Halfway Tree

Halfway Tree
Studio album by
Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
ReleasedSeptember 11, 2001 (U.S.)
October 15, 2001 (U.K.)
Recorded2000–2001
Genre
LabelMotown
Producer
Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley chronology
Mr. Marley
(1996) 		Halfway Tree
(2001) 		Welcome to Jamrock
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
PopMattersFavourable [2]

Halfway Tree is the second album by Jamaican reggae artist Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley. 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. The album was released on September 11, 2001, and received the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album. It was co-produced by Damian Marley and his brother Stephen Marley. There is a hidden track on the end of "Stand a Chance" at – 5:08. It is called "And You Be Loved".

  1. ^ Halfway Tree at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
  2. ^ Jason MacNeil 23 May 2002. "Damian Marley: Halfway Tree < PopMatters". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 2011-07-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Damian Jr. Gong Marley the Afiwi Interview". Afiwi.com. 2002-02-10. Retrieved 2011-07-13.