Welcome to Jamrock

Welcome to Jamrock
Studio album by Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
Released September 12, 2005 (U.K)
September 13, 2005 (U.S)
Recorded 2005; Lion's Den, Miami, Florida, USA, Marley Music, Kingston, Jamaica, Tuff Gong, Kingston, Jamaica
Genre Reggae, dancehall, reggae fusion
Label Universal/Tuff Gong
Producer Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley & Stephen Marley
Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley chronology
Halfway Tree
(2001)		 Welcome to Jamrock
(2005)		 Distant Relatives
(2010)

Welcome to Jamrock is a Grammy-winning reggae album by Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley. The album was released on September 12, 2005 in the United Kingdom and September 13, 2005 in the United States.

Marley won two 2006 Grammy Awards for the album, Best Reggae Album and Best Urban/Alternative Performance (for the track "Welcome to Jamrock"). Guests on the album include Stephen Marley, Black Thought, Bobby Brown and Nas. The executive producers of the album were Stephen Marley and Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley.

Track listing

  1. "Confrontation" (featuring spoken introduction from Bunny Wailer)
  2. "There for You"
  3. "Welcome to Jamrock"
  4. "The Master Has Come Back" (Scratches by Corey Chase)
  5. "All Night" (featuring Stephen Marley)
  6. "Beautiful" (featuring Bobby Brown)
  7. "Pimpa's Paradise" (featuring Stephen Marley and Black Thought)
  8. "Move!"
  9. "For the Babies" (featuring Stephen Marley)
  10. "Hey Girl" (featuring Stephen Marley and Rovleta Fraser)
  11. "Road to Zion" (featuring Nas)
  12. "We're Gonna Make It"
  13. "In 2 Deep"
  14. "Khaki Suit" (featuring Bounty Killer and Eek-a-Mouse)
  15. "Carnal Mind" (Bonus track) (featuring Chew Stick)

Reception

Chart performance

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Guardian[2]
Robert ChristgauA−[3]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[4]
Pitchfork Media7.7/10[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
Mojo[7]
Spin[8]

The song peaked at number 55 in the US on the Billboard Hot 100, but did better on the R&B and rap charts, peaking at numbers 18 and 12, respectively. It also did well in the UK, peaking at number 13.

Critical reception

Steve Yates, in The Observer, gave the album five stars out of five, concluding that "Like his father, Damian is tucked in well behind the cutting edge of digital production, but this fine collection of songs outshines the ephemeral delights of modern day dancehall. The Jr Gong is banging. Get it on."[2]

David Jeffries, writing for AllMusic, gave the album four starts out of five, saying "Besides the fantastic single, this album has "legs," with a bulging lyric sheet filled with vivid and crafty lines that offer plenty to focus on once all the sonic brilliance has sunk in. A career-defining moment that lives up to a huge hit, Welcome to Jamrock is a tremendous achievement."[1]

Samples

Certifications

Country Certification Sales/shipments
Canada Gold[9] 50,000
USA Gold 559,308[10]

References

  1. 1 2 AllMusic review
  2. 1 2 Yates, Steve (18 September 2005). "At last, cheers Steve Yates, a scion of Zion shows real talent". The Guardian.
  3. ↑ "Robert Christgau: CG: Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley".
  4. ↑ "Welcome to Jamrock - EW.com".
  5. ↑ "Damian Marley: Welcome to Jamrock Album Review - Pitchfork".
  6. ↑ Rolling Stone review
  7. ↑ Mojo (Publisher) (p.104) - 4 stars out of 5 - "[O]n tougher cuts 'In 2 Deep' and 'Confrontation' he's lyrically and musically most adept....He's following in the footsteps of Gil Scott-Heron and Linton Kwesi Johnson."
  8. ↑ "Damian Marley, 'Welcome To Jamrock' (Tuff Gong/Ghetto Youth/Universal) - SPIN". 1 November 2005.
  9. ↑ CRIA Gold & Platinum certifications for February 2007. Retrieved July 25, 2007.
  10. ↑ Top 200 SoundScan Album Sales (08/23/2006)

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/6/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.