Pure Pleasure

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 #46 on the UK Singles Chart; "Soon Be Done", which peaked at #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]
NME	(6/10)^[2]
Q	^[2]
Robert Christgau	^[3]
Vibe	(favorable)^[2]

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^[4]

References

Shaggy

Studio albums	Pure Pleasure (1993) Original Doberman (1994) Boombastic (1995) Midnite Lover (1997) Hot Shot (2000) Lucky Day (2002) Clothes Drop (2005) Intoxication (2007) Shaggy & Friends (2011) Summer in Kingston (2011) Rise (2012)

Compilations	Hot Shot Ultramix (2002) Mr. Lover Lover – The Best of Shaggy... Part 1 (2002) Boombastic Hits (2003) The Best of Shaggy (2008) Best of Shaggy: The Boombastic Collection (2008)

Motion pictures	Blast

Related articles	Discography Dancehall Reggae Reggae fusion Major Lazer Sean Paul

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