Oh Carolina

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"Oh Carolina"
Single by Shaggy
from the album Pure Pleasure
B-side "Bow Wow Wow"
Released March 22, 1993
Format CD single
CD maxi
Recorded 1993
Genre R&B
Length 3:10
Label Virgin
Greensleeves Records
Writer(s) Henry Mancini
John Folkes
Producer Shaun Pizzonia
Shaggy singles chronology
- "Oh Carolina"
(1993)		 "Soon Be Done"
(1993)

"Oh Carolina" is a song made famous by Shaggy.

Written by John Folkes, produced by Prince Buster and performed by The Folkes Brothers in 1960, "Oh Carolina" was a landmark single in the development of Reggae music[citation needed], especially as a result of its incorporation of African influenced Niyabinghi style druming and chanting.

The song was also recorded in 1973 by Count Ossie (who also provided drumming for the original 1960 record) on his seminal roots reggae album "Grounation".

It was more recently revived in 1993 by Shaggy and produced by Sting International, becoming an international hit. It was the first of Shaggy's four UK number one singles spending two weeks at the top in March 1993.[1] The song fared less well in the U.S. peaking at #59 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Following the success of the song, John Folkes was involved in a legal dispute with Prince Buster over the authorship. It was eventually settled in 1994 with Folkes being ruled as the copyright holder.

Contents

[edit] Track listings

CD maxi
  1. "Oh Carolina" (radio version) — 3:12
  2. "Oh Carolina" (Raas Bumba claat version) — 3:50
  3. "Oh Carolina" (uptown 10001 version) — 3:18
  4. "Bow Wow Wow" — 3:41
7" single
  1. "Oh Carolina" (radio version) — 3:10
  2. "Oh Carolina" (Raas Bumba claat version) — 3:48
12" maxi - UK
  1. "Oh Carolina" (radio version)
  2. "Oh Carolina" (Raas Bumba claat version)
  3. "Rivers of Babylon"
12" maxi - U.S.
  1. "Oh Carolina" (Raas Bumba claat mix) — 3:15
  2. "Oh Carolina" (12" flatbush mix) — 3:06
  3. "Oh Carolina" (radio mix) — 3:53
  4. "Love Me Up" (dance hall mix) — 3:51
  5. "Love Me Up" (hip hot mix) — 3:51
  6. "Love Me Up" (version up) — 3:51

[edit] Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
Germany[2] Gold 1993 150,000
UK[3] Gold April 1, 1993 400,000

[edit] Charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[4] 5
Austrian Singles Chart[4] 2
Dutch Singles Chart[4] 6
French SNEP Singles Chart[4] 33
German Singles Chart[5] 3
Irish Singles Chart[6] 1
Norwegian Singles Chart[4] 4
Swedish Singles Chart[4] 3
Swiss Singles Chart[4] 3
UK Singles Chart[7] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8] 59
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Singles[8] 43
U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks[8] 14
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles[8] 7
End of year chart (1993) Position
Australian Singles Chart[9] 34
Austrian Singles Chart[10] 14
Swiss Singles Chart[11] 29
Preceded by
"No Limit" by 2 Unlimited		 UK number-one single
March 20, 1993 - March 27, 1993 (2 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Young at Heart" by The Bluebells
Ireland IRMA number-one single
April 4, 1993 (1 week)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 491. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 
  2. ^ German certifications musikindustrie.de (Retrieved September 3, 2008)
  3. ^ UK certifications Bpi.co.uk (Retrieved September 3, 2008)
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Oh Carolina", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 3, 2008)
  5. ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved April 3, 2008)
  6. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 3, 2008)
  7. ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 3, 2008)
  8. ^ a b c d Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved September 3, 2008)
  9. ^ 1993 Australian Singles Chart aria.com (Retrieved September 3, 2008)
  10. ^ 1993 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved September 3, 2008)
  11. ^ 1993 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved September 3, 2008)
v • d • e
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)
Compilations
Singles
"Oh Carolina" (1993)  · "In the Summertime" (1995)  · "Boombastic" (1995)  · "Luv Me, Luv Me" (1998)  · "It Wasn't Me" (2000)  · "Angel" (2001)  · "Me Julie" (2002)  · "Hey Sexy Lady" (2002)  · "Wild 2Nite" (2005)  · "Church Heathen" (2007)  · "Bonafide Girl" (2007)  · "What's Love" (2008)
Guest singles
"I Got You Babe" (1998)  · "Christmas in Jamaica" (2001)  · "All Through the Night" (2005)
Related articles
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