Roots reggae quintet, Morgan Heritage, debuted at number 2 on iTunes with pre-order sales of their highly anticipated 10th studio album, 'Strictly Roots'.

"The album has been available for pre-order on a digital platform and we also had physical copies and other album bundles on order as well for the buying public," 'Gramps' explained. "The fact that pre-order sales, alone, have taken us to number two on iTunes is a great indication of things to come. It is more than encouraging and we are grateful that this is happening for us as a group, especially now, and we would like to thank our fans for their unwavering support."

Strictly Roots,on their very own Cool To Be Conscious (CTBC) label, was released digitally on Monday and physically Tuesday. The album features a wide variety of guest performers including platinum-selling pop/dancehall phenomenon, Shaggy; American reggae and R&B vocalist, J Boog; third- generation ambassadors from the Morgan and Marley families, Jemere Morgan and Jo Mersa Marley, Chronixx, among others

Throughout 2015, Morgan Heritage will be touring in support of Strictly Roots, and have already embarked on their month-long tour of the United States, which kicked off this month.

Morgan Heritage is also pleased to announce the release of theirnew, free-to-download, fan-community mobile application.The app is powered by TopFan, which is excited to partner with Morgan Heritage, which has the distinction of being the first reggae band to have a next-generation fan community with the company.

Available on all Apple iOS and Android devices, Morgan Heritage's official mobile community enables fans to listen to their music, watch music videos, read their latest news, enter contests, buy tickets to their tour and more.

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