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Oh Carolina#Shaggy version

{{Short description|1960 single by Folkes Brothers}}

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"Oh Carolina" is a 1958 song by the Folkes Brothers, produced by Prince Buster and released in 1960, after which it became an early ska hit. It was covered by many various artists, including Shaggy in 1993.

Folkes Brothers version

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| name = Oh Carolina

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Folkes Brothers

| album =

| B-side = I Met a Man

| released = 1960

| recorded = 1960

| studio = RJR (Kingston)

| venue =

| genre = Ska

| length =

| label = Buster Wild Bells

| writer = John Folkes

| producer = Prince Buster

| prev_title =

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}}

The original version of the song was recorded by Jamaican vocal trio the Folkes Brothers (John, Mico, and Junior Folkes) and was produced by Prince Buster at RJR studios in Kingston.Thompson, Dave (2002) Reggae & Caribbean Music, Backbeat Books, {{ISBN|0-87930-655-6}}, p. 197, 328 The song was written by John Folkes in 1958 about his girlfriend (who was actually named Noelena).Alleyne, Mike (2012) The Encyclopedia of Reggae, Sterling, {{ISBN|978-1-4027-8583-2}}, p. 84 The group had met Buster while auditioning at Duke Reid's liquor store and Buster decided that he wanted to record the song.Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) The Rough Guide to Reggae, Rough Guides, {{ISBN|1-84353-329-4}}, p. 23 According to the brothers, Buster paid them £60 for the recording. Buster claims he paid £100.

Buster travelled to the Wareika Hills to find a Niyabinghi group to play on a recording session, and brought Count Ossie and his group of drummers (Count Ossie's Afro-Combo) back to the studio, where they played on "Oh Carolina". "Oh Carolina" was a landmark single in the development of Jamaican modern music (ska, rocksteady and reggae) specially for the incorporation of African-influenced Niyabinghi-style drumming and chanting, and for the exposure it gave to the Rastas, who at the time were marginalised in Jamaican society.Jason Toynbee, Bob Marley, Polity Press, 2007, pp. 121-22. The track's piano riff was performed by Owen Gray. The single was licensed to Blue Beat Records for release in the UK in 1961.

The two tracks on the single (The B-side was "I Met a Man") were the only songs recorded by The Folkes Brothers as a trio. Mico and Junior Folkes re-recorded the song without John for the 2011 album Don't Leave Me Darling, the first release credited to the Folkes Brothers since the early 1960s. "Oh Carolina" was later reissued on the Prince Buster label. The song was also recorded in 1973 by Count Ossie, on his album Grounation, and in 1975 by Junior Byles.

=Track listing=

Original release

A: "Oh Carolina"

B: "I Met a Man"

Prince Buster label reissue

A: "Oh Carolina"

B: "Chubby" – Prince Buster and the All Stars

Other releases

"Oh Carolina" was also issued as the B-side to Prince Buster's "Madness" on a 1961 single on the Fab label, and was included on a 1978 12-inch single of "Big Five".

Shaggy version

{{Infobox song

| name = Oh Carolina

| cover = Oh_Carolina.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Shaggy

| album = Pure Pleasure {{noitalic|and}} Sliver: Music from the Motion Picture

| B-side =

| released = {{start date|1993|1|25|df=y}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

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  • Reggae{{cite book|last1=Kutner|first1=Jon|last2=Leigh|first2=Spencer|date=2005|title=1,000 UK Number One Hits|location=London, England|publisher=Omnibus Press|type=E-book|edition=2013|pages=996–997|isbn=978-0-85712-360-2}}
  • dancehall{{cite web|first= Tom |last= Breihan |title= The Number Ones: UB40’s “(I Can’t Help) Falling In Love With You|website= Stereogum |date= February 11, 2022|url= https://www.stereogum.com/2175090/the-number-ones-ub40s-i-cant-help-falling-in-love-with-you/columns/the-number-ones/|accessdate= November 17, 2024|quote= It’s also got “Oh Carolina,” the early dancehall hit from Shaggy...}}

| length = 3:11

| label =

| writer =

| producer = Shaun Pizzonia

| next_title = Nice and Lovely

| next_year = 1993

}}

"Oh Carolina" was covered by Jamaican musician Shaggy and released in January 1993 by Virgin and Greensleeves as the lead single from his debut album, Pure Pleasure (1993). Produced by Shaun Pizzonia, it became an international hit following its use in the 1993 film Sliver. In the United Kingdom, it became the first of Shaggy's four chart-topping singles, spending two weeks at the summit of the UK Singles Chart in March 1993. In the United States, the song received major crossover airplay on alternative rock radio, and as a result, it peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song's success returned reggae music to mainstream popularity in the UK. The accompanying music video for "Oh Carolina" received heavy rotation on MTV Europe.{{cite magazine|first=|last=|title=Station Reports > MTV Europe/London|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-05-08.pdf|magazine=Music & Media|volume=10|issue=19|date=8 May 1993|page=21|accessdate=12 December 2022}}

=Critical reception=

AllMusic editor Alex Henderson described the song as an "infectious interpretation".{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/pure-pleasure-mw0000102329|first=Alex|last=Henderson|title=Shaggy - Pure Pleasure|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=23 March 2020}} Larry Flick from Billboard felt that "gruff toasting and chanting are balanced by a clanging shuffle-beat." He added that it is "poised for instant pop radio success".{{cite magazine|first= Larry |last= Flick |title= Single Reviews: New & Noteworthy |magazine= Billboard |date= 3 July 1993 |page= 66 |access-date= 26 October 2020 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1993/BB-1993-07-03.pdf |author-link= Larry Flick}} Chuck Eddy from Entertainment Weekly called it "joyous", noting the "lusty humor".{{cite magazine|first= Chuck |last= Eddy |title= Boombastic |magazine= Entertainment Weekly |date= 4 August 1995 |access-date= 11 November 2020 |url= https://ew.com/article/1995/08/04/boombastic/ |author-link= Chuck Eddy}} Tom Ewing of Freaky Trigger stated that Shaggy's take on the song "acknowledges its debt to the past right away – sampling the intro from the Folkes Brothers' 1960 original. Not just a nod of respect, it's a canny move, as the crackling, wheezing shanty-town piano sounded like nothing else on 1993 radio, giving "Oh Carolina" instant cut-through."{{cite web|url=http://freakytrigger.co.uk/popular/2012/01/shaggy-oh-carolina/#more-22677|first=Tom|last=Ewing|title=Shaggy – "Oh Carolina"|publisher=Freaky Trigger|date=30 January 2012|access-date=6 March 2020}} Dave Sholin from the Gavin Report viewed it as "an exciting original creation which can't help but bring excitement to radio."{{cite magazine|first= Dave |last= Sholin |title= Gavin Picks: Singles |magazine= Gavin Report |date= 16 July 1993 |page= 62 |access-date= 16 October 2020 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Gavin-Report/90/93/Gavin-1993-07-16.pdf}}

James Masterton wrote in his weekly UK chart commentary, "If there is a dance craze at the moment it certainly has to be this 'dancehall' style of ragga".{{cite web|last=Masterton|first=James|title=Week Ending February 13th 1993|url=https://chart-watch.uk/archives/1993/week-ending-february-13th-1993|website=Chart Watch UK|date=7 February 1993|accessdate=10 September 2021|author-link=James Masterton}} James Hamilton from Music Week's RM Dance Update described it as a "gruff ragga revamp" and "catchy".{{cite magazine|first= James |last= Hamilton |title= Djdirectory |magazine= Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert) |date= 23 January 1993 |page= 6 |accessdate= 24 March 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-01-23.pdf |author-link= James Hamilton (DJ and journalist)}} Seamus Quinn from NME wrote, "Ragga Sleaze to please that could have only come from the States. Musically it's almost rockabilly ragga with Motown snippets and weird boogie time themes. If this wasn't bizarre enough, the lyrical content gets this week's Roger Mellie award for sheer rudeness. Not one for the Student Unions of this world, I fear, but this is genuine out-of-order humour with a compelling hook. Just nod yer head and grin."{{cite magazine|first=Seamus|last=Quinn|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/52775300631/|title=Groove Check|magazine=NME|date=12 December 1992|page=15|accessdate=29 March 2023}}

Al Weisel from Rolling Stone remarked that featuring "the hard-hitting rhythms and relentless vocals of dance hall, "Oh Carolina" also harked back to the joyousness and soul that characterized the pre-Rastafarian Jamaican music of the '60s: a sense of fun that's been lost to some extent amid the sexism and violence glorified in a lot of dance hall."Weisel, Al (7 September 1995). "Recordings". Rolling Stone. Charles Aaron from Spin wrote, "His voice a flu-season growl, 24-year-old Shaggy comes off like a bewildered Studio One relic who wandered into a dancehall booby trap of pings, dings, and rattles. J. Raff Allen produces like a Spike Jones fan."{{cite magazine|first=Charles|last=Aaron|title=Singles|magazine=Spin|date=November 1993|page=138|accessdate=25 January 2023|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VuuGvMBRrYAC|author-link=Charles Aaron}} Christina Pazzanese from Vibe constated that "with its familiar, brassy Peter Gunn riff and goofy singalong lyrics, it's an instant favourite with even the most unwavering of dancehall-haters and seems destined to be the music's next breakthrough American smash."{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QCgEAAAAMBAJ|first=Christina|last=Pazzanese|title=Shaggy - Pure Pleasure|magazine=Vibe|date=1 October 1993|access-date=2 March 2020}}

=Track listings=

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  • UK 7-inch and cassette single; European CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Oh Carolina|others=Shaggy|year=1993|type=UK 7-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=Greensleeves Records|id=GRE 361}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Oh Carolina|others=Shaggy|year=1993|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=Greensleeves Records|id=GREC 361}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Oh Carolina|others=Shaggy|year=1993|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=Virgin Records|id=7243 8 91961 2 2}}
  1. "Oh Carolina" (radio version) – 3:10
  2. "Oh Carolina" (Raas Bumba Claat version) – 3:48
  • UK 12-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title=Oh Carolina|others=Shaggy|year=1993|type=UK 12-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=Greensleeves Records|id=GRED 361}}

:A1. "Oh Carolina" (radio version)

:A2. "Oh Carolina" (Raas Bumba Claat version)

:B1. "Rivers of Babylon" {{small|(featuring Rayvon)}}

  • Standard CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Oh Carolina|others=Shaggy|year=1993|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=Greensleeves Records|id=GRECD361}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Oh Carolina|others=Shaggy|year=1993|type=US CD single liner notes|publisher=Virgin Records|id=V2 91902 2 9}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Oh Carolina|others=Shaggy|year=1993|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=EMI Music Australia|id=891902-2}}
  1. "Oh Carolina" (radio version) – 3:10
  2. "Oh Carolina" (Raas Bumba Claat version) – 3:48
  3. "Oh Carolina" (Uptown 10001 version)
  4. "Bow Wow Wow"

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  • US 12-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title=Oh Carolina|others=Shaggy|year=1993|type=US 12-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=Virgin Records|id=Y-12673}}
  1. "Oh Carolina" (Raas Bumba Claat version) – 3:15
  2. "Oh Carolina" (12-inch Flastbush mix) – 3:06
  3. "Oh Carolina" (radio mix) – 3:53
  4. "Love Me Up" (Dance Hall mix) – 3:51
  5. "Love Me Up" (Hip Hot mix) – 3:51
  6. "Love Me Up" (Version Up) – 3:51
  • US cassette single{{cite AV media notes|title=Oh Carolina|others=Shaggy|year=1993|type=US cassette single sleeve|publisher=Virgin Records|id=4KM-12672}}
  1. "Oh Carolina" (radio mix) – 3:53
  2. "Oh Carolina" (12-inch Flastbush mix) – 3:06
  3. "Oh Carolina" (Raas Bumba Claat version) – 3:15
  4. "Love Me Up" (Dance Hall mix) – 3:51

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=Charts=

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==Weekly charts==

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!Chart (1993)

!Peak
position

{{single chart|Australia|5|artist=Shaggy|song=Oh Carolina|rowheader=true|access-date=15 November 2019}}
{{single chart|Austria|2|artist=Shaggy|song=Oh Carolina|rowheader=true|access-date=15 November 2019}}
{{single chart|Flanders|4|artist=Shaggy|song=Oh Carolina|rowheader=true|access-date=15 November 2019}}
scope="row"|Canada (The Record){{cite magazine|title=Hits of the World: Canada|magazine=Billboard|volume=105|issue=37|page=56|date=11 September 1993}}

| 1

{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|38|chartid=2200|rowheader=true|access-date=15 November 2019}}
{{single chart|Canadadance|1|chartid=2180|rowheader=true|access-date=15 November 2019}}
scope="row"|Denmark (IFPI){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-06-26.pdf|title=Top 10 Sales in Europe|magazine=Music & Media|volume=10|issue=26|date=26 June 1993|page=28|access-date=22 March 2018}}

| 4

scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-05-01.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=10|issue=18|date=1 May 1993|page=23|access-date=31 January 2020}}

| 4

scope="row"|Europe (European Dance Radio){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-04-24.pdf|title=European Dance Radio Top 25|magazine=Music & Media|volume=10|issue=17|date=24 April 1993|page=15|accessdate=3 November 2021}}

| 6

scope="row"|Europe (European Hit Radio){{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-05-15.pdf|title=EHR Top 40|magazine=Music & Media|volume=10|issue=20|date=15 May 1993|page=26|access-date=7 April 2024}}

| 9

scope="row"|Finland (Suomen virallinen lista){{cite book|first=Jake|last=Nyman|year=2005|title=Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja|edition=1st|publisher=Tammi|location=Helsinki|isbn=951-31-2503-3|language=fi}}

| 5

{{single chart|France|33|artist=Shaggy|song=Oh Carolina|rowheader=true|access-date=15 November 2019}}
{{single chart|Germany|3|artist=Shaggy|song=Oh Carolina|songid=2606|rowheader=true|access-date=15 November 2019}}
scope="row"|Greece (Pop + Rock){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-05-01.pdf|title=Top 10 Sales in Europe|magazine=Music & Media|volume=10|issue=18|date=1 May 1993|page=24|access-date=31 January 2020}}

| 5

{{single chart|Ireland2|1|song=Oh Carolina|rowheader=true|access-date=15 November 2019}}
{{single chart|Dutch40|6|year=1993|week=15|rowheader=true|access-date=15 November 2019}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|6|artist=Shaggy|song=Oh Carolina|rowheader=true|access-date=15 November 2019}}
{{single chart|New Zealand|2|artist=Shaggy|song=Oh Carolina|rowheader=true|access-date=15 November 2019}}
{{single chart|Norway|4|artist=Shaggy|song=Oh Carolina|rowheader=true|access-date=15 November 2019}}
{{single chart|Sweden|3|artist=Shaggy|song=Oh Carolina|rowheader=true|access-date=15 November 2019}}
{{single chart|Switzerland|3|artist=Shaggy|song=Oh Carolina|rowheader=true|access-date=15 November 2019}}
{{single chart|UK|1|date=19930320|rowheader=true|access-date=15 November 2019}}
scope="row"|UK Airplay (Music Week){{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-04-03.pdf|title=Top 50 Airplay Chart|magazine=Music Week|date=3 April 1993|page=12|access-date=27 April 2024}}

| 1

scope="row"|UK Dance (Music Week){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-02-13.pdf|title=Top 60 Dance Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=18|date=13 February 1993|access-date=8 April 2021}}

| 6

{{single chart|Billboardhot100|59|artist=Shaggy|rowheader=true|access-date=15 November 2019}}
{{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|14|artist=Shaggy|rowheader=true|access-date=15 November 2019}}
{{single chart|Billboardrapsongs|43|artist=Shaggy|rowheader=true|access-date=15 November 2019}}
scope="row"|US Cash Box Top 100{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1993/CB-1993-10-09.pdf|title=Top 100 Pop Singles|magazine=Cash Box|volume=LVII|issue=7|date=9 October 1993|page=10|access-date=22 April 2024}}

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==Year-end charts==

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!Chart (1993)

!Position

scope="row"|Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1993/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 50 Singles for 1993|publisher=ARIA|access-date=15 November 2019}}

| 34

scope="row"|Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40){{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=1993|title=Jahreshitparade Singles 1993|language=de|access-date=15 November 2019}}

| 14

scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1993|title=Jaaroverzichten 1993|publisher=Ultratop|language=nl|access-date=15 November 2019}}

| 34

scope="row"|Canada Dance/Urban (RPM){{cite magazine|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.2328&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.2328.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.2328|title=The RPM Top 50 Dance Tracks of 1993|magazine=RPM|via=Library and Archives Canada|access-date=15 November 2019}}

| 11

scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-12-18.pdf|title=1993 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=10|issue=51/52|date=18 December 1993|page=15|access-date=27 November 2019}}

| 12

scope="row"|Germany (Media Control){{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1993|title=Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 1993|publisher=GfK Entertainment|language=de|access-date=15 November 2019}}

| 24

scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=http://www.top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%201993.pdf|title=Single top 100 over 1993|website=Top40.nl|language=nl|access-date=15 April 2010}}

| 48

scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1993&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1993|publisher=MegaCharts|language=nl|access-date=15 November 2019}}

| 37

scope="row"|New Zealand (RIANZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/1993-12-31|title=End of Year Charts 1993|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=15 November 2019}}

| 4

scope="row"|Sweden (Topplistan){{cite web|url=http://www.grammotex.se/topp93singlar.htm|title=Årstopplistan 1993, Singlar|publisher=Grammotex|language=sv|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010216105631/http://www.grammotex.se/topp93singlar.htm|archive-date=16 February 2001|access-date=7 April 2025}}

| 25

scope="row"|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web|url=http://www.swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/1993|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1993|language=de|access-date=15 November 2019}}

| 29

scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite magazine|title=Top 100 Singles 1993|magazine=Music Week|page=24|date=15 January 1994}}

| 7

scope="row"|UK Airplay (Music Week){{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-01-15.pdf|title=Airplay Top 50 1993|magazine=Music Week|date=15 January 1994|page=41|access-date=3 May 2024}}

| 18

==Decade-end charts==

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!Chart (1990–1999)

!Position

scope="row"|Canada (Nielsen SoundScan){{cite web|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/100_1990.html|title=Top 100 singles of the 1990s|last=Lwin|first=Nanda|publisher=Jam!|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000829070927/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/100_1990.html|archive-date=29 August 2000|access-date=26 March 2022}}

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=Certifications=

{{Certification Table Top}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1993|certyear=1993|certref=|access-date=15 November 2019}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=single|artist=Shaggy|title=Oh Carolina|award=Gold|relyear=1993|certyear=1993|access-date=15 November 2019}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=Shaggy|title=Oh Carolina|award=Gold|relyear=1993|id=1993-07-23|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|certyear=1993}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Shaggy|title=Oh Carolina|award=Gold|relyear=1993|certyear=1993|id=4803-964-1|access-date=17 September 2020|refname="bpi"}}

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=Release history=

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scope="row" rowspan="2"|United Kingdom

|25 January 1993

|12-inch vinyl

|rowspan="2"|Greensleeves

|{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-01-23.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=21|date=23 January 1993|access-date=21 June 2021}} Misprinted as the issue date, 23 January. The albums section uses the correct date.

8 February 1993

|{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}}

|{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=27|date=6 February 1993}}

scope="row"|Japan

|28 July 1993

|CD

|Virgin

|{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/77134/products/296604/1/|title=おぉキャロライナ

{{!}} シャギー|trans-title=Oh Carolina{{!}} Shaggy|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=21 January 2024}}

Dispute over authorship

Following the success of Shaggy's version, John Folkes was involved in a legal dispute with Prince Buster over the authorship. As was common with Jamaican releases of the era, the song was credited on the label to the producer, in this case "C. Campbell" aka Prince Buster, and Buster claimed that he had written the song about a former girlfriend. Folkes' claim was upheld in the UK High Court in 1994.

Other cover versions

The Jamaican ska and reggae trombonist Rico Rodriguez recorded an instrumental version entitled "Carolina" as a B-side to his 1980 single, "Sea Cruise".{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1laAY60UH9Q |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/1laAY60UH9Q |archive-date=2021-12-19 |url-status=live|title=RICO RODRIGUEZ - SEA CRUISE - CAROLINA|date=25 August 2011 |access-date=4 January 2020|publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}

In 1993, Vic Sotto, Francis Magalona, Richie D'Horsie and Michael V. covered a Tagalog parody version of the same song from the movie Ano Ba Yan? 2.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhAhlOJ3Gos |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/PhAhlOJ3Gos |archive-date=2021-12-19 |url-status=live|title=CAROLINA - Vic Sotto, Richie D' Horsie, Francis M. & Michael V.|access-date=9 January 2019|publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}

Jamaican artist Yellowman created a popular cover version on his 1994 album Prayer

In February 1995, South Korean pop-group Roo'ra released a Korean version, with the title "날개 잃은 천사" ("Nalgae irun chunsa"; "Angels that lost their wings").[https://mirror.enha.kr/wiki/룰라 룰라] ("Roo'ra") (in Korean)

The Romanian-Romani band Taraf de Haïdouks included a cover titled "Carolina" featuring Kočani Orkestar on their album Band Of Gypsies.{{Cite web |title=Band Of Gypsies, by Taraf de Haïdouks |url=https://tarafdehadouks.bandcamp.com/album/band-of-gypsies |access-date=2023-03-16 |website=Taraf de Haïdouks |language=en}}

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