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Released | 20 April 2018 | |||
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Genre | Reggae | |||
Length | 42:52 | |||
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Singles from 44/876 | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 49/100 [1] |
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AllMusic | [2] |
The A.V. Club | D [3] |
The Telegraph | [4] |
44/876 is a collaborative album by English musician Sting and Jamaican musician Shaggy. It was released on 20 April 2018 by A&M Records,Interscope Records and Cherrytree Records.
The album's title refers to the country calling code for the United Kingdom (+44) and the North American area code for Jamaica (876),Sting's and Shaggy's respective home countries.
On 7 December 2018 the Deluxe Softpack 8-bonus-track CD edition of the album was released including the unreleased track "Skank Up (Oh Lawd)",two new versions of "Gotta Get Back My Baby" and five unreleased acoustic live tracks recorded in July 2018 in Paris.
The album won an award for Best Reggae Album at the 61st Grammy Awards in February 2019.
In the United Kingdom,44/876 debuted at number nine on the UK Albums Chart with first-week sales of 7,658 units. It is Sting's first top 10-album since Sacred Love (2003),and Shaggy's first since Hot Shot (2000). [5]
"Don't Make Me Wait" was also included in Sting's Duets album in 2021.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "44/876" (featuring Morgan Heritage and Aidonia) |
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| 2:59 |
2. | "Morning Is Coming" |
| Sting International | 3:11 |
3. | "Waiting for the Break of Day" |
| Sting International | 3:18 |
4. | "Gotta Get Back My Baby" |
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| 2:56 |
5. | "Don't Make Me Wait" |
| Sting International | 3:35 |
6. | "Just One Lifetime" |
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| 3:30 |
7. | "22nd Street" |
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| 4:00 |
8. | "Dreaming in the U.S.A." |
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| 3:08 |
9. | "Crooked Tree" |
| Sting International | 3:37 |
10. | "To Love and Be Loved" |
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| 3:29 |
11. | "Sad Trombone" |
| Sting International | 5:43 |
12. | "Night Shift" |
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| 3:26 |
Total length: | 42:52 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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13. | "If You Can't Find Love" |
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| 3:34 |
14. | "Love Changes Everything" | Sting International | 3:52 | |
15. | "16 Fathoms" |
| Kierszenbaum | 3:19 |
16. | "Don't Make Me Wait" (Dave Audé Rhythmic Radio Remix) |
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| 3:47 |
Total length: | 57:27 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Englishman in New York" (Sting) | |
2. | "Fields of Gold" (Sting) | |
3. | "Message in a Bottle" (Sting featuring Agent Sasco) | |
4. | "Don't Make Me Wait" (Sting and Shaggy) | |
5. | "Roxanne" (Sting and Shaggy) | |
6. | "Cherrytree Radio Interview with Sting and Shaggy" |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "Gotta Get Back My Baby" (new version) | |
14. | "Skank Up (Oh Lawd)" (unreleased track) | |
15. | "Gotta Get Back My Baby" (DJ Dave Audé remix) | |
16. | "If You Can't Find Love" (acoustic live, Paris, July 2018) | |
17. | "Message In A Bottle" (acoustic live, Paris, July 2018) | |
18. | "Every Breath You Take" (acoustic live, Paris, July 2018) | |
19. | "Don't Make Me Wait" (acoustic live, Paris, July 2018) | |
20. | "Fields Of Gold" (acoustic live, Paris, July 2018) |
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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France (SNEP) [28] | Gold | 50,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV) [29] | Gold | 10,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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