''Fly Rasta'' is the fifth solo studio album by Jamaican reggae artist

Ziggy Marley David Nesta "Ziggy" Marley (born 17 October 1968) is a Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician, actor and philanthropist. He is the son of reggae icon Bob Marley and Rita Marley. He led the family band Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers until 200 ...

, released on April 15, 2014, on Ziggy's own label,

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. The album marked Ziggy's return after the Grammy-winning album ''Ziggy Marley in Concert''. The first single, "I Don't Wanna Live on Mars", was released on

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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.

Track listing

#"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

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(APG/ASCAP)

Credits

Band members

- Lead vocals and guitar *

Cedella Marley Cedella Marley Minto (born 23 August 1967) is a Jamaican singer. She is the daughter of reggae singers Bob Marley and Rita Marley and the mother of Skip Marley. She was in the group Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers along with her sister and b ...

Sharon Marley Sharon Marley Pendergast (born 23 November 1964) is a Jamaican singer, dancer, and curator. She is the biological daughter of Rita Marley and was adopted by Bob Marley when the two married. She was in the group Ziggy Marley and the Melody Make ...

, Erica Newell, Tracy Hazzard, Ian "Beezy" Coleman, Vincent Brantley, Sean Dancy, Tim Fowlles - Background vocals *

- Background vocal arrangements * Steve Ferrone, Brian Macleod,

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, Rock Deadrick - Drums *Dave Wilder,

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, Paul Stennett - Bass *Zac Rae, Mike Hyde, George Hughes, Dave Palmer, Brian Lebarton - Keyboards *

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, Takeshi Akimoto, Ian "Beezy" Coleman - Guitars *Rock Deadrick, Randy Gloss - Percussion *

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- Taiko drums *Ronobir Lahiri - Sitar *Todd Simon, Geoff Gallegoi, Fabio Santana, Tracy Wannomae - Horns *Liam McCormick, Owen Sutter - String arrangements

Production

*Produced by

*Additional production and mastering by Dave Cooley *Mixed by

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*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

*Art direction and layout by

Neville Garrick Neville Garrick is a Jamaican-born Los Angeles-based graphic artist, and photographer. He is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Garrick attended UCLA where he played for the football team, reaching the National Collegia ...

*Cover artwork and imagery by Souther Salazar *Layout by Rory Wilson

Reception

Critical reception

''Fly Rasta'' won the

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in February 2015. It received generally favorable reviews upon its release, with a 63/100 critic score on

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, based on six reviews.
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Commercial reception

In the United States, ''Fly Rasta'' debuted at number 129 on the Billboard 200, ''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.

Charts

=Weekly charts

=Year-end charts

References

External links

Album at Ziggy Marley's official website
Ziggy Marley albums 2014 albums Tuff Gong albums Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album {{2010s-pop-album-stub