44/876

44/876
44/876
Studio album by Sting and Shaggy
Released	20 April 2018
Studio	Ranch Studios; Sear Sound, New York City;
Genre	Reggae
Length	42:52
Label	A&M; Interscope; Cherrytree;
Producer	Sting International; Martin Kierszenbaum (also Executive Producer); Dwayne "iLL Wayno" Shippy; Teflon; Shane Hoosong; Sting; Machine Gun Funk;
Sting chronology
Shaggy chronology
Singles from 44/876
	"Don't Make Me Wait"; Released: 26 January 2018; "Gotta Get Back My Baby"; Released: 28 September 2018; "Just One Lifetime"; Released: 1 March 2019;

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	49/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The A.V. Club	D^[3]
The Telegraph	^[4]

44/876 is a collaborative album by English musician Sting and Jamaican musician Shaggy. It was released on 20 April 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.

On 7 December 2018 the Deluxe Softpack 8-bonus-track CD edition of the album was released including the unreleased track "Skank Up (Oh Lawd)", two new versions of "Gotta Get Back My Baby" and five unreleased acoustic live tracks recorded in July 2018 in Paris.

The album won an award for Best Reggae Album at the 61st Grammy Awards in February 2019.

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 (2000).^[5]

"Don't Make Me Wait" was also included in Sting's Duets album in 2021.

Track listing

Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"44/876" (featuring Morgan Heritage and Aidonia)	Sting Orville Burrell Rohan Rankine Sheldon Lawrence Shaun Pizzonia Dwayne Shippy Martin Kierszenbaum	Sting International Dwayne "iLL Wayno" Shippy	2:59
2.	"Morning Is Coming"	Sting Burrell Rankine Pizzonia	Sting International	3:11
3.	"Waiting for the Break of Day"	Sting Burrell Pizzonia Shippy	Sting International	3:18
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 International	3:35
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 Burrell Rankine Dominic Miller Kierszenbaum	Sting Kierszenbaum	3:08
9.	"Crooked Tree"	Sting Kierszenbaum Burrell Pizzonia Shippy Hoosong	Sting International	3:37
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 International	5:43
12.	"Night Shift"	Sting Eliot Sumner Burrell Reid Miller Kierszenbaum	Sting International Kierszenbaum	3:26
Total length:				42:52

Digital Deluxe and Target Exclusive editions (bonus tracks)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"If You Can't Find Love"	Sting Burrell Pizzonia Rankine Bassford Karl Wright Joshua Thomas Shippy Miller Kierszenbaum	Sting International Kierszenbaum	3:34
14.	"Love Changes Everything"	Andrew Lloyd Webber Charles Elliott Hart Don Black	Sting International	3:52
15.	"16 Fathoms"	Sting Burrell Rankine Kierszenbaum	Kierszenbaum	3:19
16.	"Don't Make Me Wait" (Dave Audé Rhythmic Radio Remix)	Sting Burrell Reid Pizzonia Jones Garrett	Sting International Dave Audé Jason Robinson	3:47
Total length:				57:27

Super Deluxe Edition (bonus disc) — *Live at Shaggy & Friends, Kingston, Jamaica*
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Englishman in New York" (Sting)
2.	"Fields of Gold" (Sting)
3.	"Message in a Bottle" (Sting featuring Agent Sasco)
4.	"Don't Make Me Wait" (Sting and Shaggy)
5.	"Roxanne" (Sting and Shaggy)
6.	"Cherrytree Radio Interview with Sting and Shaggy"

CD Deluxe Softpack Edition (bonus tracks)
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Gotta Get Back My Baby" (new version)
14.	"Skank Up (Oh Lawd)" (unreleased track)
15.	"Gotta Get Back My Baby" (DJ Dave Audé remix)
16.	"If You Can't Find Love" (acoustic live, Paris, July 2018)
17.	"Message In A Bottle" (acoustic live, Paris, July 2018)
18.	"Every Breath You Take" (acoustic live, Paris, July 2018)
19.	"Don't Make Me Wait" (acoustic live, Paris, July 2018)
20.	"Fields Of Gold" (acoustic live, Paris, July 2018)

Personnel

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

Charts

Weekly 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
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)^[10]	11
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[11]	16
French Albums (SNEP)^[12]	2
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[13]	1
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)^[14]	27
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[15]	13
Polish Albums (ZPAV)^[16]	3
Portuguese Albums (AFP)^[17]	19
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[18]	9
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[19]	35
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[20]	5
UK Albums (OCC)^[21]	9
US Billboard 200^[22]	40

Year-end charts

Chart (2018)	Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[23]	119
French Albums (SNEP)^[24]	104
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[25]	66
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[26]	99

Chart (2019)	Position
French Albums (SNEP)^[27]	163

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)^[28]	Gold	50,000^‡
Poland (ZPAV)^[29]	Gold	10,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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^ "Ultratop.be – Sting & Shaggy – 44/876" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
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[1] "44/876 by Sting Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 23 May 2018.

[2] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "44/876 Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 May 2018.

[3] Moayeri, Lily (20 April 2018). "A Perfect Circle, Sting & Shaggy, and more albums to know about this week". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 23 May 2018.

[4] McCormick, Neil (20 April 2018). "Biddy bong! When Shaggy met Sting – 44/876 review". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2018.

[5] Jones, Alan (27 April 2018). "Charts analysis: Greatest Showman holds off J Cole". Music Week. Retrieved 28 April 2018.

[ac_Australia_Sting_&_Shaggy-6] "Australiancharts.com – Sting & Shaggy – 44/876". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2018.

[ac_Austria_Sting_&_Shaggy-7] "Austriancharts.at – Sting & Shaggy – 44/876" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 May 2018.

[ac_Flanders_Sting_&_Shaggy-8] "Ultratop.be – Sting & Shaggy – 44/876" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 April 2018.

[ac_Wallonia_Sting_&_Shaggy-9] "Ultratop.be – Sting & Shaggy – 44/876" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 May 2018.

[ac_Czech_-10] "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 17.Týden 2018 on the field besides the words "CZ – ALBUMS – TOP 100" to retrieve the correct chart. Retrieved 8 April 2019.

[ac_Netherlands_Sting_&_Shaggy-11] "Dutchcharts.nl – Sting & Shaggy – 44/876" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 April 2018.

[ac_France_Sting_&_Shaggy-12] "Lescharts.com – Sting & Shaggy – 44/876". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2018.

[ac_Germany4_Sting_&_Shaggy-13] "Offiziellecharts.de – Sting & Shaggy – 44/876" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 April 2018.

[ac_Hungary_Sting_&_Shaggy-14] "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2018. 17. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

[ac_Italy_Sting_&_Shaggy-15] "Italiancharts.com – Sting & Shaggy – 44/876". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2018.

[ac_Poland_-16] "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 May 2018.

[ac_Portugal_Sting_&_Shaggy-17] "Portuguesecharts.com – Sting & Shaggy – 44/876". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2018.

[ac_Scotland_-18] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 November 2021.

[ac_Spain_Sting_&_Shaggy-19] "Spanishcharts.com – Sting & Shaggy – 44/876". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2018.

[ac_Switzerland_Sting_&_Shaggy-20] "Swisscharts.com – Sting & Shaggy – 44/876". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 May 2018.

[ac_UK2_-21] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 April 2018.

[ac_Billboard200_Sting-22] "Sting Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 May 2018.

[23] "Rapports Annuels 2018". Ultratop. Retrieved 26 October 2020.

[24] "Top de l'année Top Albums 2018" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 26 October 2020.

[25] "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 21 December 2018.

[26] "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2018 – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 December 2018.

[27] "Top de l'année Top Albums 2019" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 8 January 2020.

[FranceSting44/876albumCertRef-28] "French album certifications – Sting – 44/876" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 7 March 2019.

[PolandSting_&_Shaggy44/876albumCertRef-29] "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2018 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 22 August 2018.

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44/876

Commercial performance

Track listing

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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