Hey World! is the second album by Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, released in 1986.[4][5]
| Hey World! | ||||
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| Released | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Reggae | |||
| Label | EMI Records (UK) EMI America Records (US)[1] Rita Marley Music/Tuff Gong (Jamaica) | |||
| Producer | Ashley "Grub" Cooper, Ricky Walters, Tyrone Downie, David Marley | |||
| Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
Production
editAlthough now credited to Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, Ziggy and Stephen Marley shared the songwriting and singing.[6] The album was produced by David Marley, Tyrone Downie, Ricky Walters, and Grub Cooper.[1]
Critical reception
editAllMusic wrote that "the song arrangements and production may sound terribly dated today, but the strength of the songwriting, by both Ziggy and the fast maturing Stephen, and the pair's emotive vocal deliveries still pack a powerful punch and a keen vision."[2] Trouser Press called the album "wonderful," writing that "the Melody Makers bend delightfully light reggae grooves to new stylistic ends."[7] The Los Angeles Times wrote that Ziggy's "social and political commentaries bristle with informed insights, pointed observations and pithy pleas—all rather amazing from someone still in his teens."[8]
Track listing
edit- "Give a Little Love" (Albert Hammond, Diane Warren)
- "Get Up Jah Jah Children"
- "Hey World!"
- "Fight to Survive"
- "Freedom Road"
- "Say People"
- "666"
- "Police Brutality"
- "Lord We a Come"
- "Reggae Revolution"
Personnel
edit- Ziggy Marley - vocals, guitar, percussion, synthesizer, backing vocals
- Stephen Marley - vocals, backing vocals
- Chinna Smith, Jimmy Haynes, Ricky Walters, Steve Golding - guitar
- Alvin Ewen, Robbie Shakespeare - bass
- Sly Dunbar - drums
- Ashley "Grub" Cooper - drums, piano
- Robbie Lyn, Tyrone Downie - piano
- Andrew P. Richardson - saxophone
- Charles E. Beasley - trumpet
- Cedella Marley, Sharon Marley - backing vocals
- Rita Marley - executive producer
References
edit- ^ a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 717.
- ^ a b "Hey World! - Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers, Ziggy Marley | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 512.
- ^ "Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ White, Timothy (September 15, 1998). "Catch a Fire: The Life of Bob Marley". Macmillan – via Google Books.
- ^ Thompson, Dave (June 1, 2002). "Reggae & Caribbean Music". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
- ^ "Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers". Trouser Press. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ Strauss, Duncan (21 Dec 1986). "MARLEY'S GHOST". Los Angeles Times. Calendar. p. 88.