Free Like We Want 2 B
Free Like We Want 2 B | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1995 | |||
Genre | Reggae | |||
Label | Elektra | |||
Producer | The Melody Makers | |||
Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers chronology | ||||
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Free Like We Want 2 B is an album by Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, released in 1995 by Elektra Records.[1][2] It was nominated for a Grammy Award, in the "Best Reggae Album" category.[3]
The album peaked at No. 170 on the Billboard 200.[4] "Hand to Mouth" was a top 10 hit in Jamaica[5] and "Power to Move Ya" charted number 13 on the Billboard Dance Music/Club Play Singles.[6]
Critical reception
[edit]Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [7] |
Entertainment Weekly | A−[8] |
Trouser Press wrote that "Stephen steps out of his brother's happyface shadow with a sound and ideas of his own, rubbing salt in old political scars with the enervated resentment of 'Bygones'."[9] Entertainment Weekly determined that "Ziggy refuses to be defined by his last name alone, but he soon he eases into the uplifting rhythms that are his birthright."[8]
AllMusic wrote that "R&B and extensive use of keyboards enhance and strengthen the record, demonstrating that the band has the ability to grow and experiment while staying true to their Jamaican roots."[7]
Track listing
[edit]- "Power To Move Ya" (David Marley)
- "Free Like We Want 2 B" (David Marley)
- "Today" (David Marley)
- "Water and Oil" (David Marley; Stephen Marley)
- "Live It Up" (David Marley)
- "Tipsy Dazy" (Stephen Marley)
- "Bygones" (Stephen Marley)
- "Hand to Mouth" (David Marley; Stephen Marley)
- "In The Flow" (David Marley)
- "Don't Go Nowhere" (David Marley)
- "G7" (David Marley)
- "Keep On"" (Stephen Marley)
- "Beautiful Mother Nature" (David Marley)
Song uses in other media
[edit]The documentary Life and Debt used the album's song "G7".[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ Thompson, Dave (May 12, 2002). "Reggae & Caribbean Music". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
- ^ "Ziggy Marley". Recording Academy. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Ziggy Marley". Billboard.
- ^ White, Timothy (September 15, 1998). "Catch a Fire: The Life of Bob Marley". Macmillan – via Google Books.
- ^ "Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ a b "Free Like We Want 2 B - Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers, Ziggy Marley | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ a b "Free Like We Want 2 B". EW.com.
- ^ "Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers". Trouser Press. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ Stephanie Black Life & Debt, Credits "Life and Debt" Film website, 2001, retrieved 20 July 2018