Oh Carolina
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"Oh Carolina" is a song made famous by Shaggy.
Written by John Folkes, produced by Prince Buster and performed by The Folkes Brothers in 1960, "Oh Carolina" was a landmark single in the development of Reggae music.
The song was revived in 1993 by Shaggy and produced by Sting International, becoming an international hit. It was the first of Shaggy's four UK number one singles spending two weeks at the top in March 1993. The song fared less well in the U.S. peaking at #59 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Following the success of the song, John Folkes was involved in a legal dispute with Prince Buster over the authorship. It was eventually settled in 1994 with Folkes being ruled as the copyright holder.
