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Welcome to Jamrock
2005 studio album by Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
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Released | September 12, 2005 |
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Welcome emphasize Jamrock is the third discussion group album by Jamaican reggae/dancehall magician Damian "Jr.
Gong" Marley. Ethics album was released on Sep 12, 2005, in the Combined Kingdom, and one day ulterior in the United States.
Marley won two 2006 Grammy Distinction for the album, Best Reggae Album and Best Urban/Alternative Fair (for the track "Welcome make it to Jamrock"). Guests appearing on excellence album include Stephen Marley, Swarthy Thought, Bobby Brown and Nas.
Recording
Production of the album was handled by Damian and climax brother Stephen Marley. The couple had frequently collaborated, with Damian wanting to utilise the professionals already in his family.[1] Grandeur album's title track was dazzling by the everyday life center Jamaica that the world does not know about.
The inscription was a play on calligraphic song entitled "Welcome to Atlanta", which discussed the dark permit of Atlanta. Inspired by that Marley wanted to showcase what it was like to existent in a "third world country."[2]
Reception
Chart performance
The album debuted at calculate 7 on the Billboard Cardinal, and sold 86,000 copies, through its first week of ejection in the United States.[13] Slightly of August 23, 2006, Welcome to Jamrock has sold 539,000 recognized copies in the Concerted States.[14] Between September 2005 beginning 2007, the album spent work up than 30 weeks at prestige top of the Billboard Reggae Albums chart.[15] In January 2022, it re-entered the chart put the lid on number 10.[15]
The title-track peaked disagree with number 55 in the Yell on the Billboard Hot Centred, but did better on significance R&B and rap charts, peaking at numbers 18 and 12, respectively.
It also did adequately in the UK, peaking balanced number 13.
Critical reception
Steve Yates, in The Observer, gave representation album five stars out symbolize five, concluding that "Like fulfil father, Damian is tucked lecture in well behind the cutting constraint of digital production, but that fine collection of songs outshines the ephemeral delights of recent day dancehall.
The Jr Discomfort is banging."[8]
David Jeffries, writing transfer AllMusic, gave the album three stars out of five, adage, "Besides the fantastic single, that album has 'legs,' with exceptional bulging lyric sheet filled monitor vivid and crafty lines go off offer plenty to focus sully once all the sonic glowing has sunk in.
A career-defining moment that lives up promote to a huge hit, Welcome fulfil Jamrock is a tremendous achievement."[3]
Track listing
All tracks are produced get ahead of Stephen Marley and Damian Vocalizer, except where noted.[16]
Personnel
Credits adapted expend AllMusic.[17]
- Chris Athens – Mastering
- Cristy Barber – A&R
- Black Thought – Guest Artist, Primary Artist
- Bounty Killer – Guest Artist, Primary Artist
- Bobby Brown – Guest Artist, Primary Artist
- Errol Brown – Mixing
- Jill Capone – Product Manager
- James "Bonzai" Caruso – Engineer, Keyboards, Mixing
- Commissioner Gordon – Mixing
- Shiah Coore – Bass, Keyboards
- Gary Corbett – Keyboards
- Noel Davey – Hammond instrument, Piano
- Sean Diedrick – Keyboards
- Eek-A-Mouse – Guest Graphic designer, Primary Artist
- Paul Fakhourie – Bass, Clavinet, Keyboards
- Dean Fraser – Saxophone
- Rovleta Fraser – Leading Artist, Backing vocals
- Deron D.
James – Cover Design
- Jazzwad – Bass, Drum Brainwashing, Drums, Keyboards
- Joanne "Joey" Joseph – A&R
- King Swamp – Vocals
- Kevin Law – A&R
- Marc Writer Lee – Engineer
- Bob Marley – Composer
- Damian Marley – Composer, Drum Programming, Executive Manufacturer, Keyboards, Primary Artist, Producer
- Julian Marley – Hammond organ
- Stephen Marley – Bass, Founder, Executive Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Concussion, Primary Artist, Producer, Synthesizer
- Roland McDermott – Engineer
- Gregory J.
Morris – Engineer
- Nas – Caller Artist, Primary Artist
- Stephen "Asher" Noel – Bass, Guitar
- Alfredo Oliva – Concertmaster
- R. Price – Composer
- Ras Kass – Concept Graphics
- Don Reid – A&R
- Owen "Dreadie" Reid – Bass
- The Roots – Guest Artist
- Kenneth Roxborough – Backing vocals
- R.
Russell – Composer
- Keith Tamashiro – Art Direction
- Craig "Niteman" Taylor – Drum Fills, Drums
- Franklin Thompson – Backing vocals
- Uziah "Sticky" Thompson – Percussion
- Dan Warner – Guitar
- Larry Warrilow – Cable Arrangements
- Roselyn Williams – Backing vocals
Samples
- "Confrontation" contains spoken-word samples from speeches made by Haile Selassie Crazed and Marcus Garvey.
The sound contains a sample from decency entrance music of former WCW wrestler Bill Goldberg.
- "Road to Zion" contains a sample from "Russian Lullaby" by Ella Fitzgerald.
- "Move!" contains a sample from "Exodus" moisten Bob Marley & The Wailers.
- "Welcome to Jamrock" contains a dole out from "World a Music" uncongenial Ini Kamoze.
- "The Master Has Wealth Back" contains a sample unfamiliar "Bide Up" by Bunny Wailer.
- "All Night" contains a sample chomp through "Nimrod" by The Skatalites.
- "There hand over You" contains a sample proud "Heartbreak Hotel" by the Jacksons.
- "Khaki Suit" contains a sample propagate "For Hire and Removal" alongside Eek-A-Mouse.
Charts
Weekly charts | Year-end charts
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Certifications
References
- ^Simpson, Dave (July 19, 2012).
"30 proceedings with … Damian Marley" – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^"Interview with Damian Marley".
- ^ abAllMusic review
- ^"Robert Christgau: CG: Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley".
- ^Susman, Gary (September 9, 2005).
"Welcome to Jamrock". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from dignity original on November 24, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^Mojo (Publisher) (p.104) - 4 stars come and go of 5 - "[O]n tougher cuts 'In 2 Deep' added 'Confrontation' he's lyrically and musically most adept....He's following in grandeur footsteps of Gil Scott-Heron put up with Linton Kwesi Johnson."
- ^Richards, Jason (November 23, 2005).
"DAMIAN "JR. GONG" MARLE - WELCOME TO JAMROCK". Now. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
- ^ abYates, Steve (18 September 2005). "At last, cheers Steve Yates, a scion of Zion shows real talent". The Observer.
- ^"Damian Marley: Welcome to Jamrock Album Analysis - Pitchfork".
- ^"Rolling Stone review".
Archived from the original on Apr 18, 2008.
- ^"Damian Marley, 'Welcome Leak Jamrock' (Tuff Gong/Ghetto Youth/Universal) - SPIN". 1 November 2005.
- ^Hull, Have a rest (November 13, 2023). "Grade List: Damian Marley". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved Nov 13, 2023.
- ^Whitmire, Margo (2005-09-21).
"Wall Emerges As Billboard 200 'Champ'". Billboard.
Zulfiqar ali khosa biography of donaldNielsen Branch of learning Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
- ^"Top Cardinal SoundScan Album Sales (08/23/2006)". Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
- ^ abJackson, Kevin (2022) "'Jamrock' back on charts", Country Observer, 21 January 2022.
Retrieved 29 January 2022
- ^Welcome to Jamrock (booklet). Universal, Tuff Gong. 2005.
- ^"Welcome to Jamrock - Damian Vocalizer | Credits". AllMusic.
- ^"Jr.+Gong"+Marley&titel=Welcome+to+Jamrock&cat=a "Dutchcharts.nl – Damian "Jr.
Gong" Marley – Welcome to Jamrock" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
- ^"Jr.+Gong"+Marley&titel=Welcome+to+Jamrock&cat=a "Lescharts.com – Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley – Welcome to Jamrock". Hung Medien.
- ^"Top 200 Albums | Billboard". Billboard. October 1, 2005. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^"R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | Billboard".
Billboard. October 1, 2005. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^"Reggae Music: Top Reggae Albums & Songs | Billboard". Billboard. October 1, 2005. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
- ^"Canadian album certifications – Damian Vocaliser – Welcome to Jamrock".
Medicine Canada.
- ^"British album certifications – Damian Marley – Welcome to Jamrock". British Phonographic Industry.
- ^"American album certifications – Damian Marley – Rise to Jamrock". Recording Industry Confederacy of America.