Stony Hill (album)

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Stony Hill
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 21, 2017
Genre
Length1:13:10
Label
Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley chronology
Welcome to Jamrock
(2005)
Stony Hill
(2017)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Guardian[3]
Mojo[4]
The Observer[5]
Rolling Stone[6]

Stony Hill is an album by Jamaican reggae artist Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley. The album was released on July 21, 2017 and went on to win the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album.[7]

Track listing[8][edit]

  1. "Intro" - 1:38
  2. "Here We Go" - 4:43
  3. "Nail Pon Cross" 3:24
  4. "R.O.A.R." - 3:23
  5. "Medication" (featuring Stephen Marley) - 3:42
  6. "Time Travel" - 2:52
  7. "Living It Up" - 3:59
  8. "Looks Are Deceiving" - 4:37
  9. "The Struggle Discontinues" - 4:39
  10. "Autumn Leaves" - 5:03
  11. "Everybody Wants To Be Somebody" - 3:39
  12. "Upholstery" (featuring Major Myjah) - 3:50
  13. "Grown & Sexy" (featuring Stephen Marley) - 4:05
  14. "Perfect Picture" (featuring Stephen Marley) - 5:21
  15. "So A Child May Follow" - 4:22
  16. "Slave Mill" - 4:48
  17. "Caution" - 3:58
  18. "Speak Life" - 5:06

Commercial performance[edit]

Stony Hill debuted at number 65 on the Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 6,000 copies in the United States.[9] In 2017, Stony Hill was ranked as the most popular reggae album of the year in the United States.[10] As of February 2018, the album has sold over 17,000 copies in the United States.[11]

Charts[edit]

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Stony Hill by Damian Marley Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  2. ^ Sendra, Tim (November 13, 2023). "Damian Marley - Stony Hill". AllMusic. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  3. ^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (July 20, 2017). "Damian Marley: Stony Hill review – sweet, lamplit nothings and odes to weed". The Guardian. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  4. ^ There are diversions into pop and hardcore dancehall but overall it's a strongly enticing release. [Dec 2017, p.91]
  5. ^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (July 23, 2017). "Damian 'Jr Gong' Marley: Stony Hill review – timelessly consistent reggae". The Observer. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  6. ^ Hermes, Will (July 21, 2017). "Review: Damian Marley Keeps Family Legacy Alive on 'Stony Hill'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  7. ^ "Damian Marley | Artist | GRAMMY.com". www.grammy.com. 2022-04-04. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  8. ^ "Stony Hill - Damian Marley | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
  9. ^ "Damian Marley's Stony Hill Debuts at No.1 on Billboard Reggae Album Chart". x104fm.com. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  10. ^ "DAMIAN MARLEY'S "STONY HILL" TOPS BILLBOARD'S END-OF-YEAR CHART!". clintonlindsay.com. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  11. ^ "Stony Hill sales climb". jamaica observer.com. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  12. ^ "Damian Jr Gong Marley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  13. ^ "Damian Jr Gong Marley Chart History (Reggae Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  14. ^ "2017 Year-End Charts - Reggae Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 31, 2019.