Entertainment Weekly (7/16/99, p.70) - "...raw-spirited album that keeps us doing sonic double takes..." - Rating: B+
Q (9/00, p.102) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Sees them taking a sharp right turn....they've bounced the reggae in favor of a stripped-back, Ben Harper-ish sound. Surprisingly, it works a treat....perfect for a mellow summer's afternoon, medicinal spliff in hand..."
SPIRIT OF MUSIC is an Enhanced audio CD which contains regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers: Ziggy Marley (vocals, guitar, melodica, bass, Nyabinghi drums, percussion, programming); Steve Marley (vocals, guitar, Nyabinghi drums, Akete drums, programming); Cedella Marley, Sharon Marley (background vocals).
Additional personnel includes: Earl "Chinna" Smith (guitar, background vocals); Mark Goldenberg (electric guitar); Lily Haydn (violin); Taj Mahal (harmonica); Mark Isham (trumpet); Don Was (piano, melodica, bass); Tyrone Downie (piano, organ, keyboards, drum programming); Benmont Tench (organ); Jamie Muhoberac (keyboards); James "Hutch" Hutchinson, Abe Laboriel, Aston "Family Man" Barrett, Christopher Meredith (bass); Jim Keltner (drums, percussion); Wilburn "Squidly" Cole (drums); Julian Marley (bass, Nyabinghi drums, background vocals); Lenny Castro, Uzziah Thompson (percussion); Damian Marley (programming, background vocals); Erica Newell (background vocals).
Producers: Don Was, Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers.
Engineers include: Rik Pekkonen, Errol Brown, Scott Kieklak.
Recorded at Ocean Way Recording, Los Angeles, California; Marley Music Studios, Kingston, Jamaica; Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida.
This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.