Protoje's - 'The Seven Year Itch' Album Doing Well

Weeks after launching his debut album, reggae artiste Protoje is enjoying success as the record is in the top 10 in three territories representing a very rare chart rise by a local act.

The album titled The Seven Year Itch is number two in Canada, number three in the United States and number four in France on the i-Tunes Reggae Albums chart.

The album is independently released through his producer's label, Don Corleon Records. The highly anticipated album was release seven years after Proteje entered the music business. He said the album’s title is closely linked to his own experience.

After returning to Jamaica from university in 2003, Protoje decided to do music. Coincidentally, the album also took him seven months to complete in studio after seven years of writing the material. “It took me seven years from that point to this,” said Protoje. He explained that the album had been ready since September and he was trying to get it out by the end of the year.

When that did not materialise, a decision was made to release it in January. The Seven Year Itch, which was released digitally on i-Tunes, the largest internet music store, will be promoted locally as well as with a tour of France, Italy, Norway and Switzerland starting in early February.