On April 5, 1988, “Virgin” label released “Conscious Party”, the third Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers album. It was recorded 1987 – 1988, at “Sigma Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth. In 1989, “Conscious Party” won “Grammy Award” for Best Reggae album.
Personnel:
- Ziggy Marley – lead and backing vocals, guitar
- Keith Richards- lead guitar
- Mulu Gessesse – guitar
- Earl “Chinna” Smith- guitar
- Mark Roule – tambourine
- Jerry Harrison- Hammond organ
- Dereje Makonnen – keyboards
- Gary Pozner – keyboards
- Melaku Retta – keyboards
- Franklyn “Bubbler” Waul – keyboards
- Zeleke Gessesse – bass
- Raphael W’Mariam – drums, timbales
- Asrat Aemro Selassie – percussion, bongos, conga, tambourine, vibraslap, cabassa, wood block, backing vocals
- Lenny Pickett- clarinet, piccolo, saxophone, contrabass
- Stephen Marley– lead and backing vocals
- Rita Marley- backing vocals
- Cedella Marley – backing vocals
- Sharon Marley – backing vocals
- Teddy Pendergast – backing vocals
- Laura Weymouth – backing vocals
- Tina Weymouth- backing vocals
- Glenn Rosenstein – engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Ziggy Marley except where noted
- Conscious Party
- Lee and Molly
- Tomorrow People
- New Love
- Tumblin’ Down – Tyrone Downie, Ziggy Marley
- We a Guh Some Weh
- A Who a Say – Ziggy Marley, Steve Marley
- Have You Ever Been to Hell
- We Propose
- What’s True
- Dreams of Home
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