Lucky Day (album)

Lucky Day
Studio album by
Shaggy
Released29 October 2002 (2002-10-29)
Recorded2002
GenreDancehall, reggae fusion
Length55:12
LabelMCA
ProducerO. Burrell
Shaggy chronology
Hot Shot
(2000) 		Lucky Day
(2002) 		Clothes Drop
(2005)
Singles from Lucky Day
  1. "Hey Sexy Lady"
    Released: 3 September 2002
  2. "Strength of a Woman"
    Released: 14 October 2002
  3. "Get My Party On"
    Released: 2003

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.

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),[1] 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.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic62/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB[5]
The Guardian[6]
Now[7]
Q[3]
Robert Christgau[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
USA Today[10]
Yahoo! Music UK[11]

Lucky Day received mixed reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 62 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 62 based on seven reviews.[3] AllMusic editor Alex Henderson wrote that although Lucky Day was "not quite in a class with Hot Shot," it remained "an enjoyable follow-up" full of "congenial, good-natured crossover dancehall," offering "infectious ditties" and some surprises, ultimately making it "a rewarding effort that takes its share of chances."[4] Billboard found that the album was "an at times cheesy, but overall enjoyable affair," with a "lackluster" lead single "Hey Sexy Lady," but stronger moments when he returned to dancehall roots, and "Strength of a Woman" standing out as an "anthemic" highlight.[12] Similarly, USA Today's Steve Jones wrote that Lucky Day "may be a bit too pop- and R&B-infused for reggae purists," but was "jammed full of pulsating rhythms and sensual grooves."[10] The Guardian's Dave Simpson felt that Lucky Day was "14 lovingly crafted dub-pop shagging sonnets" that balanced Shaggy's "preposterous but irresistible" style with surprisingly "feminist" themes, ultimately showing a shift toward "bigger things" while still returning to form.[6]

Writing for The Village Voice, Elena Oumano noted thath Lucky Day was sticking to proven dancehall formulas and “not about transforming the human condition,” but about maintaining his entertaining "Mr. Lover Lover" persona.[13] Elizabeth Bromstein wrote that Lucky Day "stays a little more on the low side of the Shaggy highs-and-lows meter. Centred around women, in all our glory, it’s an overproduced reggae/R&B collection — even Chaka Khan's guest appearance is lacklustre. But some of it’s kind of fun, and you can’t help but feel the goodnaturedness shine through.[7] Gavin Edwards from Rolling Stone wrote that Shaggy's faster songs worked best, as his music "gets better" at higher tempos, with highlights like "Hey Sexy Lady" and "Hookie Jookie," though overall the album had a "wide range of quality."[9] Cheo Tyehimba from Entertainment Weekly called Lucky Day "another crop of dance tracks for the masses,"[5] while People concluded that Shaggy "was still at his best when at his baddest" on Lucky Day.[14]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Shake Shake Shake"
Fletcher3:25
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
Pizzonia3:49
4."Hey Sexy Lady" (featuring Brian and Tony Gold)
Livington3:19
5."Get My Party On" (featuring Chaka Khan)
  • Burrell
  • Birch
  • Ducent
  • Kelly
Birch4:43
6."Lucky Day"
  • Burrell
  • Armando Colon
  • Ducent
  • Kelly
Kelly3:21
7."Strength of a Woman"
  • Burrell
  • Birch
  • Fletcher
  • Ducent
  • Robert Browne
  • Shaun Darson
  • Pizzonia
Pizzonia3:49
8."Lost" (featuring Prince Mydas)
  • Burrell
  • Anthony Hawthorne
  • Birch
  • Gordon Dukes
  • Ducent
  • Livingston
Livingston3:29
9."Strange Love" (featuring Mona)
  • Burrell
  • Birch
  • Kelly
Birch3:14
10."Leave Me Alone"
  • Burrell
  • Colon
  • Kelly
  • Ducent
  • Pizzonia
Pizzonia3:51
11."These Are the Lips" (featuring Rikrok)
  • Burrell
  • Colon
  • Ducent
  • Pizzonia
Colon3:30
12."Give Thanks"
  • Burrell
  • Kent Bryan
  • Ducent
Bryan3:46
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
Pizzonia4:33
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.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16."Strength of a Woman" (Graham Stack Remix Radio Edit)
  • Burrell
  • Birch
  • Fletcher
  • Ducent
  • Browne
  • Darson
  • Pizzonia
3:30
UK bonus tracks[15]
No.TitleLength
16."High Beam"3:34
17."Hey Sexy Lady" (Video) 

Notes

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

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[29] Platinum 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[30] Gold 352,000[1]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  4. ^ a b Allmusic review
  5. ^ a b Tyehimba, Cheo (November 8, 2002). "Lucky Day". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 7, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
  6. ^ a b Simpson, Dave (November 1, 2002). "CD: Shaggy: Lucky Day". The Guardian. Archived from the original on September 10, 2014.
  7. ^ a b Bromstein, Elizabeth (November 7, 2002). "New and Notable Releases: Ciara". NOW. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
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