Boombastic is the third studio album released by Jamaican artist Shaggy

Shaggy (musician)

Orville Richard Burrell , better known by his stage name Shaggy, is a Jamaican-American reggae singer and rapper. He is perhaps best known for his 1995 single "Boombastic" and 2000 single "It Wasn't Me"...

. The album was released on July 11, 1995. The album sold over one million copies in the U.S., as well as selling 300,000+ in the UK. The album spawned five singles: "In The Summertime", a cover of a Mungo Jerry

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Mungo Jerry is an English rock group whose greatest success was in the early 1970s, though they have continued throughout the years with an ever-changing line-up, always fronted by Ray Dorset. They are remembered above all for their hit "In the Summertime". It remains their most successful and most...

 classic, "Boombastic", which peaked at #1 on the UK Singles Chart

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, at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100

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 and at #1 on the U.S.

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 R&B

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 chart

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, "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

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and Mr Bean's Holiday.

Track listing

1. "In the Summertime" (featuring Rayvon
   Rayvon
   Rayvon is a Barbadian reggae singer, known for his work with Shaggy.-Singles:*1992 "Big Up" *1994 "No Guns, No Murder" Hi.*1995 "In The Summertime" #5 UK...
   
   ) (Dorset) – 3:57
2. "Boombastic
   Boombastic (song)
   "Boombastic" is the second single released by Shaggy from his album Boombastic. Released in 1995, it achieved huge success in many countries, including Ireland, UK, Sweden, New Zealand and Australia where it topped the singles charts.-Song information:...
   
   " (Burrell, Floyd, Livingston) – 4:07
3. "Something Different" (featuring Wayne Wonder
   Wayne Wonder
   Wayne Wonder is a Jamaican reggae fusion artist...
   
   ) (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
   Grand Puba
   Maxwell Dixon is an emcee best known as a member of the group Brand Nubian.-Biography:He made his debut with the group Masters of Ceremony. Its album Dynamite was hailed by critics, but probably due to lack of sales, the group soon disbanded, and Puba emerged as the lead emcee of Brand Nubian...
   
   ) (Burrell, Dixon, Livingston) – 3:47
8. "Woman a Pressure Me" (Burrell, Crosdale, Dennis) – 3:41
9. "The Train Is Coming" (featuring Ken Boothe
   Ken Boothe
   Ken Boothe OD is a Jamaican recording artist.-Biography:Ken Boothe was born in the Denham Town area of Kingston in 1948, the youngest of seven children, and began singing in school...
   
   ) (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

US Bonus Tracks

15. "In The Summertime" (Ravyon & The Ripper Remix) - 4:04

16. "Boombastic" (Sting Remix) - 4:14

Personnel

• Les King – Engineer
• John Raf Allen – Tracking
• Ken Boothe – Performer
• Kent Bryan – Vocals (bckgr), Tracking
• Jake Chessum – Photography
• Gemma Corfield – Executive Producer
• Paul Crosdale – Tracking
• Duley Culture – Vocals (bckgr)
• Bobby "Digital" Dixon – Producer, Engineer
• Bobby Dixon – Producer, Engineer
• Tom Dolan – Art Direction, Design
• Brian & Tony Gold – Vocals (bckgr)
• Tony Gold – Vocals (bckgr)
• 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
• Fatta Marshall – Mixing
• Lynford "Fatta" Marshall – Mixing
• George "Dusty" Miller – Tracking
• Kimbalyn Miller – Vocals (bckgr)
• Dr. Marshall Murphey – Engineer, Overdubs, Mixing
• Robert Murphy – Engineer, Mixing
• Wayne Nicholson – Engineer
• Shaun "Sting Int'l" Pizzonia – Vocals (bckgr), Producer, Engineer, Overdubs, Mixing
• Rayvon – Performer
• Glen Ricks – Vocals (bckgr)
• Wayne Wonder – Performer
• Collin "Bulbie" York – Mixing
• Robert Zapata – Vocals (bckgr), Producer, Tracking

Charts

Chart	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Top Reggae Albums	1
U.S. Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... 200	34