''Wild and Free'' is the fourth solo studio album of

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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 ...

. The album was released on June 14, 2011. ''Wild and Free'' was produced by

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at Ocean Way Studios in

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Background

In an interview with ''

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'', Marley stated that the first single will be "Forward to Love" inspired by his wife Orly Marley. Marley concluded by saying, "I don't think I'm going to get enough time this year to really explore this album live," Marley notes, "so I'm looking for next year for it to be really about this album. I'll probably play this album more extensively live next year than this year, so it's looking like it's gonna be a two-year plan of touring with this one."Ziggy Marley to Release 'Wild and Free' Album June 14
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on the title track, which was used for California's

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on "It", and Marley's eldest son, Daniel, on "Changes".

Track listing

#"Wild and Free" (featuring

) – 4:50 #"Forward to Love" – 3:43 #"It" (featuring

) – 4:38 #"Changes" (featuring Daniel Marley) – 4:07 #"Personal Revolution" – 4:54 #"Get out of Town" – 4:35 #"Roads Less Traveled" – 4:03 #"Mmmm Mmmm" – 3:31 #"Welcome to the World" – 4:13 #"A Sign" – 3:21 #"Reggae in My Head" – 3:54 #"Elizabeth" – 4:15

Personnel

*Ziggy Marley - vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals *Takeshi Akimoto - guitar *

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- bass *James Poyser - keyboards *

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- drums *Rock Deadrick - percussion *Tracy Hazzard - backing vocals ;Technical * Produced by Don Was and Ziggy Marley * Executive producer: Orly Marley * Mixed by

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at Mix This! * Assisted by Brandon Duncan * Mastered by

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at Marcussen Mastering * Recorded by Krish Sharma * Additional engineering by Marc "Maka" Moreau * Recorded at Ocean Way Studios and Barefoot Studios * All words and music by David Marley; except: ***"Changes": lyrics and music by David Marley and

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, additional lyrics by Daniel Marley ***"Wild and Free": lyrics and music by David Marley, additional lyrics by

***"It": lyrics and music by David Marley, additional lyrics by

*All songs published by Ishti Music (ASCAP) **Except: ***"It" ****Published by Ishti Music (ASCAP) ****Soul on Soul Publishing (ASCAP) ***"Changes" ****Published by Stuck in the Throat Music / Sony / ATV Harmony (ASCAP) ****Published by Ishti Music (ASCAP) ****Published by Daniel Marley Music (ASCAP) ****Art design and photography: Kii Arens

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wild And Free (Album) 2011 albums Ziggy Marley albums Albums produced by Don Was