Youth 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'sBillboard 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.concert album was accompanied by a concert video. The album spent two weeks at number four in the
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.
| Released | March 7, 2006 | |
|---|---|---|
| Recorded | 2005 | |
| Genre | Reggae | |
| Length | 46:55 | |
| Label | Epic Records, JDub Records, Or Music | |
| Producer | Bill Laswell, Ill Factor, and Jimmy Douglass | |
Track listing
- "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
