer
  • Glen Ricks – background vocals
  • Wayne Wonder – performer
  • Collin "Bulbie" York – mixing
  • Robert Zapata – background vocals, producer, tracking

Charts

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= Weekly charts =

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+Weekly chart performance for Boombastic

! scope="col"| Chart (1995–1996)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|Australia|11|artist=Shaggy|album=Boombastic|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 13, 2021}}
{{album chart|Austria|25|artist=Shaggy|album=Boombastic|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 13, 2021}}
{{album chart|Netherlands|30|artist=Shaggy|album=Boombastic|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 13, 2021}}
{{album chart|Germany4|24|id=2195|artist=Shaggy|album=Boombastic|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 13, 2021}}
{{album chart|New Zealand|10|artist=Shaggy|album=Boombastic|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 13, 2021}}
{{album chart|Sweden|43|artist=Shaggy|album=Boombastic|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 13, 2021}}
{{album chart|Switzerland|35|artist=Shaggy|album=Boombastic|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 13, 2021}}
{{album chart|UK2|37|date=19960218|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 13, 2021|refname=UK}}
{{album chart|UKR&B|7|date=19951015|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 23, 2023}}
{{album chart|Billboard200|34|artist=Shaggy|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 13, 2021|refname=US200}}
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|11|artist=Shaggy|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 13, 2021}}
{{album chart|BillboardReggae|1|artist=Shaggy|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 13, 2021|refname=USReggae}}

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= Year-end charts =

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|+Year-end chart performance for Boombastic

! scope="col"| Chart (1995)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1995/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 13, 2021}}

| 163

scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1995/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1995|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 13, 2021}}

| 84

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Certifications and sales

{{certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for Boombastic}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Brazil|artist=Shaggy|title=Boombastic|award=Gold|certyear=1997|relyear=1995|accessdate=2 June 2019}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Canada|artist=Shaggy|title=Boombastic|award=Gold|certyear=1997|relyear=1995|accessdate=2 June 2019}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Malaysia|artist=Shaggy|title=Boombastic|nocert=true|salesamount=150,000|relyear=1995|salesref={{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_uA0EAAAAMBAJ|quote=boombastic malaysia shaggy billboard.|title=Malaysia|magazine=Billboard|page=APQ-14|date=18 May 1996|accessdate=10 September 2019}}}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Sweden|artist=Shaggy|title=Boombastic|award=Gold|certyear=1996|relyear=1995|accessdate=26 December 2019}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United Kingdom|artist=Shaggy|title=Boombastic|award=Silver|certyear=1996|relyear=1995|accessdate=2 June 2019|id=1007-964-2}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United States|artist=Shaggy|title=Boombastic|award=Platinum|certyear=1996|relyear=1995|accessdate=2 June 2019}}

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References

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Category:1995 albums

Category:Shaggy (musician) albums

Category:Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album