Dragonfly

Performer: Ziggy Marley
Artist: John Frusciante; Flea; Ron Blake; Cedella Marley
Engineer: Marc Moreau; Ross Hogarth; Scott Litt; Ziggy Marley
Distributor: BMG (distributor)

Notes: Personnel: Ziggy Marley (vocals, guitar, piano, organ, synthesizer, bass, drums, percussion); Cedella Marley (vocals); Marc Moreau (guitar, synthesizer, percussion, programming); Earl "Chinna" Smith, Steve Bigas, Blues Saraceno, James Harrah, David Lindley, Dan Warner, John Frusciante (guitar); The Scorchio Quartet (strings); Rami Jaffee (accordion, organ, keyboards); David Ralicke (saxophone); Ron Blake (flugelhorn); Lon Price, Lee R. Thornburg, Nick Lane, Greg Smith (horns); Tyrone Downie (piano, keyboards); Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. (piano); Gary Corbett (Fender Rhodes piano); Eric Lynn (keyboards); Reggie McBride, Paul Bushnell, Flea (bass); Steve Jordan, Steve Ferrone (drums); Richard Bravo, Luis Conte (percussion). Producers: Ross Hogarth, Ziggy Marley, Scott Litt. Personnel: Ziggy Marley (vocals, guitar, piano, organ, synthesizer, percussion); Cedella Marley (vocals); Marc Moreau (guitar, synthesizer, percussion, drum programming); Dan Warner, David Lindley, Earl "Chinna" Smith, James Harrah, John Frusciante, Ross Hogarth, Steve Bigas, Blues Saraceno (guitar); Gregor Kitzis, Meg Okura (violin); Martha Mooke (viola); Leah Coloff (cello); Rami Jaffee (accordion, organ, keyboards); David Ralicke (saxophone, horns); Ron Blake (flugelhorn, horns); Greg "Frosty" Smith, Lee Thornburg, Nick Lane, Lon Price (horns); Tyrone Downie (piano, keyboards, synthesizer); Roger Joseph Manning Jr. (piano); Gary Corbett (Fender Rhodes piano); Eric Lynn (keyboards); Steve Jordan , Steve Ferrone (drums); Luis Conte, Richard Bravo (percussion); Chris Kilmore (scratches); Eric Stewart, Daniel Marley, Scott Litt, Sharon Marley (background vocals). Audio Mixers: Mike Butler; Marc Moreau; Ross Hogarth; Ziggy Marley. Recording information: Cello Studios, Hollywood, CA; Looking Glass Studio, New York, NY; Record One, Sherman Oaks, CA; Record Plant Studios, Hollywood, CA; The Lions Den, Miami, FL; The Steakhouse Studio, N. Hollywood, CA; Third Stone Recording, N. Hollywood, CA. Illustrator: Neville Garrick. Photographer: Kevin Westenberg. For his solo debut DRAGONFLY, Ziggy Marley casts his musical net further than his reggae roots and ends up with a collection of songs that sounds closer to Ben Harper than to Buju Banton. Enlisting the aid of Metallica producer Ross Hogarth and R.E.M. knob-twirler Scott Litt, Marley dabbles with Stax-flavored horns (a soulful "True to Myself"), neo-folk with Latin grooves (the bubbly title cut), and ethereal pop (the swirling "YKL [Don't You Kill Love]"). Aiding Marley in launching this solo venture are a number of famous names. Half of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, (Flea and John Frusciante) and Incubus DJ Chris Kilmore pop up on the punchy "Rainbow In the Sky," with the tattooed bassist returning on the somber "Melancholy Mood" and being joined by ex-Jellyfish keyboardist Roger Manning. Other notable musicians making the scene are six-string impresarios David Lindley and Blues Saraceno (the hard-rocking "I Get Out" and the anti-organized-religion diatribe "In the Name of God"), and omnipresent Wallflowers keyboardist Rami Jaffee. Celebrity contributions aside, Marley still manages to infuse a number of socially conscious messages throughout the album, culminating with "Shalom/Saalam," a sparse, whip-smart reggae cut addressing the need for Israeli/Palestinian peace.

The eldest son of the most famed reggae performer in history, Ziggy scored the first U.S. top 40 hit for the Marley name in 1988's upbeat "Tomorrow People" off his third album, CONSCIOUS PARTY. Surrounded by a backing band of family members collectively known as the Melody Makers, Ziggy Marley carries on in Bob's tradition, composing and performing smooth, socially conscious roots reggae songs. A sought-after college performer, Marley kept his flame alive into the `00s on the well-received DRAGONFLY.

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