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| Conscious Party | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 5, 1988 | |||
| Studio | Sigma Sound, New York City | |||
| Genre | Reggae | |||
| Length | 46:22 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth | |||
| Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Conscious Party | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone |  |
Conscious Party is Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers' third album. It was released in 1988. This album became popular with the hits "Tumblin' Down" and "Tomorrow People". It won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album in 1989.
The album saw the Melody Makers, the children of Bob Marley and Rita Marley- Ziggy, Stephen, Sharon and Cedella- who had been organised into a child band by their parents a decade earlier, step into global spotlight for their own talent- at the time public focus largely drawn towards band leader, lead vocalist and the album's chief composer Ziggy Marley.
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Ziggy Marley, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Conscious Party" | 4:54 | |
| 2. | "Lee and Molly" | 4:27 | |
| 3. | "Tomorrow People" | 3:38 | |
| 4. | "New Love" | 3:41 | |
| 5. | "Tumblin' Down" |
| 4:01 |
| 6. | "We a Guh Some Weh" | 3:51 | |
| 7. | "A Who a Say" |
| 3:33 |
| 8. | "Have You Ever Been to Hell" | 5:22 | |
| 9. | "We Propose" | 4:34 | |
| 10. | "What's True" | 3:27 | |
| 11. | "Dreams of Home" | 4:54 |
Personnel
[edit]- Rita Marley - background vocals
- Jerry Harrison - Hammond organ
- Cedella Marley - background vocals
- Chris Frantz - producer
- Mulu Gessesse - guitar
- Zeleke Gessesse - bass
- Ziggy Marley - guitar, vocals, background vocals
- Stephen Marley - vocals, background vocals
- Dereje Makonnen - keyboards, composer
- Sharon Marley Pendergast - background vocals
- Lenny Pickett - clarinet, piccolo, saxophone, contrabass
- Gary Pozner - keyboards
- Melaku Retta - keyboards
- Keith Richards - lead guitar on "Lee and Molly"
- Chris Romanelli
- Glenn Rosenstein - engineer
- Mark Roule - tambourine
- Asrat Aemro Selassie - percussion, bongos, conga, tambourine, background vocals, vibraslap, cabassa, wood block
- Earl "Chinna" Smith - guitar
- Raphael W'Mariam - drums, timbales
- Franklyn "Bubbler" Waul - keyboards
- Laura Weymouth - background vocals
- Tina Weymouth - background vocals, producer
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit]
Year-end charts[edit]
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Singles[edit]
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Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[11] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[12] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Greene, Jo-Ann. "Conscious Party - Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers". AllMusic. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Ziggy Marley And The Melody Makers – Conscious Party". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Ziggy Marley And The Melody Makers – Conscious Party" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Ziggy Marley And The Melody Makers – Conscious Party". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Ziggy Marley And The Melody Makers – Conscious Party". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ^ "Ziggy Marley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
- ^ "Ziggy Marley Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ "Playlist Report: RAI - Italy" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 28. 9 July 1988. p. 5.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Ziggy Marley – Conscious Party". Music Canada. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ^ "American album certifications – Ziggy Marley & Melody Makers – Conscious Party". Recording Industry Association of America.
