Many More Roads

Many More Roads
Studio album by
Ky-Mani Marley
ReleasedMay 29, 2001 (2001-05-29)
GenreReggae
Length46:09
LabelAO! Records
Producer
  • Chris "Riddim Fingaz" Garvey
  • Clifton "Specialist" Dillon
  • Derrick "Sagittarius" Barnett
  • Lincoln Ward
  • Michael "Jah Mike" Coburn
Ky-Mani Marley chronology
The Journey
(2000) 		Many More Roads
(2001) 		Milestone
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Many More Roads is the third studio album by Jamaican reggae artist Ky-Mani Marley. It was released on May 29, 2001, through Artists Only! Records. Production was handled by Lincoln Ward, Michael Coburn, Christopher Garvey, Clifton Dillon and Derrick Barnett, with Tyrone Smith serving as executive producer. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards, but lost to his brother Damian Marley's album Halfway Tree.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Who We Are"
  • Ky-Mani Marley
  • Kevin Batchelor
  • Philip Henry
  • George Miller
  • Gerald Johnson
  • Paul Crossdale
  • Donald Dennis
  • Kent Bryan
  • Lincoln Ward
  • Jah Mike
  • Chris "Riddim Fingaz"
3:53
2."Many More Roads"
  • Marley
  • Batchelor
  • Christopher Garvey
  • Derrick Barnett
  • Ricky Myrie
  • Bryan
  • Lincoln Ward
  • Jah Mike
3:49
3."Heart of a Lion"
  • Marley
  • Batchelor
  • Johnson
  • Myrie
  • Lincoln Ward
  • Jah Mike
3:44
4."Yesterday"
  • Marley
  • Batchelor
  • Henry
  • Miller
  • Johnson
  • Lincoln Ward
  • Jah Mike
4:02
5."Freedom"
  • Marley
  • Batchelor
  • Johnson
  • Donald Greaves
  • Garvey
  • Barnett
  • Chris "Riddim Fingaz"
  • Specialist
  • Derrick Barnett
3:49
6."Love in the Morning"
  • Lincoln Ward
  • Jah Mike
3:55
7."Ska-Ba-Dar"
  • Marley
  • Batchelor
  • Henry
  • Miller
  • Crossdale
  • Bryan
  • Lincoln Ward
  • Jah Mike
3:49
8."Valley of Decision"
  • Marley
  • Batchelor
  • Greaves
  • Garvey
  • Barnett
  • Clifton Dillon
  • Myrie
  • Hit Squad Lunatics
  • Lincoln Ward
  • Jah Mike
3:49
9."Giving I a Fight"
  • Marley
  • McLean
  • Lincoln Ward
  • Jah Mike
3:59
10."In a de Dance"
  • Marley
  • Henry
  • Greaves
  • Dennis
  • Garvey
  • Barnett
  • Lincoln Ward
  • Jah Mike
  • Chris "Riddim Fingaz"
  • Specialist
  • Derrick Barnett
3:43
11."Warning"
  • Marley
  • Batchelor
  • Henry
  • Johnson
  • Crossdale
  • Dennis
  • Myrie
  • Luther McKenzie
  • Lincoln Ward
  • Jah Mike
3:47
12."Hailie I"
  • Marley
  • Miller
  • Greaves
  • Garvey
  • Dillon
  • Hit Squad Lunatics
  • Chris "Riddim Fingaz"
  • Specialist
  • Derrick Barnett
3:50
Total length:46:09

Personnel

  • Ky-Mani Marley – vocals & songwriter
  • Philip "El Mono" Henry – guitar & songwriter (tracks: 1, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11)
  • Donald "Danny Bassie" Dennis – bass & songwriter (tracks: 1, 10, 11)
  • Paul Crossdale – keyboards & songwriter (tracks: 1, 7, 11)
  • Rolando "Yami Bolo" McLean – keyboards & songwriter (tracks: 6, 9)
  • George Miller – drums & songwriter (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 12)
  • Gerald "Jerry" Johnson – saxophone & songwriter (tracks: 1, 3-5, 11)
  • Donald "Yeashkark" Greaves – horn & songwriter (tracks: 5, 8, 10, 12)
  • Kevin Batchelor – trumpet & songwriter (tracks: 1-5, 7, 8, 11)
  • John Wesley "J.D. Smoothe" Lewis – backing vocals
  • La Venia Irene "Bunny" Brissett – backing vocals
  • Nadine Sutherland – backing vocals
  • Marcia Griffiths – backing vocals
  • Kimberly Miller – backing vocals
  • Ken Miller – backing vocals
  • Chris "Riddim Fingaz" Garvey – songwriter (tracks: 2, 5, 8, 10, 12), producer (tracks: 1, 5, 10, 12)
  • Ricky Myrie – songwriter (tracks: 2, 3, 8, 11)
  • Derrick Barnett – songwriter (tracks: 2, 5, 8, 10), producer (tracks: 5, 10, 12)
  • Kent Bryan – songwriter (tracks: 1, 2, 7)
  • Clifton Dillon – songwriter (tracks: 8, 12), producer (tracks: 5, 10, 12)
  • Hit Squad Lunatics – songwriter (tracks: 8, 12)
  • Luther McKenzie – songwriter (track 11)
  • Lincoln Ward – producer (tracks: 1-4, 6-11)
  • Michael Coburn – producer (tracks: 1-4, 6-11)
  • Adam Hornyak – engineering
  • Andy Kerr – mixing
  • Cedrica Anthony "Soldgie" Hamilton – mixing
  • Lynford "Fatta" Marshall – mixing
  • Gerry McCarthy – sequencer
  • Dale Ashley – mastering
  • Mark Tomase – mastering
  • Tyrone Smith – executive producer
  • Julio Rojas – design
  • Kevin Knight – photography

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
US Reggae Albums (Billboard)[2] 8

References

  1. ^ LeRoy, Dan. "Ky-Mani Marley - Many More Roads Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "Ky-Mani Marley Chart History (Reggae Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 5, 2023.