Hey World! is the second album by Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, released in 1986.
Production Credited to Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers (the family band consisting Marley siblings Ziggy, Stephen, Sharon and Cedella), Ziggy and Stephen Marley shared the songwriting and singing. The album was produced by David Marley ("Ziggy"), Tyrone Downie, Ricky Walters, and Grub Cooper.
Critical reception AllMusic wrote that "the song arrangements and production may sound terribly dated today, but the strength of the songwriting, by both Ziggy and the fast maturing Stephen, and the pair's emotive vocal deliveries still pack a powerful punch and a keen vision." Trouser Press called the album "wonderful," writing that "the Melody Makers bend delightfully light reggae grooves to new stylistic ends." The Los Angeles Times wrote that Ziggy's "social and political commentaries bristle with informed insights, pointed observations and pithy pleas—all rather amazing from someone still in his teens."
Track listing "Give a Little Love" (Albert Hammond, Diane Warren) "Get Up Jah Jah Children" "Hey World!" "Fight to Survive" "Freedom Road" "Say People" "666" "Police Brutality" "Lord We a Come" "Reggae Revolution"
Personnel Ziggy Marley - vocals, guitar, percussion, synthesizer, backing vocals Stephen Marley - vocals, backing vocals Earl "Chinna" Smith, Jimmy Haynes, Ricky Walters, Steve Golding - guitar Alvin Ewen, Robbie Shakespeare - bass guitar Sly Dunbar - drums Ashley "Grub" Cooper - drums, piano Robbie Lyn, Tyrone Downie - piano Andrew P. Richardson - saxophone Charles E. Beasley - trumpet Cedella Marley, Sharon Marley - backing vocals Rita Marley - executive producer
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