Halfway Tree

Halfway Tree is the second album by Jamaican reggae musician Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley. It was released on September 11, 2001 via Motown Records. Recording sessions took place at Marley Music Studios, Tuff Gong Recording Studios and Sonic Sound Studios in Kingston, Quad Studios in New York and The Hit Factory in Miami. Production was handled by Stephen Marley, Kid Nyce, Swizz Beatz and Jr. Gong himself, with Roland Lyfook, David Cole and Diavallan Fearon serving as co-producers. It features guest appearances from Yami Bolo, Stephen Marley, Treach, Bounty Killer, Bunny Wailer, Capleton, Daddigan, Drag-On, Eve, Jimmy Cozier, Mr. Cheeks and Sabor.

Halfway Tree
Studio album by Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
Released	September 11, 2001 (2001-09-11)
Recorded	2000–2001
Studio	Quad Studios (New York, NY) Marley Music Studios (Kingston, Jamaica) Tuff Gong Recording Studios (Kingston, Jamaica) The Hit Factory (Miami, FL) Sonic Sound Studios (Kingston, Jamaica)
Genre	Reggae reggae fusion dancehall
Length	1:11:58
Label	Motown
Producer	Stephen Marley Damian Marley Kid Nyce Swizz Beatz
Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley chronology
Mr. Marley (1996) Halfway Tree (2001) Welcome to Jamrock (2005)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

In the United States, the album debuted at number 2 on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart, selling 2,000 units in its first week. At the 44th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony held in 2002, the album won a Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album. As of September 21, 2005, it has sold 91,000 recognized copies in the US.^[2]

The name "Halfway Tree" comes from his mother, Cindy Breakspeare, being from the rich part of town, and his father, Bob Marley, coming from the poor part of town, thus him being "a tree halfway in between the 'rich' world and 'poor' world".^[3] Additionally, Halfway Tree is a well-known landmark that marks the cultural center of Half-Way-Tree, the clock tower that stands where the historical eponymous cotton tree once stood is featured prominently behind Marley on the cover of the album.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Educated Fools" (featuring Treach, Bunny Wailer and Bounty Killer)	Damian Marley Anthony Criss Neville Livingston Rodney Price Stephen Marley	Stephen Marley Kid Nyce	5:17
2.	"More Justice"	Damian Marley David Marley	Stephen Marley Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley	3:34
3.	"It Was Written" (featuring Stephen Marley, Capleton and Drag-On)	Damian Marley S. Marley Clifton Bailey Melvin Smalls Orlando Toledano Hugo González	Stephen Marley	6:01
4.	"Catch a Fire"	Damian Marley S. Marley	Stephen Marley	4:51
5.	"Still Searchin'" (featuring Stephen Marley and Yami Bolo)	Damian Marley S. Marley Rolando McLean	Stephen Marley Roland Lyfook (co.)	5:04
6.	"She Needs My Love" (featuring Yami Bolo and Sabor)	Damian Marley S. Marley Luis Tineo Lowell Dunbar Robert Shakespeare	Stephen Marley	4:16
7.	"Mi Blenda"	Damian Marley S. Marley	Stephen Marley	4:41
8.	"Where Is the Love" (featuring Eve)	Damian Marley Eve Jeffers S. Marley David Bryon Cole Diavallan Everett Fearon	Stephen Marley David Cole (co.) Dia (co.)	5:07
9.	"Harder (Interlude)"			0:42
10.	"Born to Be Wild"	Damian Marley S. Marley	Stephen Marley Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley	4:00
11.	"Give Dem Some Way" (featuring Daddigan)	Damian Marley Gabra Lambert S. Marley	Stephen Marley	4:01
12.	"Half Way Tree (Interlude)"	Damian Marley S. Marley	Stephen Marley	1:44
13.	"Paradise Child" (featuring Mr. Cheeks and Jimmy Cozier)	Damian Marley Terrance Kelly S. Marley William Clarke Michael Cooper Stephen Coore Richard Daley Irvin Jarrett Dennis Schloss Stephen Stewart Willie Stewart	Stephen Marley Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley	4:01
14.	"Stuck in Between"	Damian Marley S. Marley	Stephen Marley Roland Lyfook (co.)	3:43
15.	"Half Way Tree"	Damian Marley S. Marley Kaseem Dean	Stephen Marley Swizz Beatz	5:25
16.	"Stand a Chance/And You Be Loved" (featuring Treach and Yami Bolo)	Damian Marley Criss McLean S. Marley Will Jennings Joseph Sample	Stephen Marley Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley	9:31
Total length:				1:11:58

Notes

• Track 16 contains a hidden track "And You Be Loved", which starts at 5:08 mark.

Sample credits

• Track 3 contains excerpts from "No Morira Jamas" written by Orlando Toledano and Hugo González and performed by Los Ángeles Negros.
• Track 9 contains a dialogue from the film The Harder They Come.^[4]
• Track 13 contains excerpts from "Lagos Jump" written by William Clarke, Michael Cooper, Stephen Coore, Richard Daley, Irvin Jarrett, Dennis Schloss, Stephen Stewart and Willie Stewart and performed by Third World.
• Track 16 contains excerpts from "Soul Shadows" written by Will Jennings and Joseph Sample and performed by Bill Withers.
• Hidden track contains a portion of "Could You Be Loved" written and performed by Bob Marley.

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
US Reggae Albums (Billboard)[5]	2