Conscious Party

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

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.

Conscious Party
Studio album by Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers
Released	April 5, 1988
Studio	Sigma Sound, New York City
Genre	Reggae
Length	46:22
Label	Virgin
Producer	Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth
Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers chronology
The Time Has Come: The Best of Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers (1988) Conscious Party (1988) One Bright Day (1989)
Singles from Conscious Party
"Tomorrow People" Released: 1988 "Tumblin' Down" Released: 1988 "Lee & Molly" Released: 1988

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rolling Stone

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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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 Ziggy Marley	4:01
6.	"We a Guh Some Weh"		3:51
7.	"A Who a Say"	Z. Marley 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

All tracks are written by Ziggy Marley, except where noted.

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 Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] 34 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[3] 18 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] 4 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[5] 16 US Billboard 200[6] 23 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 26 Year-end charts Chart (1988) Position US Billboard 200[8] 52

Singles Year Single Chart Chart Position 1988 "Tomorrow People" Billboard Hot 100 39 Mainstream Rock Tracks 16 Australia (ARIA Charts)[9] 36 "Tumblin' Down" Modern Rock Tracks 5 Mainstream Rock Tracks 43 Hot R&B Singles & Tracks 1 Hot Dance Music/Club Play 28 Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[10]	Gold	50,000^
United States (RIAA)[11]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.