# Halfway Tree

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{{Infobox album
| name         = Halfway Tree
| type         = studio
| artist       = [Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley](/source/Damian_%22Jr._Gong%22_Marley)
| cover        = Music halfwaytree cover.jpg
| alt          = 
| released     = {{Start date|2001|9|11}}
| recorded     = 2000–2001
| studio       = {{hlist|Quad Studios ([New York](/source/New_York_City), [NY](/source/New_York_(state)))|Marley Music Studios ([Kingston, Jamaica](/source/Kingston%2C_Jamaica))|Tuff Gong Recording Studios (Kingston, Jamaica)|The Hit Factory ([Miami](/source/Miami), [FL](/source/Florida))|Sonic Sound Studios (Kingston, Jamaica)}}
| genre        = {{hlist|[Reggae](/source/Reggae)|[reggae fusion](/source/reggae_fusion)|[dancehall](/source/dancehall)}}
| length       = {{Duration|h=1|m=11|s=58}}
| label        = [Motown](/source/Motown)
| producer     = {{hlist|[Stephen Marley](/source/Stephen_Marley)|[Damian Marley](/source/Damian_Marley)|Kid Nyce|[Swizz Beatz](/source/Swizz_Beatz)}}
| prev_title   = [Mr. Marley](/source/Mr._Marley)
| prev_year    = 1996
| next_title   = [Welcome to Jamrock](/source/Welcome_to_Jamrock)
| next_year    = 2005
| misc         = 
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Azpiri |first=Jon |title=Halfway Tree - Damian Marley {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/halfway-tree-mw0000590926 |access-date=January 31, 2025 |website=[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) |language=en}}</ref>
}}
'''''Halfway Tree''''' is the second album by [Jamaica](/source/Jamaica)n [reggae](/source/reggae) musician [Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley](/source/Damian_%22Jr._Gong%22_Marley). It was released on September 11, 2001 via [Motown Records](/source/Motown_Records). Recording sessions took place at Marley Music Studios, Tuff Gong Recording Studios and Sonic Sound Studios in [Kingston](/source/Kingston%2C_Jamaica), Quad Studios in [New York](/source/New_York_City) and The Hit Factory in [Miami](/source/Miami). Production was handled by [Stephen Marley](/source/Stephen_Marley), Kid Nyce, [Swizz Beatz](/source/Swizz_Beatz) and Jr. Gong himself, with Roland Lyfook, David Cole and Diavallan Fearon serving as co-producers. It features [guest appearance](/source/guest_appearance)s from [Yami Bolo](/source/Yami_Bolo), Stephen Marley, [Treach](/source/Treach), [Bounty Killer](/source/Bounty_Killer), [Bunny Wailer](/source/Bunny_Wailer), [Capleton](/source/Capleton), Daddigan, [Drag-On](/source/Drag-On), [Eve](/source/Eve_(rapper)), Jimmy Cozier, [Mr. Cheeks](/source/Mr._Cheeks) and Sabor.

In the United States, the album debuted at number 2 on the ''Billboard'' Reggae Albums chart, selling 2,000 units in its first week. At the [44th Annual Grammy Awards](/source/44th_Annual_Grammy_Awards) ceremony held in 2002, the album won a [Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album](/source/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Reggae_Album). As of September 21, 2005, it has sold 91,000 recognized copies in the US.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=September 21, 2005 |title=Wall Emerges As Billboard 200 ‘Champ’ |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/wall-emerges-as-billboard-200-champ-61380/ |access-date=January 31, 2025 |website=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine)) |language=en-US}}</ref> 

The name "Halfway Tree" comes from his mother, [Cindy Breakspeare](/source/Cindy_Breakspeare), being from the rich part of town, and his father, [Bob Marley](/source/Bob_Marley), coming from the poor part of town, thus him being "a tree halfway in between the 'rich' world and 'poor' world".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.afiwi.com/music/interviews/damian_jr_gong_marley.html |title=Damian Jr. Gong Marley the Afiwi Interview |publisher=Afiwi.com |date=2002-02-10 |access-date=2011-07-13}}</ref> 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.

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| all_writing = 
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Educated Fools
| note1 = featuring [Treach](/source/Treach), [Bunny Wailer](/source/Bunny_Wailer) and [Bounty Killer](/source/Bounty_Killer)
| writer1 = {{hlist|[Damian Marley](/source/Damian_Marley)|[Anthony Criss](/source/Treach)|[Neville Livingston](/source/Bunny_Wailer)|[Rodney Price](/source/Bounty_Killer)|[Stephen Marley](/source/Stephen_Marley)}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|[Stephen Marley](/source/Stephen_Marley)|Kid Nyce}}
| length1 = 5:17
| title2 = More Justice
| writer2 = {{hlist|Damian Marley|[David Marley](/source/Ziggy_Marley)}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Stephen Marley|[Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley](/source/Damian_%22Jr._Gong%22_Marley)}}
| length2 = 3:34
| title3 = It Was Written
| note3 = featuring [Stephen Marley](/source/Stephen_Marley), [Capleton](/source/Capleton) and [Drag-On](/source/Drag-On)
| writer3 = {{hlist|Damian Marley|S. Marley|[Clifton Bailey](/source/Capleton)|[Melvin Smalls](/source/Drag-On)|Orlando Toledano|Hugo González}}
| extra3 = Stephen Marley
| length3 = 6:01
| title4 = Catch a Fire
| writer4 = {{hlist|Damian Marley|S. Marley}}
| extra4 = Stephen Marley
| length4 = 4:51
| title5 = Still Searchin'
| note5 = featuring Stephen Marley and [Yami Bolo](/source/Yami_Bolo)
| writer5 = {{hlist|Damian Marley|S. Marley|[Rolando McLean](/source/Yami_Bolo)}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|Stephen Marley|Roland Lyfook <small>({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})</small>}}
| length5 = 5:04
| title6 = She Needs My Love
| note6 = featuring Yami Bolo and Sabor
| writer6 = {{hlist|Damian Marley|S. Marley|Luis Tineo|[Lowell Dunbar](/source/Sly_Dunbar)|[Robert Shakespeare](/source/Robbie_Shakespeare)}}
| extra6 = Stephen Marley
| length6 = 4:16
| title7 = Mi Blenda
| writer7 = {{hlist|Damian Marley|S. Marley}}
| extra7 = Stephen Marley
| length7 = 4:41
| title8 = Where Is the Love
| note8 = featuring [Eve](/source/Eve_(rapper))
| writer8 = {{hlist|Damian Marley|[Eve Jeffers](/source/Eve_(rapper))|S. Marley|David Bryon Cole|Diavallan Everett Fearon}}
| extra8 = {{hlist|Stephen Marley|David Cole <small>({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})</small>|Dia <small>({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})</small>}}
| length8 = 5:07
| title9 = Harder (Interlude)
| writer9 = 
| extra9 = 
| length9 = 0:42
| title10 = Born to Be Wild
| writer10 = {{hlist|Damian Marley|S. Marley}}
| extra10 = {{hlist|Stephen Marley|Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley}}
| length10 = 4:00
| title11 = Give Dem Some Way
| note11 = featuring Daddigan
| writer11 = {{hlist|Damian Marley|Gabra Lambert|S. Marley}}
| extra11 = Stephen Marley
| length11 = 4:01
| title12 = Half Way Tree (Interlude)
| writer12 = {{hlist|Damian Marley|S. Marley}}
| extra12 = Stephen Marley
| length12 = 1:44
| title13 = Paradise Child
| note13 = featuring [Mr. Cheeks](/source/Mr._Cheeks) and [Jimmy Cozier](/source/Jimmy_Cozier)
| writer13 = {{hlist|Damian Marley|[Terrance Kelly](/source/Mr._Cheeks)|S. Marley|[William Clarke](/source/Bunny_Rugs)|[Michael Cooper](/source/Michael_Cooper_(musician))|Stephen Coore|Richard Daley|Irvin Jarrett|Dennis Schloss|Stephen Stewart|Willie Stewart}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|Stephen Marley|Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley}}
| length13 = 4:01
| title14 = Stuck in Between
| writer14 = {{hlist|Damian Marley|S. Marley}}
| extra14 = {{hlist|Stephen Marley|Roland Lyfook <small>({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})</small>}}
| length14 = 3:43
| title15 = Half Way Tree
| writer15 = {{hlist|Damian Marley|S. Marley|[Kaseem Dean](/source/Swizz_Beatz)}}
| extra15 = {{hlist|Stephen Marley|[Swizz Beatz](/source/Swizz_Beatz)}}
| length15 = 5:25
| title16 = Stand a Chance/And You Be Loved
| note16 = featuring Treach and Yami Bolo
| writer16 = {{hlist|Damian Marley|Criss|McLean|S. Marley|[Will Jennings](/source/Will_Jennings)|[Joseph Sample](/source/Joe_Sample)}}
| extra16 = {{hlist|Stephen Marley|Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley}}
| length16 = 9:31
| total_length = 1:11:58
}}

;Notes
*Track 16 contains a hidden track "And You Be Loved", which starts at 5:08 mark.

;Sample credits
*Track 3 contains excerpts from "No Morira Jamas" written by Orlando Toledano and Hugo González and performed by [Los Ángeles Negros](/source/Los_%C3%81ngeles_Negros).
*Track 9 contains a dialogue from the film ''[The Harder They Come](/source/The_Harder_They_Come)''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=MacNeil |first=Jason |date=May 22, 2002 |title=Damian Marley: Halfway Tree {{!}} PopMatters |url=https://www.popmatters.com/marleydamian-halfway-2496008098.html |access-date=January 31, 2025 |website=[PopMatters](/source/PopMatters) |language=en-US}}</ref>
*Track 13 contains excerpts from "Lagos Jump" written by [William Clarke](/source/Bunny_Rugs), [Michael Cooper](/source/Michael_Cooper_(musician)), Stephen Coore, Richard Daley, Irvin Jarrett, Dennis Schloss, Stephen Stewart and Willie Stewart and performed by [Third World](/source/Third_World_(band)).
*Track 16 contains excerpts from "Soul Shadows" written by [Will Jennings](/source/Will_Jennings) and [Joseph Sample](/source/Joe_Sample) and performed by [Bill Withers](/source/Bill_Withers).
*Hidden track contains a portion of "Could You Be Loved" written and performed by [Bob Marley](/source/Bob_Marley).

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2001)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row" | US [Reggae Albums](/source/Reggae_Albums) (''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'')<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=September 29, 2001 |title=Reggae Albums |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/reggae-albums/2001-09-29/ |access-date=January 31, 2025 |magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine)) |language=en}}</ref>
| 2
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Discogs master|143492|Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley – Halfway Tree}}

{{Damian Marley}}

{{Authority control}}

Category:2001 albums
Category:Motown albums
Category:Damian Marley albums
Category:Albums produced by Swizz Beatz
Category:Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album

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