Summer in Kingston is the tenth studio album released by Jamaican dancehall artist Shaggy.

Summer in Kingston
Studio album by
Released19 July 2011
Genre
Length27:52
35:21 (Lava edition)
LabelRanch Entertainment
Producer
Shaggy chronology
Shaggy & Friends
(2011)
Summer in Kingston
(2011)
Rise
(2012)
Singles from Summer in Kingston
  1. "Fired Up (Fuck the Rece$$ion!)"
    Released: 8 March 2011
  2. "Sugarcane"
    Released: 16 July 2011
  3. "Dame"
    Released: 8 February 2012
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[2]

Background

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The album was first released via digital download on 19 July 2011, containing a total of eight tracks.[3] Shaggy described the album as a "Summer follow-up" to Shaggy & Friends, which was released in January 2011. The album was mostly produced by Shaggy. The album's lead single, "Fired Up (Fuck the Rece$$ion!)", was released on 8 March 2011, and features vocals from Cuban-American rapper Pitbull. The album's second single, "Sugarcane", was released just three days prior to the album, and was produced by Teflon, formerly of hip-hop's Ruff Ryders Crew, and the producer of Eve's worldwide smash hit "Who's That Girl". The album was priced at $2.99 for a limited time through iTunes, Amazon and other major digital outlets, however, this promotion ended on Labor Day. In 2012, Shaggy announced plans to release a 'Lava edition' of the album on 7 February 2012, this time being issued both physically and via digital download. The 'Lava edition' was preceded by the album's third single, a new version of "Dame" featuring Kat DeLuna. The 'Lava edition' contains two brand new songs - "Hurting" and "She Gives Me Love", featuring Sly & Robbie.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Just Another Girl" (featuring Tarrus Riley)
  • Orville Burrell
  • Rand Ralph Van Rheenen
  • Tarrus Riley
  • Teflon
  • Sheldon M. Harris
  • Tracy Randall
  • Teflon
  • Shaggy
2:56
2."Sugarcane"
  • Andre Fennell
  • Orville Burrell
  • Teflon
  • Sheldon M. Harris * Tracy Randall


  • Teflon
  • Shaggy
3:27
3."Dame" (featuring Celia)
  • Andre Fennell
  • Costi Ioniță
  • Dimitriu Silviu Aurelian
  • Monica Oana Radu
  • Orville Burrell * Tracy Randall


Costi Ioniță3:13
4."Feeling Alive" (featuring Agent Sasco)
Shaggy3:23
5."End of the World (Drink Up)"
  • Andre Fennell
  • Orville Burrell
  • Teflon
  • Sheldon M. Harris * Tracy Randall
  • Teflon
  • Shaggy
3:10
6."Soldiers Story" (featuring Jaiden)
  • James Roston
  • Orville Burrell
  • Ricardo Ducent
  • Shaun Pizzonia
Shaggy3:47
7."Fired Up (Fuck the Rece$$ion!)" (featuring Pitbull)
  • Andre Fennell
  • Costi Ioniță
  • Orville Burrell * Tracy Randall
Shaggy3:18
8."The Only One (Lie to Me)" (featuring Jaiden)
  • Andre Fennell
  • Andrew Bassford
  • Jaiden
  • Orville Burrell * Tracy Randall
  • Shaun Pizzonia
Shaggy4:36
Lava edition[4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Just Another Girl" (featuring Tarrus Riley)
  • Orville Burrell
  • Rand Ralph Van Rheenen
  • Tarrus Riley
  • Teflon
  • Sheldon M. Harris
  • Teflon
  • Shaggy
2:56
2."She Gives Me Love" (featuring Sly & Robbie) 
  • Sly & Robbie
  • Sting International
3:39
3."Feeling Alive" (featuring Agent Sasco)
  • A. Mazin
  • Agent Sasco
  • Djamel Fezari
  • Kore
  • Orville Burrell
Shaggy3:23
4."Dame" (featuring Kat Deluna)
  • Andre Fennell
  • Costi Ioniță
  • Dimitriu Silviu Aurelian
  • Monica Oana Radu
  • Orville Burrell
Costi Ioniță3:28
5."Sugarcane"
  • Andre Fennell
  • Orville Burrell
  • Teflon
  • Sheldon M. Harris
  • Teflon
  • Shaggy
3:27
6."Fired Up (Fuck the Rece$$ion!)" (featuring Pitbull)
  • Andre Fennell
  • Costi Ioniță
  • Orville Burrell * Tracy Randall
Shaggy3:18
7."Hurting"  3:49
8."Soldiers Story" (featuring Jaiden)
  • James Roston
  • Orville Burrell
  • Ricardo Ducent
  • Shaun Pizzonia
Shaggy3:47
9."The Only One (Lie to Me)" (featuring Jaiden)
  • Andre Fennell
  • Andrew Bassford
  • Jaiden
  • Orville Burrell
  • Shaun Pizzonia
Shaggy4:36
10."End of the World (Drink Up)"
  • Andre Fennell
  • Orville Burrell
  • Teflon
  • Sheldon M. Harris
  • Teflon
  • Shaggy
3:10

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Albums: Feb. 17, 2012". Entertainment Weekly. 10 February 2012. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  3. ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Summer-in-Kingston-Explicit/dp/B005D00BJM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1315145532&sr=8-1 [dead link]
  4. ^ "Summer In Kingston". 7 February 2012 – via Amazon.