Lucky Day (album)

Lucky Day is the sixth studio album released by Jamaican singer Shaggy. It was released on October 29, 2002. The album peaked at number 24 on the Billboard 200 and later reached Gold certification. Three singles were released from the album: "Hey Sexy Lady", "Strength of a Woman" and "Get My Party On". The album featured guest appearances from Shaggy's longtime collaborators Brian and Tony Gold, as well as a guest appearance from Chaka Khan. The song "We Are the Ones" was included on the album "Barbie Mix" which was released to promote the My Scene dolls.

Lucky Day
Studio album by Shaggy
Released	October 29, 2002
Recorded	2002
Genre	Dancehall, reggae fusion
Length	55:12
Label	MCA
Producer	O. Burrell
Shaggy chronology
Hot Shot (2000) Lucky Day (2002) Clothes Drop (2005)
Singles from Lucky Day
"Hey Sexy Lady" Released: November 14, 2002 "Strength of a Woman" Released: 2003 "Get My Party On" Released: 2003

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(62/100)[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B[3]
The Guardian	[4]
People	(favorable)[5]
Q	[1]
Robert Christgau	[6]
Rolling Stone	[7]
The Village Voice	(positive)[8]
Yahoo! Music UK	[9]

MCA Records hoped that Lucky Day could stop a slump in sales at the label for 2002. While the album was a moderate commercial success (selling 352,000 copies by July 2005),^[10] it did not sell as well as hoped, resulting in MCA's president, Jay Boberg, resigning from his position at the label in January 2003, and ultimately led to MCA being merged into Geffen Records in June 2003.^[11]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Shake Shake Shake"	Orville Burrell Michael Fletcher Ricardo "Rik Rok" Ducent	Fletcher	3:25
2.	"Full Control" (featuring Barrington Levy)	Burrell Levy Dave Kelly Ducent	Christopher Birch Shaun "Sting International" Pizzonia	3:49
3.	"Hookie Jookie"	Burrell Birch Ducent Pizzonia	Pizzonia	3:49
4.	"Hey Sexy Lady" (featuring Brian and Tony Gold)	Burrell Birch Ducent Brian Thompson Patrick Morrison Robert Livington	Livington	3:19
5.	"Get My Party On" (featuring Chaka Khan)	Burrell Birch Ducent Kelly	Birch	4:43
6.	"Lucky Day"	Burrell Armando Colon Ducent Kelly	Kelly	3:21
7.	"Strength of a Woman"	Burrell Birch Fletcher Ducent Robert Browne Shaun Darson Pizzonia	Pizzonia	3:49
8.	"Lost" (featuring Prince Mydas)	Burrell Anthony Hawthorne Birch Gordon Dukes Ducent Livingston	Livingston	3:29
9.	"Strange Love" (featuring Mona)	Burrell Birch Kelly	Birch	3:14
10.	"Leave Me Alone"	Burrell Colon Kelly Ducent Pizzonia	Pizzonia	3:51
11.	"These Are the Lips" (featuring Rikrok)	Burrell Colon Ducent Pizzonia	Colon	3:30
12.	"Give Thanks"	Burrell Kent Bryan Ducent	Bryan	3:46
13.	"Walking in My Shoes"	Burrell Bryan Ducent Philip Smart	Pizzonia Smart[a]	2:52
14.	"We Are the Ones"	Burrell Colon Kelly Fletcher Ducent Pizzonia	Pizzonia	4:33
15.	"Hey Sexy Lady" (Original Sting International Mix) (featuring Sean Paul)	Burrell Birch Ducent Thompson Morrison Livington Paul	Livington Pizzonia[b]	3:57

US bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
16.	"Strength of a Woman" (Graham Stack Remix Radio Edit)	Burrell Birch Fletcher Ducent Browne Darson Pizzonia	Pizzonia Graham Stack[b]	3:30

UK bonus tracks^[12]

No.	Title	Length
16.	"High Beam"	3:34
17.	"Hey Sexy Lady" (Video)

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies co-producer
• ^{^[b]} signifies remix producer

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Lucky Day Chart (2002) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[13] 75 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14] 20 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[15] 5 Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[16] 7 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17] 46 French Albums (SNEP)[18] 53 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] 35 Italian Albums (FIMI)[20] 47 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[21] 38 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 38 UK Albums (OCC)[23] 54 US Billboard 200[24] 24

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Lucky Day Chart (2002) Position Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[25] 70

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[26]	Platinum	100,000^
United States (RIAA)[27]	Gold	352,000[10]
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Critic reviews at Metacritic
2. Allmusic review
3. "Lucky Day". Entertainment Weekly.
4. "CD: Shaggy: Lucky Day". The Guardian. 2002-11-01. Archived from the original on 2014-09-10.
5. People review
6. Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
7. "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 24, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-13.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
8. The Village Voice review
9. "Yahoo! Music UK review". Archived from the original on August 25, 2004. Retrieved 2013-04-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
10. Billboard Staff (2005-07-15). "Shaggy Changes 'Clothes' On New Album". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
11. Billboard Staff (2003-05-20). "Plan Could Signal End Of MCA Brand". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
12. Lucky Day (UK edition with bonus track - enhance): Shaggy: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads
13. "The ARIA Report: Issue 662 (Week Commencing 4 November 2002)" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2002-11-06. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
14. "Austriancharts.at – Shaggy – Lucky Day" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
15. "Shaggy Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
16. "R&B : Top 50". Jam!. December 19, 2002. Archived from the original on December 26, 2002. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
17. "Dutchcharts.nl – Shaggy – Lucky Day" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
18. "Lescharts.com – Shaggy – Lucky Day". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
19. "Offiziellecharts.de – Shaggy – Lucky Day" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
20. "Italiancharts.com – Shaggy – Lucky Day". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
21. "Charts.nz – Shaggy – Lucky Day". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
22. "Swisscharts.com – Shaggy – Lucky Day". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
23. "Shaggy | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
24. "Shaggy Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
25. "Top 200 Albums of 2002 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on August 12, 2004. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
26. "Canadian album certifications – Shaggy – Lucky Day". Music Canada.
27. "American album certifications – Shaggy – Lucky Day". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

• Lucky Day at Metacritic