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Youth is the second studio album by Hasidic Jewish reggae singer Matisyahu. It was released on March 7, 2006 (see 2006 in music). The CD quickly shot to the top of iTunes best sellers list the day it was released (partially due to the fact that iTunes ran a special promotion for pre-orders.)

"When Matisyahu sings into the mic to the heavy-bass back up, guitars, and a drum kit, he's as much reggae dancehall, as Talmud study hall... Matisyahu is the new face of cultural fusion." – The Jewish Week

The first single from the album is "King Without a Crown", which was also a single on Matisyahu's previous album, Live at Stubb's. However, a proper video was shot for the Youth version of the song, whereas the version on the Stubb's concert album was accompanied by a concert video. The album spent two weeks at the #4 position in the Billboard top 200 albums in the US.

Track listing

  1. "Fire Of Heaven / Altar Of Earth" – 3:59
  2. "Youth" – 4:18
  3. "Time of Your Song" – 4:27
  4. "Dispatch the Troops" – 4:05
  5. "Indestructible" – 4:09
  6. "What I'm Fighting For" – 2:11
  7. "Jerusalem" – 4:00
  8. "WP" – 3:58
  9. "Shalom/Saalam" – 1:06
  10. "Late Night in Zion" – 3:13
  11. "Unique is My Dove" – 3:24
  12. "Ancient Lullaby" – 4:18
  13. "King Without a Crown" – 3:42

Personnel

  • Matisyahu Miller - vocals
  • Roots Tonic - music (Aaron Dugan: guitar, Josh Werner: bass and keys, Jonah David: drums)
  • Marlon "Moshe" - guest musician on "WP"
  • Sobol - guest musician on "WP"
  • Stanley Ipkis - guest musician on "WP"
  • Yusu Youssou - guest musician on "Shalom/Saalam" and "Ancient Lullaby"
  • Bill Laswell - production, engineering
  • Ill Factor & Jimmy Douglass - production on "Time of Your Song," "Indestructible," and "Jerusalem"
  • Bob Musso - engineering
  • James Dellatacoma - assistant engineering
  • Michael Fossenkemper, Turtlestone Studio, NYC - mastering
  • Michael Caplan - A&R
  • Ben Goldman - additional A&R
  • Jacob Harris & Aaron Bisman for JDub Records - management
  • Dan Mandell & Jeff Ayeroff - art Direction
  • Seth Rappaport (US) & Geoff Meall (UK) for The Agency Group - booking

External links

Matisyahu albums | 2006 albums | Epic Records albums

Youth

 

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