One Bright Day is the fourth album by Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, released in 1989. It won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album in 1990.[2]
| One Bright Day | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 25, 1989 | |||
| Studio | Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas | |||
| Genre | Reggae | |||
| Length | 54:38 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | Chris Frantz, Glenn Rosenstein, Tina Weymouth, Ziggy Marley | |||
| Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Black My Story (Not History)" |
| 4:16 |
| 2. | "One Bright Day" | Ziggy Marley | 4:12 |
| 3. | "Who Will Be There" |
| 4:10 |
| 4. | "When the Lights Gone Out" | Ziggy Marley | 4:09 |
| 5. | "All Love" | Ziggy Marley | 4:39 |
| 6. | "Look Who's Dancing" |
| 5:00 |
| 7. | "Justice" | Ziggy Marley | 4:12 |
| 8. | "Love Is the Only Law" |
| 4:07 |
| 9. | "Pains of Life" | Ziggy Marley | 3:46 |
| 10. | "Urb-an Music" | Ziggy Marley | 2:54 |
| 11. | "Problems" |
| 4:02 |
| 12. | "All You Got" |
| 4:19 |
| 13. | "When the Lights Gone Out (Jamaican Stylee)"" | Ziggy Marley | 4:52 |
| Total length: | 54:38 | ||
Charts
edit| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[3] | 26 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] | 43 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[5] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ Promis, Jose F.. Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ Sherry Paprocki; Sean Dolan (1 January 2009). Bob Marley: Musician. Infobase Publishing. pp. 89–. ISBN 978-1-4381-0072-2.
The next album, Conscious Party, won a Grammy Award for best reggae recording after being released in 1988. Several other albums followed, including the Grammy winners One Bright Day in 1989 and Fallen Is Babylon in 1997. Members of ...
- ^ "Ziggy Marley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
- ^ "Ziggy Marley Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
- ^ "American album certifications – Ziggy Marley & Melody Makers – One Bright Day". Recording Industry Association of America.