Wild and Free is the fourth studio album of Jamaica

Jamaica

Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...

n singer, Ziggy Marley

Ziggy Marley

David "Ziggy" Marley is a Jamaican musician and leader of the band Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers. He is the oldest son of famed reggae musician Bob Marley...

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

Don Was

Don Was is an American musician, bassist and record producer.-Life and career:Was was born in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated from Oak Park High School in the Detroit suburb of Oak Park, then attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor but dropped out after the first year...

 at Ocean Way Studios in Hollywood, California

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.

Background

In an interview with Billboard

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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." Guest appearances on the album include actor Woody Harrelson

Woody Harrelson

Woodrow Tracy "Woody" Harrelson is an American actor.Harrelson's breakthrough role came in the television sitcom Cheers as bartender Woody Boyd...

 on the title track, which was used for California's Proposition 19 campaign to legalize recreational marijuana, Heavy D on "It", and Marley's eldest son, Daniel, on "Changes".

Track listing

1. "Wild and Free" (featuring Woody Harrelson) – 4:50
2. "Forward to Love" – 3:43
3. "It" (featuring Heavy D) – 4:38
4. "Changes" (featuring Daniel Marley) – 4:07
5. "Personal Revolution" – 4:54
6. "Get Out of Town" – 4:35
7. "Roads Less Travelled" – 4:03
8. "Mmmm Mmmm" – 3:31
9. "Welcome to the World" – 4:13
10. "A Sign" – 3:21
11. "Reggae in My Head" – 3:54
12. "Elizabeth" – 4:15

Personnel

• Produced by Don Was and Ziggy Marley
• Executive producer: Orly Marley
• Mixed by Bob Clearmountain At Mix This!
• Assisted by Brandon Duncan
• Mastered by Stephen Marcussen At Marcussen Mastering
• Recorded by Krish Sharma
• Additional engineering by Marc "Maka" Moreau
• Recorded at Ocean Way Studios and Barefoot Studios
• Drums: Santa Davis
• Bass: Daryl Jones
• Guitars: Takeshi Akimoto, Ziggy Marley
• Keyboards: James Poyser, Ziggy Marley
• Percussions: Rock Deadrick, Ziggy Marley
• Backing vocals: Tracy Hazzard, Ziggy Marley
• All words and music by David Marley
  • Except:
    • "Changes": lyrics and music by David Marley and Linda Perry, additional lyrics by Daniel Marley
      
    • "Wild and Free": lyrics and music by David Marley, additional lyrics by Woody Harrelson
    • "It": lyrics and music by David Marley, additional lyrics by Heavy D
• 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