Pure Pleasure

For the album by The Dynamic Superiors, see Pure Pleasure (Dynamic Superiors album).

Pure Pleasure
Studio album by Shaggy
Released	July 30, 1993
Recorded	1992–1993
Genre	Reggae rap
Length	60:02
Label	Virgin
Producer	O. Burrell
Shaggy chronology
Pure Pleasure (1993) Original Doberman (1994)

Pure Pleasure is the debut album released by Jamaican singer Shaggy. The album was released on July 30, 1993. The album spawned four singles: "Oh Carolina", which was a dancehall remake of a ska hit by the Folkes Brothers, reached number one on the UK Singles Chart; "Nice and Lovely", which reached number 46 on the UK Singles Chart; "Soon Be Done", which peaked at number 39, and "Big Up", which was released as the main theme from the movie Made in America.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	[2]
Los Angeles Times	[3]
NME	(6/10)[4]
Q	[4]
Smash Hits	[5]
Vibe	(favorable)[4]

Elena Oumano of the Los Angeles Times wrote, "This Brooklyn-based reggae rapper has two areas of interest--the bedroom and the dance floor. That’s evident from the opening track and title song, a cheerfully irreverent reworking of a classic spiritual. Producer Sting International frames Shaggy’s lighthearted rapping with fat, squishy beats and unexpected samples--like a 'Carmen' aria on 'Bedroom Bounty Hunter' and the 'Peter Gunn' theme on 'Oh Carolina'."^[3]

Track listing

Pure Pleasure track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Soon Be Done"	4:00
2.	"Give Thanks and Praise"	3:53
3.	"Lust"	3:49
4.	"Oh Carolina"	3:10
5.	"Tek Set"	4:01
6.	"Bedroom Bounty Hunter"	4:00
7.	"Nice and Lovely" (featuring Rayvon)	3:43
8.	"Love How Them Flex"	3:56
9.	"All Virgins"	3:11
10.	"Ah-E-A-Oh" (featuring Sylva)	4:06
11.	"It Bun Me"	3:36
12.	"Big Up" (featuring Rayvon)	3:26
13.	"Bow Wow Wow"	3:39
14.	"Follow Me"	3:58
15.	"Mampie"	3:44
16.	"Oh Carolina" (Raas Bumba Claat Version)	3:50

Charts

Chart performance for Pure Pleasure

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6]	98
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7]	11
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8]	75
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[9]	46
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10]	42
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11]	32
UK Albums (OCC)[12]	67

References

1. AllMusic review
2. "Robert Christgau: CG: shaggy". www.robertchristgau.com.
3. Oumano, Elena (September 5, 1993). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
4. "Shaggy - Pure Pleasure CD Album". www.cduniverse.com.
5. Cross, Tony (July 21, 1993). "New Albums". Smash Hits. p. 50. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
6. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 249.
7. "Austriancharts.at – Shaggy – Pure Pleasure" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
8. "Offiziellecharts.de – Shaggy – Pure Pleasure" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
9. "Charts.nz – Shaggy – Pure Pleasure". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
10. "Swedishcharts.com – Shaggy – Pure Pleasure". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
11. "Swisscharts.com – Shaggy – Pure Pleasure". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
12. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 3, 2022.