Radio is the fifth solo studio album by Jamaican reggae musician Ky-Mani Marley . It was released on September 25, 2007 through AAO Music and Vox Music Group. Recording sessions took place at Lions Den, The Hit Factory and Circle House in Miami , at Right Track Studio and SMT Studio in New York , and at Vox Studio . Production was handled by Jason "J-Vibe" Farmer, Alex "Lex" Francis, Ky Miller, BlackOut , Corey Chase, DannyBoyStyles , Larry "Kalid" Chu, Mark Sparks and Red Spyda , with Ky-Mani serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Louie Rankin , Gail Gotti, Maintain, Mýa , Tessanne Chin and Young Buck .
Radio Released September 25, 2007 Recorded 2007 Studio Genre Length 56 :54 Label Producer
"The March" Released: 2007
The album did not reach the Billboard 200 , however, it peaked at No. 38 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums , No. 19 on the Top Rap Albums , No. 27 on the Heatseekers Albums , and topped the Reggae Albums charts in the United States. Its lead single, "The March", made it to No. 95 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and No. 2 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales .
The album features much more hip hop influences than his previous releases.
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "I'm Back" (featuring Young Buck and Louie Rankin ) Jason "J-Vibe" Farmer 3:21 2. "The March" K. Marley Alex "Lex" Francis Jason "J-Vibe" Farmer 4:10 3. "Slow Roll" (featuring Gail Gotti) K. Marley Mark Sparks 4:04 4. "One Time" K. Marley Ky Miller 4:22 5. "Hustler" K. Marley Larry "Kalid" Chu 3:53 6. "The Conversation" (featuring Tessanne Chin ) Jason "J-Vibe" Farmer 4:40 7. "Royal Vibes" K. Marley Jason "J-Vibe" Farmer 4:38 8. "I Got You" (featuring Mýa ) Ky Miller 3:37 9. "Jezebel" K. Marley Corey Chase 4:27 10. "So Hot" Jason "J-Vibe" Farmer 3:34 11. "Ghetto Soldier" (featuring Maintain and Louie Rankin) K. Marley Shermain Ridgeway 4:02 12. "Breakdown" K. Marley Red Spyda 3:24 13. "I Pray" K. Marley Jason "J-Vibe" Farmer 4:39 14. "The March (Vox Spanish Remix)" (Bonus track) K. Marley Alex "Lex" Francis Jason "J-Vibe" Farmer 4:12 Total length: 56:54
Ky-Mani Marley – vocals, executive producer
Leonard "Louie Rankin " Ford – vocals (tracks: 1, 11)
David "Young Buck " Brown – vocals (track 1)
JoVan "Gail Gotti" Brumfield Brown – vocals (track 3)
Tessanne Chin – vocals (track 6)
Mýa Harrison – vocals (track 8)
Shermain "Maintain" Ridgeway – vocals (track 11)
Esther Fortune – back-up vocals (tracks: 5, 7, 9)
Imani Marley – back-up vocals (track 13)
Jason "J-Vibe" Farmer – producer (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 7, 10, 13, 14)
Alex "Lex" Francis – producer (tracks: 2, 14)
Johnathan "Mark Sparks" Blount – producer (track 3)
Kyeme "Ky" Miller – producer (tracks: 4, 8) , recording (track 4)
Larry "Kalid" Chu – producer (track 5)
Corey Chase – producer (track 9)
Winston "BlackOut " Thomas – producer (track 11)
Daniel "DannyBoyStyles " Schofield – producer (track 11)
Andy "Red Spyda " Thelusma – producer (track 12)
Nikolas "Niko Don" Marzouca – recording (tracks: 1-3, 5-13) , mixing (tracks: 1-13)
Steve Sola – engineering & remixing (track 14)
Arie Deutsch – remixing (track 14)
Chris Gehringer – mastering
Baja "Jah" – art direction, design
John Price – art direction, design
Roberto Chamorro – photography
Shaquel Leon – stylist
Hailu Panton – A&R
"Smokin Joeh" Moore – A&R
Norman "Purfek Storm" Ball – management
Cleveland "PR" Earle – management
Anthony "Free" Freeman – management
Joe Milan – marketing
OJ Wedlaw – promotion
Ramon Digital – promotion
Shawna Hilleary – legal
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