2018 studio album by Sting and Shaggy
44/876 Studio album byReleased 20 April 2018 (2018-04-20 ) Studio Genre Reggae Length 42 :52 Label Producer Sting chronologyLive at the Olympia Paris (2017)44/876 (2018)My Songs (2019)
Shaggy chronologySMIX - Mr. Lover Collection (2014)44/876 (2018)Wah Gwaan?! (2019)
Singles from 44/876 "Don't Make Me Wait" Released: 26 January 2018"Gotta Get Back My Baby" Released: 28 September 2018"Just One Lifetime" Released: 1 March 2019
44/876 is a collaborative album by English musicianSting and Jamaican musicianShaggy . It was released on 20 April 2018 byA&M Records ,Interscope Records andCherrytree Records .
The album's title refers to thecountry calling code for theUnited Kingdom (+44 ) and theNorth American area code forJamaica (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 inParis .
The album won an award forBest Reggae Album at the61st Grammy Awards in February 2019.
Commercial performance [ edit ] In the United Kingdom,44/876 debuted at number nine on theUK Albums Chart with first-week sales of 7,658 units. It is Sting's first top 10-album sinceSacred Love (2003), and Shaggy's first sinceHot Shot (2000).[ 5]
"Don't Make Me Wait" was also included in Sting'sDuets album in 2021.
Standard edition No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. "44/876" (featuringMorgan Heritage andAidonia ) 2:59 2. "Morning Is Coming" Sting Burrell Rankine Pizzonia Sting International 3:11 3. "Waiting for the Break of Day" Sting Burrell Pizzonia Shippy Sting International 3:18 4. "Gotta Get Back My Baby" Sting Burrell Andre Fennell Sheldon M. Harris Kierszenbaum 2:56 5. "Don't Make Me Wait" Sting Burrell Ashante Reid Pizzonia Kameron Quintin Jones Kennard Garrett Sting International 3:35 6. "Just One Lifetime" Sting Burrell Rankine Pizzonia Shane Hoosong Sting International Hoosong 3:30 7. "22nd Street" Sting Burrell Rankine Pizzonia Andy Bassford 4:00 8. "Dreaming in the U.S.A." 3:08 9. "Crooked Tree" Sting Kierszenbaum Burrell Pizzonia Shippy Hoosong Sting International 3:37 10. "To Love and Be Loved" Sting Burrell Rankine Pizzonia Daudi Henderson Sting International Machine Gun Funk 3:29 11. "Sad Trombone" Sting Burrell Pizzonia Shippy Sting International 5:43 12. "Night Shift" Sting International Kierszenbaum 3:26 Total length: 42:52
Digital Deluxe and Target Exclusive editions (bonus tracks) No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 13. "If You Can't Find Love" Sting Burrell Pizzonia Rankine Bassford Karl Wright Joshua Thomas Shippy Miller Kierszenbaum Sting International Kierszenbaum 3:34 14. "Love Changes Everything " Sting International 3:52 15. "16 Fathoms" Sting Burrell Rankine Kierszenbaum Kierszenbaum 3:19 16. "Don't Make Me Wait" (Dave Audé Rhythmic Radio Remix) Sting Burrell Reid Pizzonia Jones Garrett Sting International Dave Audé Jason Robinson 3:47 Total length: 57:27
Super Deluxe Edition (bonus disc) —Live at Shaggy & Friends, Kingston, Jamaica No. Title Length 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"
CD Deluxe Softpack Edition (bonus tracks) No. Title Length 13. "Gotta Get Back My Baby" (new version) 14. "Skank Up (Oh Lawd)" (unreleased track) 15. "Gotta Get Back My Baby" (DJDave 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)
Shaggy – vocals Sting – bass, producer, backing vocals Aidonia – lead vocals (1) Morgan Heritage – backing vocals (1) David T.V. Barnes – horn Andy Bassford – guitar Maggie Buckley – flute, saxophone Kameron Corvet – guitar, producer Shaun Darson – drum fills Robert Dubwise – guitar Dwayne Shippy – additional production, bass, guitar, instrumentation, keyboards, percussion, producer, sounds, string arrangements, backing vocals Kennard Garrett – producer Clark Gayton – mastering, trombone Joel Gonzalez – horn Gene Grimaldi – mastering Shane Hoosong – additional production, drums, keyboards, percussion, producer, sounds Zach Jones – drums, backing vocals Geoffrey Keezer – piano Heather Kierszenbaum – sounds Martin Kierszenbaum – additional production, back cover photo, bass, clavichord, drums, editing, executive producer, Fender Rhodes, guitar, keyboards, organ, percussion, piano, producer, sounds, synthesizerTony Lake – engineer Zachary Lucas – horn Machine Gun Funk – drums, keyboards, producer Branford Marsalis – saxophoneSteven "Lenky" Marsden – keyboards Kamari Martin – backing vocals Dominic Miller – guitarMelissa Musique – backing vocals Gene Noble – backing vocals Salvador Ochoa – cover photo Robert Orton – engineer, mixing, percussion, synthesizer Danny Quatrochi – guitar technician Dave Richards – bass Glenn Rogers – guitar Robbie Shakespeare – bassShaun "Sting International" Pizzonia – bas dessus, bass, drums, editing, engineer, guitar, instrumentation, keyboards, mixing, percussion, producer, sounds, backing vocalsRobert Stringer – horn Eliot Sumner – vocals Teflon – drums, keyboards, producer Grant Valentine – assistant engineer Nicole VanGiesen – photography Liam Ward – art direction, design Karl Wright – drums Joan Campbell – actor Chart (2018) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[ 23] 119 French Albums (SNEP)[ 24] 104 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[ 25] 66 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[ 26] 99
Chart (2019) Position French Albums (SNEP)[ 27] 163
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