The songwriting/production team of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis put this together for the 1998 movie How Stella Got Her Groove Back - they were in charge of the soundtrack. The song features Janet Jackson, who they had been working with since her 1986 album Control. The film stars Angela Bassett, Whoopi Goldberg, and Taye Diggs, and has a screenplay by Terry McMillan. The soundtrack also has contributions from Mary J. Blige, K-Ci & JoJo, and Stevie Wonder. It went Gold, selling over 500,000 copies in America.
In this song, Shaggy puts on his "Mr. Lover" persona, going full-on seduction. It's a variation of the character he assumed in his 1995 hit "Boombastic."
Janet Jackson's "Ooh boy I love you so" hook - lyrics and melody - was lifted from the 1977 Rose Royce song "Ooh Boy." The rapper Candyman found it first, sampling this bit on his 1990 hit "Knockin' Boots."
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