44/876

44/876
Studio album by Sting and Shaggy
Released April 20, 2018 (2018-04-20)
Studio Ranch Studios and Sear Sound Studios in New York
Genre Reggae
Length 42:52
Label
Producer
Sting chronology
Live at the Olympia Paris
(2017)		 44/876
(2018)
Shaggy chronology
SMIX - Mr. Lover Collection
(2014)		 44/876
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic49/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
The Telegraph[2]
AllMusic[3]
The A.V. ClubD[4]

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).

Commercial performance

In the United Kingdom, 44/876 debuted at number nine on the UK Albums Chart with first-week sales of 7,658 units. It is Sting's first top 10-album since Sacred Love (2003), and Shaggy's first since Hot Shot (2001).[5]

Track listing

Standard version
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."44/876" (featuring Morgan Heritage and Aidonia)
  • Sting International
  • Dwayne "iLL Wayno" Shippy
2:59
2."Morning Is Coming"
  • Sting
  • Burrell
  • Rankine
  • Pizzonia
Sting International3:11
3."Waiting for the Break of Day"
  • Sting
  • Burrell
  • Pizzonia
  • Shippy
Sting International3:18
4."Gotta Get Back My Baby"
  • Sting
  • Burrell
  • Andre Fennell
  • Sheldon M. Harris
  • Kierszenbaum
  • Teflon
  • Kierszenbaum
2:56
5."Don't Make Me Wait"
  • Sting
  • Burrell
  • Ashante Reid
  • Pizzonia
  • Kameron Quintin Jones
  • Kennard Garrett
Sting International3:35
6."Just One Lifetime"
  • Sting
  • Burrell
  • Rankine
  • Pizzonia
  • Shane Hoosong
  • Sting International
  • Hoosong
3:30
7."22nd Street"
  • Sting
  • Burrell
  • Rankine
  • Pizzonia
  • Andy Bassford
  • Sting International
4:00
8."Dreaming in the U.S.A."
  • Sting
  • Kierszenbaum
3:08
9."Crooked Tree"
  • Sting
  • Kierszenbaum
  • Burrell
  • Pizzonia
  • Shippy
  • Hoosong
Sting International3:37
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 International5:43
12."Night Shift"
  • Sting International
  • Kierszenbaum
3:26

Personnel

  • Shaggy - vocals, composer
  • Sting - bas dessus, bass, composer, producer, backing vocals
  • Aidonia - lead vocals (1)
  • Morgan Heritage - backing vocals (1)
  • Andre Fennell - composer
  • David Barnes - horn
  • Andy Bassford - composer, guitar
  • Maggie Buckley - flute, saxophone
  • Kameron Corvet - guitar, producer
  • Shaun Darson - drum fills
  • Robert Dubwise - guitar
  • Dwayne Shippy - additional production, bass, composer, guitar, instrumentation, keyboards, percussion, producer, sounds, string arrangements, backing vocals
  • Kennard Garrett - composer, producer
  • Clark Gayton - mastering, trombone
  • Joel Gonzalez - horn
  • Gene Grimaldi - mastering
  • Sheldon Harris - composer
  • Daudi Henderson - composer
  • Shane Hoosong - additional production, composer, drums, keyboards, percussion, producer, sounds
  • Kameron Jones - composer
  • Zach Jones - drums, backing vocals
  • Geoffrey Keezer - piano
  • Heather Kierszenbaum - sounds
  • Martin Kierszenbaum - additional production, back cover photo, bass, clavichord, composer, drums, editing, executive producer, fender rhodes, guitar, keyboards, organ, percussion, piano, producer, sounds, synthesizer
  • Tony Lake - engineer
  • Sheldon Lawrence - composer
  • Zachary Lucas - horn
  • Machine Gun Funk - drums, keyboards, producer
  • Branford Marsalis - saxophone
  • Steven "Lenky" Marsden - keyboards
  • Kamari Martin - backing vocals
  • Dominic Miller - composer, guitar
  • Melissa Musique - backing vocals
  • Gene Noble - backing vocals
  • Salvador Ochoa - cover photo
  • Robert Orton - engineer, mixing, percussion, synthesizer
  • Shaun Pizzonia - composer
  • Danny Quatrochi - guitar technician
  • Rohan Rankine - composer
  • Ashante Reid - composer
  • Dave Richards - bass
  • Glenn Rogers - guitar
  • Robbie Shakespeare - bass
  • Sting International - bas dessus, bass, drums, editing, engineer, guitar, instrumentation, keyboards, mixing, percussion, producer, sounds, backing vocals
  • Robert Stringer - horn
  • Eliot Sumner - composer, vocals
  • Teflon - drums, keyboards, producer
  • Grant Valentine - assistant engineer
  • Nicole VanGiesen - photography
  • Liam Ward - art direction, design
  • Karl Wright - drums
  • Joan Campbell - actor

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 38
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 6
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 22
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 4
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[10] 16
French Albums (SNEP)[11] 2
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 1
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[13] 27
Italian Albums (FIMI)[14] 13
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[15] 3
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[16] 19
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[17] 35
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 5
UK Albums (OCC)[19] 9
US Billboard 200[20] 40

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Poland (ZPAV)[21] Gold 10,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ "44/876 by Sting Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  2. ↑ McCormick, Neil (2018-04-20). "Biddy bong! When Shaggy met Sting – 44/876 review". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  3. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "44/876 Review". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  4. ↑ Moayeri, Lily (2018-04-20). "A Perfect Circle, Sting & Shaggy, and more albums to know about this week". music.avclub.com. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  5. ↑ Jones, Alan (27 April 2018). "Charts analysis: Greatest Showman holds off J Cole". Music Week. Retrieved 28 April 2018. (Subscription required (help)).
  6. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Sting & Shaggy – 44/876". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Sting & Shaggy – 44/876" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Sting & Shaggy – 44/876" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Sting & Shaggy – 44/876" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Sting & Shaggy – 44/876" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  11. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Sting & Shaggy – 44/876". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  12. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Sting & Shaggy – 44/876" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  13. ↑ "Top 40 album DVD és válogatáslemez-lista – 2018. 17. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  14. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Sting & Shaggy – 44/876". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  15. ↑ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  16. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – Sting & Shaggy – 44/876". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  17. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Sting & Shaggy – 44/876". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  18. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Sting & Shaggy – 44/876". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  19. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  20. ↑ "Sting Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  21. ↑ "Polish album certifications – Sting & Shaggy – 44/876" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
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