Family Time is the third studio album by Jamaican musician Ziggy Marley, released in 2009 through the record label Tuff Gong.[1] In 2010, the album earned Marley the Grammy Award[2] for Best Musical Album for Children. A portion of the album's proceeds were donated to Chepstowe Basic School, Port Antonio, Jamaica.[3] It is led by the single "Walk Tall" featuring Paul Simon.

Family Time
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 5, 2009 (2009-05-05)
GenreReggae; Children's music
LabelTuff Gong
Ziggy Marley chronology
Love Is My Religion
(2006)
Family Time
(2009)
Wild and Free
(2011)

In 2020, Marley released a follow-up album entitled More Family Time.[4]

Track listing edit

  1. "Family Time" (featuring Judah Marley) - 4:20
  2. "I Love You Too" (featuring Rita Marley and Cedella Marley) - 3:34
  3. "Cry, Cry, Cry" (featuring Jack Johnson and Paula Fuga) - 4:45
  4. "Take Me to Jamaica" (featuring Toots Hibbert) - 3:18
  5. "Ziggy Says" - 3:52
  6. "This Train" (featuring Willie Nelson) - 3:39
  7. "Wings of an Eagle" (featuring Elizabeth Mitchell) - 4:18
  8. "ABC" - 4:02
  9. "Hold Him Joe" - 3:37
  10. "Walk Tall" (featuring Paul Simon) - 3:16
  11. "Future Man, Future Lady" (featuring Laurie Berkner) - 3:38

References edit

  1. ^ "Family Time". Allmusic. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  2. ^ Yglesias, Ana Monroy (October 5, 2020). "Ziggy Marley Talks Working With His Kids On 'More Family Time,' The Joy Of Toots Hibbert & Bob Marley's Revolution". Grammy Awards. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  3. ^ Graff, Gary (April 13, 2009). "Ziggy Marley remixes father's reggae for kids". Reuters. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  4. ^ Doyle, Patrick (September 23, 2021). "Why Ziggy Marley Made a Children's Album During Quarantine". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 6, 2021.