Shaggy To Release New Version Of His Latest Album

Internationally acclaimed superstar, Shaggy will unleash a new version of his Grammy-nominated album, Summer in Kingston in February.

The eight-track digital album, originally released last July, will now be released in CD form, with two additional tracks. The release of the Summer in Kingston CDwill take place around the time of the 54th annual Grammy Awards on February 12 in Los Angeles.

Shaggy explained the re-release during a recent interview with Splash; intimating that this version of Summer in Kingston will provide a different flavor.

"Initially we released the album digitally with eight songs and sold it at a fan appreciation price for a limited time. Now we are releasing the physical copy with a total of 10 songs, so it's now a full-length album," he said.

The new singles that will feature on the album include the Sly and Robbie produced, She Give Me Love as well as Hurting. Additionally, there’ll be a new version of his new single, Dame, featuring Dominican-American singer, Kat DeLuna. 

“"Dame was initially a song we were trying to get finished in time for the summer and we had a different female singer on the track. But now it's a far better production and we have Kat Deluna on the single. We are now pushing it as the second single from the album.” 

Summer in Kingston topped the United State Billboard Reggae Charts and its lead single, Sugarcane earned top five chart positions in the U.S as well as Canada’s iTunes charts.

Meanwhile, Shaggy’s label, Ranch Entertainment unveiled their newest production, the Kingston 13 Riddim last week; featuring Reggae superstars, Gyptian with Reggae Morning), Alaine with Avalanche a collaboration between Shaggy and Tarrus Riley entitled Just Another Girl. 

Additionally, Shaggy plans to unveil a new album, produced by Sly and Robbie later this year and also will tour the United States.