Conscious Party

For the album by Asian Dub Foundation, see Conscious Party.

Conscious Party
Studio album by Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers
Released	April 5, 1988
Genre	Reggae
Length	46:22
Label	Virgin Records
Producer	Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth
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Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers chronology
Hey World! (1986) Conscious Party (1988) One Bright Day (1989)

Conscious Party is Ziggy Marley & 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, Marley) – 4:01
6. "We a Guh Some Weh" – 3:51
7. "A Who a Say" (Mayley, 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 Booker - 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 Pendergast - Background Vocals
• Lenny Pickett - Clarinet, Piccolo, Saxophone, Contrabass
• Gary Pozner - Keyboards
• Melaku Retta - Keyboards
• Keith Richards - Guitar
• 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 Waul - Keyboards
• Laura Weymouth - Background Vocals
• Tina Weymouth - Background Vocals, Producer

Chart success

Billboard Music Charts (North America)

Year	Chart	Highest Chart Position
1988	Top R&B Albums	#26
1988	Billboard 200	#23
1989	Billboard 200	#23
1989	Top R&B Albums	#26

Year	Single	Chart	Highest Chart Position
1988	"Tomorrow People"	Billboard Hot 100	#39
1988	"Tumblin' Down"	Modern Rock Tracks	#5
1988	"Tumblin' Down"	Hot R&B Singles & Tracks	#1
1988	"Tumblin' Down"	Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#28
1988	"Tumblin' Down"	Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	#1
1988	"Tomorrow People"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	#16