44/876

2018 studio album by Sting and Shaggy

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.