Conscious Party Explained
| Conscious Party |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers |
| Cover: | ZiggyMarley-ConsciousParty.jpg |
| Alt: | A black-and-white photo of Ziggy Marley with a yellow eye superimposed over it. The band's name is on the top and bottom of the photo and the album title is written sideways, colored in black, red and green respectively. |
| Released: | April 5, 1988 |
| Studio: | Sigma Sound, New York City |
| Genre: | Reggae |
| Length: | 46:22 |
| Label: | Virgin |
| Producer: | Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth |
| Prev Year: | 1988 |
| Next Title: | One Bright Day |
| Next Year: | 1989 |
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.
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
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Chart Position |
|---|
| 1988 | "Tomorrow People" | Billboard Hot 100 | |
| Mainstream Rock Tracks | |
| Australia (ARIA Charts)[2] | |
| "Tumblin' Down" | Modern Rock Tracks | |
| Mainstream Rock Tracks | |
| Hot R&B Singles & Tracks | |
| Hot Dance Music/Club Play | |
| Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1988. Billboard. June 21, 2021. January 23, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150123060504/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1988/the-billboard-200. live.
- Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia. pdf.
