The Best of Shaggy

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The Best of Shaggy
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedAugust 4, 2008
Recorded1993-1998
Genre Reggae, dancehall
Length46:03
Label EMI, Virgin
Producer O. Burell
Shaggy chronology
Intoxication
(2007)
The Best of Shaggy
(2008)
Best of Shaggy: The Boombastic Collection
(2008)

The Best of Shaggy is the third compilation album released by Jamaican singer Shaggy. The album was released through joint agreement between EMI and Virgin Records, [1] on August 4, 2008. [2] It includes material from his first four albums, as well as his collaboration with Maxi Priest, from Priest's album Man with the Fun. As Shaggy's later releases were under a different record label, EMI and Virgin did not hold the right to release tracks from them.

Track listing

  1. "Boombastic" (Album Version) - 4:10 (from Boombastic)
  2. "In the Summertime" (featuring Rayvon) - 3:58 (from Boombastic)
  3. "Oh Carolina" - 3:10 (from Pure Pleasure)
  4. "That Girl" (with Maxi Priest) - 4:01 (from Man with the Fun)
  5. "Piece of My Heart" (featuring Marsha Morrison) - 4:17 (from Midnite Lover)
  6. "Sexy Body Girls" - 3:50 (from Midnite Lover)
  7. "Why You Treat Me So Bad" (featuring Grand Puba) - 3:49 (from Boombastic)
  8. "Big Up" (featuring Rayvon) - 3:27 (from Pure Pleasure)
  9. "Soon Be Done" - 4:02 (from Pure Pleasure)
  10. "Woman a Pressure Me" - 3:33 (from Boombastic)
  11. "The Train Is Coming" (featuring Ken Boothe) - 3:43 (from Boombastic)
  12. "Geenie" (featuring Brian and Tony Gold) - 3:59 (from Midnite Lover)

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