Fly Rasta

Fly Rasta
Fly Rasta
Studio album by Ziggy Marley
Released	15 April 2014
Recorded	September–November 2013 at Village Studios, Los Angeles
Genre	Reggae, rock, funk, soul, pop
Length	35:50
Label	Tuff Gong Worldwide
Producer	Ziggy Marley, with additional production by Dave Cooley
Ziggy Marley chronology
Singles from Fly Rasta
	"Fly Rasta"; Released: 15 January 2014; "I Don't Wanna Live on Mars"; Released: 15 April 2014;

Fly Rasta is the fifth solo studio album by Jamaican reggae artist Ziggy Marley, released on April 15, 2014, on Ziggy's own label, Tuff Gong Worldwide. 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 iTunes 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 Sam Martin (APG/ASCAP)

Credits[]

Band members[]

Ziggy Marley - Lead vocals and guitar
Cedella Marley, Sharon Marley, Rica Newell, Tracy Hazzard, Ian "Beezy" Coleman, Vincent Brantley, Sean Dancy, Tim Fowlles - Background vocals
Cedella Marley - Background vocal arrangements
Steve Ferrone, Brian Macleod, James Gadson, Rock Deadrick - Drums
Dave Wilder, Abraham Laboriel, Guy Erez, Paul Stennett - Bass
Zac Rae, Mike Hyde, George Hughes, Dave Palmer, Brian Lebarton - Keyboards
Lyle Workman, Takeshi Akimoto, Ian "Beezy" Coleman - Guitars
Rock Deadrick, Randy Gloss - Percussion
Taku Hirano - Taiko drums
Ronobir Lahiri - Sitar
Todd Simon, Geoff Gallegoi, Fabio Santana, Tracy Wannomae - Horns
Liam McCormick, Owen Sutter - String arrangements

Production[]

Produced by Ziggy Marley
Additional production and mastering by Dave Cooley
Mixed by Andrew Scheps
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
Cover artwork and imagery by Souther Salazar
Layout by Rory Wilson

Reception[]

Critical reception[]

Fly Rasta won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album in February 2015.^[1] It received generally favorable reviews upon its release, with a 63/100 critic score on Metacritic, based on six reviews.^[2]

Commercial reception[]

In the United States, Fly Rasta debuted at number 129 on the 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.^[3]

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (2014–15)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[4]	129
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[5]	22
US Reggae Albums (Billboard)^[6]	1

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2014)	Position
US Reggae Albums (Billboard)^[7]	4

Chart (2015)	Position
US Reggae Albums (Billboard)^[8]	15

References[]

^ Bonitto, Brian (2015) "Ziggy wins Grammy", Jamaica Observer, 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015
^ [1] Metacritic.com.
^ "Ziggy gets GRAMMY nom for Best Reggae Album with 'Fly Rasta'". bobmarley.com. July 12, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
^ "Ziggy Marley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
^ "Ziggy Marley Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
^ "Ziggy Marley Chart History (Reggae Albums)". Billboard.
^ "2014 Year-End Charts - Reggae Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
^ "2015 Year-End Charts - Reggae Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 27, 2015.

External links[]

Album at Ziggy Marley's official website

This 2010s rock album–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

This 2010s pop album-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

[1] Bonitto, Brian (2015) "Ziggy wins Grammy", Jamaica Observer, 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015

[2] [1] Metacritic.com.

[Royaltyweek5-3] "Ziggy gets GRAMMY nom for Best Reggae Album with 'Fly Rasta'". bobmarley.com. July 12, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2016.

[ac_Billboard200_Ziggy_Marley-4] "Ziggy Marley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.

[ac_BillboardIndependent_Ziggy_Marley-5] "Ziggy Marley Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.

[ac_BillboardReggae_Ziggy_Marley-6] "Ziggy Marley Chart History (Reggae Albums)". Billboard.

[7] "2014 Year-End Charts - Reggae Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 27, 2015.

[8] "2015 Year-End Charts - Reggae Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 27, 2015.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

hide v t Ziggy Marley
Studio albums	Dragonfly (2003) Love Is My Religion (2006) Family Time (2009) Wild and Free (2011) Fly Rasta (2014) Ziggy Marley (2016) More Family Time (2020)
Related	Discography