Jamaican songstress Shuga is ready to drop her latest single, Love Doctor , on November 7 through VP Records -- and this lovers' rock anthem is set to cure every heartache. Produced by reggae legend Donovan Germain on the iconic 'Boxing Around' riddim, the track explores love as both a remedy and a comforting escape. The Love Doctor music video, directed by Kenny Gray, is to be released on November 8 and promises to be a visual treat.
Featuring Shuga's sultry cover of Cornell Campbell's Boxing Around , the video plays on the push and pull of desire, bringing out the highs and lows of longing. " Love Doctor came straight from the heart," Shuga reveals. "My husband and I were often miles apart -- he was in the US, and I was in Jamaica recording my album.
When the distance got tough, he'd say, 'You need your medication,' and those words inspired the song." She continues, "That time apart, combined with inspiration from Romain Virgo's Love Doctor , helped me bring this song to life. I sent him the demo one day, and by the next, he was on a plane to see me.
From there, it was wedding bells and a baby boy." The single is a taste of what's to come in her highly anticipated debut album, Girl from Montego Bay , featuring top-notch musicians like Jason Welch on bass, Kirk 'Kirkledove' Bennett on drums, Mitchum Chin on guitar, and the dynamic horns of Garth Forrester and Dean Fraser..