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Love Is My Religion 2006
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Love Is My Religion

This album Love Is My Religion by Ziggy Marley, released in 2006, marked a turning point in his solo career after years fronting Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers. Recorded with the same energy that defined his time with the family band, but with a more polished and direct sound, the album captures that blend of Jamaican reggae roots and accessible melodies he had been exploring. What stands out most is how Ziggy takes his father’s Bob Marley legacy and carries it into personal territory without imitation: the guitars sound warm, the basslines groove with their signature rhythm, and the lyrics uphold that message of unity and hope that has always defined him. It’s not an album trying to sound like the classics of the seventies; instead, it builds its own identity, as if each track were a bridge between the past and present of his music.

Year
2006
Songs
13
Duration
54 min 10 seg

13 song|s

Song list

# Title Available ⏱
01

Into the Groove

4:16
02

Love Is My Religion

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3:48
03

Make Some Music

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4:18
04

Friend

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2:54
05

Black Cat

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2:41
06

Beach in Hawaii

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3:44
07

A Lifetime

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4:48
08

Be Free

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3:22
09

Keep on Dreamin'

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4:23
10

Still the Storms

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5:40
11

Love Is My Religion (acoustic)

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3:59
12

Be Free (dub)

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4:04
13

Jammin'

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6:13

About the album

Love Is My Religion, according to DoReSol

Within the tracklist, three songs emerge as the heart of the album. The title track, Love Is My Religion, works as a modern hymn: Ziggy’s voice flows over a rhythm reminiscent of spiritual anthems, yet with a fresh air that invites movement. Be Free is another piece that sticks, featuring a chorus that feels made to sing aloud, even having a dub version that gives it a more experimental twist. And we cannot forget Black Cat, where bass and drums intertwine in a pattern that recalls the best moments of the Marleys, but with a more contemporary touch. The album even includes an acoustic version of Love Is My Religion, lending it an intimate, stripped-down feel as if the message became even more personal.

The impact of Love Is My Religion did not go unnoticed: in 2007, it won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album, a recognition that reinforced its place in the contemporary reggae scene. But beyond the awards, what stands out is how the album connected with new audiences without losing the essence of what Ziggy Marley has always been: a musician who believes in music as a tool for change. Recorded in Jamaica, at the studios of Tuff Gong Worldwide —the label his father founded— the album reflects that intimate connection with the land where reggae was born, yet with an eye toward the future. Today, more than a decade later, it remains an album that invites you to listen with your heart, not just your ears.