Welcome to Jamrock
Welcome to Jamrock is a Grammy winning reggae album by Damian Marley. The album was released on September 12, 2005 in the United States and September 13, 2005 in the United Kingdom.
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 and Nas. The executive producers of the album were Stephen Marley and Damian Marley.
Track listing
- "Confrontation" (featuring spoken introduction from Bunny Wailer)
- "There for You"
- "Welcome to Jamrock"
- "The Master Has Come Back" (Scratches by Corey Chase)
- "All Night" (featuring Stephen Marley)
- "Beautiful" (featuring Bobby Brown)
- "Pimpa's Paradise" (featuring Stephen Marley and Black Thought)
- "Move!"
- "For the Babies" (featuring Stephen Marley)
- "Hey Girl" (featuring Stephen Marley and Rovleta Fraser)
- "Road to Zion" (featuring Nas)
- "We're Gonna Make It"
- "In 2 Deep"
- "Khaki Suit" (featuring Bounty Killer and Eek-a-Mouse)
- "Carnal Mind" (featuring Chew Stick) (Bonus track)
Chart performance
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.
Certifications
| Country |
Certification |
Sales/shipments |
| Canada |
Gold[5] |
50,000 |
| USA |
Gold |
559,308[6] |
Samples
- "Confrontation" contains spoken-word samples from speeches made by Haile Selassie I and Marcus Garvey. The music is a sample of the entrance music of former WCW wrestler Bill Goldberg.
- "Road to Zion" contains a sample from "Russian Lullaby" by Ella Fitzgerald
- "Move!" contains a sample from "Exodus" by Bob Marley & The Wailers
- "Welcome to Jamrock" contains a sample from "World a Music" by Ini Kamoze
- "The Master Has Come Back" contains a sample from "Bide Up" by Bunny Wailer.
- "All Night" contains the sample from "Nimrod" by The Skatalites.
- "There for You" contains a sample from "Heartbreak Hotel" by the Jacksons.
Film Use
- The title track "Welcome to Jamrock" is featured Anthill Film's 2010 mountain bike film, Follow Me.
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Pitchfork Media review
- ^ SPIN review
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ CRIA Gold & Platinum certifications for February 2007. Retrieved July 25, 2007.
- ^ Top 200 SoundScan Album Sales (08/23/2006)
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