Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers - Everyone Wants To Be (CDM) 1997 -Artist ....: Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers
Album .....: Everyone Wants To Be
Genre .....: Reggae
Label .....: Elektra Entertainment
Catalog # .: PRCD746
Language ..: English
Source ....: CDDA
Encoder ...: LAME v3.97
Size ......: 48,2 MB
Rel. date .: 10.30.2010
Str. date .: 00.00.0000
http://www.ziggymarley.com/
Track List
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01. Radio Edit 03:49
02. Midfield General Vocal Mix 06:05
03. Midfield General Dub 06:23
04. Gods Of Prophet Will Power Mix 04:38
05. Gods Of Prophet Dark Red Mix 05:57
06. Radio Now Mix 04:42
07. Approx Funky Mix 04:30
36:04 min
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In the wake of his 2006 album Love Is My Religion, which earned
his fourth Grammy Award, Ziggy Marley shares his musical love
with families - his own and the extended human family. Marley's
third solo release, Family Time, is produced with old friend Don
Was and will be released this May on Marley's independent Tuff
Gong Worldwide label.
An easygoing journey of original tunes and a few covers, the
album offers a full collection of family-oriented songs for
those already familiar with Marley's beloved work in the genre,
and may serve to introduce today's youngest generation to
reggae. Highly listenable many times around, a quality that
parents will appreciate, Family Time resonates with themes of
love, responsibility, unity, freedom and fun (not to mention
generosity - proceeds from the sale of Family Time will benefit
Chepstowe Basic School in Port Antonio, Jamaica).
"I know how important music can be in a child's growth and
development, and in a parent's connection with their children,"
explains Marley, whose own brood recently grew to five. "This
record represents my daily family life and is inspired by my
three-year-old daughter Judah and baby Gideon. It was a joy to
make and opened up new avenues in my creativity."
For the album's recording sessions, Marley invited like-minded
collaborators ("friends" rather than "guests") to join him in
crafting its familial sound. Kids will love the gentle grooves;
grownups are sure to be impressed by the musicians making them.
Collaborators include current Who bassist Pino Palladino,
Grammy-winning keyboardist James Poyser (Erykah Badu, Common, Al
Green), percussionist Rock Deadrick (Ben Harper, Tracy Chapman),
longtime touring guitarist Takeshi Akimoto, and legendary reggae
drummer Santa Davis.
It was a serendipitous phone call about Davis that brought Paul
Simon to the project, lending his instantly recognizable voice
to the sweet advice of "Even If You Fall, Get Up." The Woody
Guthrie standard "This Train" offers a warm-hearted duet with
Willie Nelson, who brought along his ace harmonica
player/sidekick Mickey Raphael to accompany him. The notion of
kids as superheroes defending the Earth echoes through "Future
Man, Future Lady," with Marley joined by Noggin network star
Laurie Berkner.
Another children's performer, Elizabeth Mitchell, gives an
angelic lift to "Wings of an Eagle," based on the classic "Wings
of a Dove," while Hawaiian singers Jack Johnson and Paula Fuga
help sympathize with the young ones on "Cry Cry Cry," a child's
call for freedom. Ziggy Marley plays covert travel agent on
"Take Me to Jamaica," imagining a journey through his homeland
along with Jamaican '60s icon Toots Hibbert. Actress/author
Jamie Lee Curtis also contributes to the album, narrating two
short stories, one of her own and one penned by Ziggy ("Helping
Hands").
Of course, Family Time derives much of its authenticity from the
voices of children, including Marley's. On the title track,
three-year-old Judah helps her father implore listeners, young
and old, to "lift up your hearts with a smile...it's time to be
free." And on the tuba-bouncing tune "I Love You, Too," the
importance of that simple phrase finds meaning in the family
circle of Ziggy, mother Rita and sister Cedella. The album also
includes the traditional Caribbean song "Hold 'Em Joe" (the
first song that Ziggy sang in front of people as a child),
"Ziggy Says" (a version of "Simon Says" which kicks into
double-beat midway) and "ABCs" (with gentle leg-slapping and
funny mouth sounds accompanying "A is for Africa, B is for
Brother...").
Generations of listeners have long embraced Ziggy Marley's work
for children, beginning with Marley and the Melody Makers'
rendition of "Give A Little Love," the percolating, sing-along
track on the 1991 Disney compilation For Our Children, an
all-star benefit disc that arguably launched a revival of
high-quality, kids-oriented music. Marley has also contributed
to several acclaimed children's programs: the theme-song voice
for the popular PBS series "Arthur" and a tune for the Dora The
Explorer's World Adventure CD. Most memorable may be his voice
in the role of Bernie, the Rasta jellyfish, in the animated
Shark Tale, where he also sang his father Bob Marley's "Three
Little Birds" with his brother Stephen and dance hall star Sean
Paul.
Marley has been repeatedly drawn to family-friendly projects as
a musician, humanitarian and even an actor. He is an active
supporter of Little Kids Rock, which brings musical instruments
and music lessons to children in public schools, and he founded
U.R.G.E. (Unlimited Resources Giving Enlightenment), a
non-profit organization that benefits a wide range of charitable
children's causes in Jamaica and other developing nations.
Marley's career began as a family affair 30 years ago. At his
father's urging, Ziggy, brother Stephen and sisters Cedella and
Sharon formed a vocal group, the Melody Makers. The group was
embraced by fellow Jamaicans and, over the next two decades,
built an international following. They earned a Best Reggae
Recording Grammy for their 1988 major-label debut, Conscious
Party, produced by Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth and featuring
the single, "Tomorrow People." The group garnered two more
Grammys, for One Bright Day (1989) and the other for Fallen Is
Babylon (1997).
Ziggy's first solo performance came in Summer 2002 on the Jeep
World Outside Festival, where he toured with Sheryl Crow and
other artists. The following year saw the release of his debut
solo album, Dragonfly, which featured such guest artists as Flea
and John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Mike Einziger and
DJ Kilmore (Incubus), bassist Delroy "Chris" Cooper, and
keyboardist Franklin "Bubbler" Waul. In 2006 came Love Is My
Religion, which expanded upon previously explored personal,
social and political themes, fueled by a fragrant blend of roots
reggae, African percussion and other elements.
Marley hopes to share the messages of Family Time with children
and families the world over. He's already thinking about how to
present this work live, the visuals as well as music. "I want
this to be a complete thing," Marley says. Expect concerts,
perhaps children's books, more recordings and even an animated
series coming to fruition. His ambitious, multimedia approach
reflects the multilayered ideas of Family Time. "Usually my
songs mean more than one thing. Family Time is my family, your
family, the world's family."
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