Conscious Party

Conscious Party
Studio album by Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers
Released April 5, 1988
Studio Sigma Sound Studios, New York
Genre Reggae
Length 46:22
Label Virgin
Producer Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth
Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers chronology
The Time Has Come: The Best of Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers
(1988)		 Conscious Party
(1988)		 One Bright Day
(1989)
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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.

In 2009, "Tomorrow People" was voted the "85th Greatest One-Hit Wonder of the 80s" by VH1.

Track listing

All tracks by Ziggy Marley except where noted

  1. "Conscious Party" – 4:54
  2. "Lee and Molly" – 4:27
  3. "Tomorrow People" – 3:38
  4. "New Love" – 3:41
  5. "Tumblin' Down" (Tyrone Downie, Ziggy Marley) – 4:01
  6. "We a Guh Some Weh" – 3:51
  7. "A Who a Say" (Ziggy Marley, Steve Marley) – 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

  • 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

Chart (1988–89) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[1] 23
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[2] 26
Year Single Chart Chart Position
1988 "Tomorrow People" Billboard Hot 100
39
Mainstream Rock Tracks
16
"Tumblin' Down" Modern Rock Tracks
5
Mainstream Rock Tracks
43
Hot R&B Singles & Tracks
1
Hot Dance Music/Club Play
28
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales
1

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[3] Platinum 1,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ "Ziggy Marley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Ziggy Marley Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  3. ↑ "American album certifications – Ziggy Marley & Melody Makers". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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