44/876
| Sting & Shaggy
44/876
44/876 is a collaborative album by English musician Sting and Jamaican musician Shaggy. It was released on April 20, 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. In the first 3 months the album sold over 500,000 copies, world-wide (phillpes). -WIKIPEDIA
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Pitchfork
April 25, 2018 - The reggae-lite collaboration between Sting and Shaggy is as professional, good-natured, and helplessly uncool as its billing promises.
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RollingStone
April 20, 2018 - 44/876 contains much of the sizzle of classic reggae or dance hall, though a little more substance would’ve been welcome too.
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NME
April 13, 2018 - The strangest record of the year? Sting and Shaggy unite on this cheery abomination of an album.
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The Observer
April 22, 2018 - 44/876 may be no more exciting than a well-made sofa, but only psychopaths don’t like sofas.
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CLASH
May 15, 2018 - ‘44/876’ is like a hilarious fever dream somehow brought to life. Not entirely awful.
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All About Jazz
April 15, 2018 - on this duet record between pop star Sting and dance hall star Shaggy, titled 44/876, a potent cocktail of timeless Caribbean styles come together in a full-scale tropical explosion, colorful, playful, and above all, a good time.
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The Telegraph
April 20, 2018 - 44/876 is a treat for grown-up fans of either artist. Biddy bong bong!
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REGGAEVILLE.com
April 20, 2018 - Sting himself says that "an element of surprise is so important in music", and with this album, he and Shaggy certainly added a piece of major importance to the unfolding year's output. More of this, please!
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canoe.com
April 20, 2018 - their two vocal and musical styles melding into something as delicious as a plate of jerk chicken washed down with a cold beer.
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sputnik music
April 22, 2018 - It’s not a terrible album, it’s just a mundane drawl made by people who couldn’t give a damn what you thought.
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Newsday
April 18, 2018 - The unlikely rock-reggae odd couple find a surprisingly sweet middle ground.
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HotPress
Wrong Number. Not Irie. At all. But at least there are no lutes.
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ALL MUSIC
Shaggy and Sting might not first appear to be an ideal match, but they're both rooted in reggae and are both international stars, so they share a vernacular that helps turn 44/876 into a surprisingly enjoyable pan-international pop album.
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The Guardian
April 20, 2018 - you can practically hear the conch shells.
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INDEPENDENT
April 18, 2018 - It’s mildly funny and philosophically intriguing. Little else is in this team-up of exhausted pop forces.
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AV/MUSIC
44/876 is just unremarkable, limply competent reggae lite, designed for Sandals resort lobbies and Sting’s office.
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California Rocker
April 18, 2018 - The music is excellent.
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Southern Minn Scene
June 29, 2018 - On this surprising release, both artists bring out the best of each other as a result of their differences.
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Mike's Daily Jukebox
April 29, 2018 - Have you lost faith in Sting after his string of “just-ok” solo albums? Welcome back, Mr. Sumner! Your new collaboration with Shaggy is a brilliant pairing of two artists who bring out the best in each other.
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The Grahm Album Review
Sting and Shaggy, despite their very different musical approach and backgrounds, hit it off very well and have made a satisfying, entertaining album.
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The National
The unlikely duo make the sun shine on collaborative effort.
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Renowned for Sound
May 3, 2018 - I’m here to motion that this be the ONLY joint record from them we get.
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Express & Star
This record has proved a lot of people wrong, and you have to commend them for it.
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knox news
in the spirit of reggae, let’s give them a pass for the hokum and just feel the groove.
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Super Deluxe Edition
May 10, 2018 - It’s easy to be cynical about this collaboration, but I think the same instinct that drove Sting to the lute, has lead him to the path of Shaggy; that is the urge to do something a bit different, something that will keep him interested in creating new music.
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the wee REVIEW
April 22, 2018 - when ego meets ego, they appear to have cancelled each other out, Sting’s pretension and Shaggy’s preposterousness dissolving into a breezy, casual bromance.
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The Times
April 20, 2018 - This is one of those musical moments that was probably great fun for those involved, not so great for anyone forced to listen.
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earbuddy
April 23, 2018 - And people don’t believe in magic, yet this album exists.
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The Inquirer
May 3, 2018 - It isn't always pretty.
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MUSIC CONNECTION
April 26, 2018 - 44/876 is radio-friendly music that confronts social injustice, politics and love with a positive message.
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metro news
April 16, 2018 -The song that apparently first got earnest eco-rocker Sting excited about the partnership, Don’t Make Me Wait, shows there is at least some merit in the unlikely idea.
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FORTITUDE MAGAZINE
This is a cringing, meaningless album by a man who should know better, and Shaggy.
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The Top Tens
an album that shines through both its lyricism and its musicality.
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Nicholas Jennings
April 20, 2018 - It’s an unlikely pairing—one is a member of English rock royalty, the other a Jamaican superstar—but it works.
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The Reading Chronicle
April 27, 2018 - overall, it is a largely joyous and head-noddingly catchy collection.
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POP MAGAZINE
April 26, 2018 - The synergy has been great. Their vocals complement one another. So they kept recording. Then one song turned into five songs recorded, which turned into the eclectic dance hall-pop album we now know as “44/876”.
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The Herald
April 27, 2018 - overall, it is a largely joyous and head-noddingly catchy collection.
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Dolby Disaster
April 20, 2018 - it’s absolutely atrocious pop goop.
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Reggae 360
April 21, 2018 - A very pleasant, mostly upbeat album that sounds perfect for future beach or backyard BBQ listening.
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