'' is an
Album by
Hasidic Jewish Reggae singer
Matisyahu , which was released on
March 7 2006 (see
2006 In Music ). It is his second proper studio release, as ''
Live At Stubb's '' is a live album. The CD quickly shot to the top of
ITunes best sellers list the day it was released (partially due to the fact that iTunes ran a special promotion for pre-orders).
The first single from the album is "
King Without A Crown ", which was also a single on Matisyahu's previous album, ''
Live At Stubb's ''. However, a proper video was shot for the ''Youth'' version of the song, whereas the version on the ''Stubb's'' concert album was accompanied by a concert video. The album spent two weeks at number four in the
Billboard Top 200 Albums In The US . On
27 December 2006 ,
Billboard announced that ''Youth'' ranked 3rd overall on the 2006 Reggae album charts, immediately behind ''Live at Stubb's''.
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The topic of the album is mostly the support and promotion of
Youth Voice , more explicitly in the
Eponymous second track. The album, along with its topic, mixes Matisyahu's lyrics, which contain several references to his Jewish beliefs, with a mainstream sound.
#"Fire of Heaven/Altar of Earth" – 3:59
#"Youth" – 4:18
#"Time of Your Song" - 4:27
#"Dispatch the Troops" - 4:05
#"Indestructible" - 4:09
#"What I'm Fighting For" - 2:11
#"
Jerusalem " - 4:00
#"WP" - 3:58
#"Shalom/Saalam" - 1:06
#"Late Night in Zion" - 3:13
#"Unique is My Dove" - 3:24
#"Ancient Lullaby" - 4:18
#"
King Without A Crown " - 3:42
- Matisyahu Miller — vocals
- Roots Tonic — music (Aaron Dugan: guitar, Josh Werner: bass and keys, Jonah David: drums)
- Marlon "Moshe" — guest musician on "WP"
- Sobol — guest musician on "WP"
- Stanley Ipkis — guest musician on "WP"
- Yusu Youssou — guest musician on "Shalom/Saalam" and "Ancient Lullaby"
- Bill Laswell — production, engineering
- Ill Factor & Jimmy Douglass — production on "Time of Your Song", "Indestructible", and "Jerusalem"
- Bob Musso — engineering
- James Dellatacoma — assistant engineering
- Michael Fossenkemper — mastering
