Fly Rasta is the fifth solo studio album by Jamaican reggae artist Ziggy Marley, released on April 15, 2014, on Ziggy's own label, Tuff Gong Worldwide. The album marked Ziggy's return after the Grammy-winning album Ziggy Marley in Concert.
"I Don't Wanna Live on Mars" Released: 15 April 2014
The first single, "I Don't Wanna Live on Mars", was released on iTunes on April 15, 2014 the same day as the album.
Aol.com released the video for "I Don't Wanna Live on Mars" exclusively on their web-page. The music video features his real-life wife and kids in a dream sequence where their family traverses an unhealthy planet Earth. The song and video's imagery convey a unified message from Marley that we should treat the earth well so we do not all have to leave to live on mars.
All songs written by David Marley, 2013 Ishti Music (ASCAP) except "Give It Away" written by Jacob Luttrell, Geoffrey Early (APG/SESA/BMI) and David Marley (Ishti Music/ASCAP); and "Lighthouse" written by David Marley (Ishti Music/ASCAP) and Sam Martin (APG/ASCAP)
In the United States, Fly Rasta debuted at number 129 on the Billboard 200 chart, and number one on the Top Reggae Albums. As of July 2014, the album had sold 25,000 copies in the United States.[3]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Fly Rasta news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2014 Learn how and when to remove this message Fly Rasta is the fifth solo studio album by Jamaican reggae artist Ziggy Marley released on April 15 2014 on Ziggy s own label Tuff Gong Worldwide The album marked Ziggy s return after the Grammy winning album Ziggy Marley in Concert Fly RastaStudio album by Ziggy MarleyReleased15 April 2014 2014 04 15 RecordedSeptember November 2013 at Village Studios Los AngelesGenreReggae rock funk soul popLength35 50LabelTuff Gong WorldwideProducerZiggy Marley with additional production by Dave CooleyZiggy Marley chronologyWild and Free 2011 Fly Rasta 2014 Ziggy Marley 2016 Singles from Fly Rasta Fly Rasta Released 15 January 2014 I Don t Wanna Live on Mars Released 15 April 2014 The first single I Don t Wanna Live on Mars was released on iTunes on April 15 2014 the same day as the album Aol com released the video for I Don t Wanna Live on Mars exclusively on their web page The music video features his real life wife and kids in a dream sequence where their family traverses an unhealthy planet Earth The song and video s imagery convey a unified message from Marley that we should treat the earth well so we do not all have to leave to live on mars Contents 1 Track listing 2 Credits 2 1 Band members 2 2 Production 2 3 Artwork 3 Reception 3 1 Critical reception 3 2 Commercial reception 3 2 1 Charts 3 2 1 1 Weekly charts 3 2 1 2 Year end charts 4 References 5 External linksTrack listing edit I Don t Wanna Live on Mars Fly Rasta featuring U Roy Lighthouse Sunshine Moving Forward featuring Beezy Coleman You So Many Rising I Get Up featuring Cedella Marley You re My Yoko Give It Away All songs written by David Marley 2013 Ishti Music ASCAP except Give It Away written by Jacob Luttrell Geoffrey Early APG SESA BMI and David Marley Ishti Music ASCAP and Lighthouse written by David Marley Ishti Music ASCAP and Sam Martin APG ASCAP Credits editBand members edit Ziggy Marley Lead vocals and guitar Cedella Marley Sharon Marley Erica Newell Tracy Hazzard Ian Beezy Coleman Vincent Brantley Sean Dancy Tim Fowlles Background vocals Cedella Marley Background vocal arrangements Steve Ferrone Brian Macleod James Gadson Rock Deadrick Drums Dave Wilder Abraham Laboriel Guy Erez Paul Stennett Bass Zac Rae Mike Hyde George Hughes Dave Palmer Brian Lebarton Keyboards Lyle Workman Takeshi Akimoto Ian Beezy Coleman Guitars Rock Deadrick Randy Gloss Percussion Taku Hirano Taiko drums Ronobir Lahiri Sitar Todd Simon Geoff Gallegoi Fabio Santana Tracy Wannomae Horns Liam McCormick Owen Sutter String arrangements Production edit Produced by Ziggy Marley Additional production and mastering by Dave Cooley Mixed by Andrew Scheps Engineered by Isha Erskine Additional engineering by Jared Hirshland Assistant engineer Alex Williams Executive producer Orly Marley Production manager Matt Solodky Production assistant Michelle Rodriguez Artwork edit Art direction and layout by Neville Garrick Cover artwork and imagery by Souther Salazar Layout by Rory WilsonReception editCritical reception edit Fly Rasta won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album in February 2015 1 It received generally favorable reviews upon its release with a 63 100 critic score on Metacritic based on six reviews 2 Commercial reception edit In the United States Fly Rasta debuted at number 129 on the Billboard 200 chart and number one on the Top Reggae Albums As of July 2014 the album had sold 25 000 copies in the United States 3 Charts edit Weekly charts edit Chart 2014 15 Peakposition US Billboard 200 4 129 US Independent Albums Billboard 5 22 US Reggae Albums Billboard 6 1 Year end charts edit Chart 2014 Position US Reggae Albums Billboard 7 4 Chart 2015 Position US Reggae Albums Billboard 8 15References edit Bonitto Brian 2015 Ziggy wins Grammy Jamaica Observer 9 February 2015 Retrieved 9 February 2015 1 Metacritic com Ziggy gets GRAMMY nom for Best Reggae Album with Fly Rasta bobmarley com July 12 2014 Retrieved February 2 2016 Ziggy Marley Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Ziggy Marley Chart History Independent Albums Billboard Ziggy Marley Chart History Reggae Albums Billboard 2014 Year End Charts Reggae Albums Billboard Prometheus Global Media Retrieved February 27 2015 2015 Year End Charts Reggae Albums Billboard Prometheus Global Media Retrieved February 27 2015 External links editAlbum at Ziggy Marley s official website nbsp This 2010s rock album related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This 2010s pop album related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fly Rasta amp oldid 1078165601, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
