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
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
Weekly charts Chart (1988–89) Peak position
Year-end charts Chart (1988) Position US Billboard 200 52
Singles YearSingleChartPosition1988"Tomorrow People"Australia (ARIA Charts)36Italy Airplay (Music & Media)4US Billboard Hot 10039US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks16"Tumblin' Down" Modern Rock Tracks Mainstream Rock Tracks Hot R&B Singles & Tracks Hot Dance Music/Club Play Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales
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