# Pure Pleasure

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For the album by The Dynamic Superiors, see [Pure Pleasure (Dynamic Superiors album)](/source/Pure_Pleasure_(Dynamic_Superiors_album)).

***Pure Pleasure*** is the debut album released by Jamaican singer [Shaggy](/source/Shaggy_(musician)). The album was released on July 30, 1993. The album spawned four singles: "[Oh Carolina](/source/Oh_Carolina)", which was a [dancehall](/source/Dancehall) remake of a [ska](/source/Ska) hit by the [Folkes Brothers](/source/Folkes_Brothers), reached number one on the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart); "[Nice and Lovely](/source/Nice_and_Lovely)", which reached number 46 on the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart); "[Soon Be Done](/source/Soon_Be_Done)", which peaked at number 39, and "[Big Up](/source/Big_Up_(song))", which was released as the main theme from the movie *[Made in America](/source/Made_in_America_(1993_film))*.

## Reception

Elena Oumano of the *[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times)* wrote, "This Brooklyn-based reggae rapper has two areas of interest--the bedroom and the dance floor. That’s evident from the opening track and title song, a cheerfully irreverent reworking of a classic spiritual. Producer Sting International frames Shaggy’s lighthearted rapping with fat, squishy beats and unexpected samples--like a 'Carmen' aria on 'Bedroom Bounty Hunter' and the 'Peter Gunn' theme on 'Oh Carolina'."[1]

## Charts

Chart performance for Pure Pleasure Chart (1993) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] 98

## References

1. Oumano, Elena (September 5, 1993). ["In Brief"](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-09-05-ca-31803-story.html). *[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times)*. Retrieved January 23, 2023.

1. p. 249.

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