Hey World!

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FieldValue
nameHey World!
typestudio
artistZiggy Marley and the Melody Makers
coverZMMM_HeyWorld.jpg
released1986
genreReggae
labelEMI Records (UK)
EMI America Records (US)
Rita Marley Music/Tuff Gong (Jamaica)
producerAshley "Grub" Cooper, Ricky Walters, Tyrone Downie, David Marley
prev_titlePlay the Game Right
prev_year1985
next_titleThe Time Has Come: The Best of Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers
next_year1988
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| name = Hey World! | type = studio | artist = Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers | cover = ZMMM_HeyWorld.jpg | alt = | released = 1986 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Reggae | length = | label = EMI Records (UK) EMI America Records (US) Rita Marley Music/Tuff Gong (Jamaica) | producer = Ashley "Grub" Cooper, Ricky Walters, Tyrone Downie, David Marley | prev_title = Play the Game Right | prev_year = 1985 | next_title = The Time Has Come: The Best of Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers | next_year = 1988 |rev1 = AllMusic |rev1score = |rev2 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |rev2score = Hey World! is the second album by Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, released in 1986.

Production

Although now credited to Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, Ziggy and Stephen Marley shared the songwriting and singing. The album was produced by David Marley, Tyrone Downie, Ricky Walters, and Grub Cooper.

Critical reception

AllMusic 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." Trouser Press called the album "wonderful," writing that "the Melody Makers bend delightfully light reggae grooves to new stylistic ends." 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."

Track listing

  1. "Give a Little Love" (Albert Hammond, Diane Warren)
  2. "Get Up Jah Jah Children"
  3. "Hey World!"
  4. "Fight to Survive"
  5. "Freedom Road"
  6. "Say People"
  7. "666"
  8. "Police Brutality"
  9. "Lord We a Come"
  10. "Reggae Revolution"

Personnel

References

References

  1. "Hey World! - Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers, Ziggy Marley | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic".
  2. (2006). "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". MUZE.
  3. "Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers | Biography & History".
  4. White, Timothy. (September 15, 1998). "Catch a Fire: The Life of Bob Marley". Macmillan.
  5. Thompson, Dave. (June 1, 2002). "Reggae & Caribbean Music". Hal Leonard Corporation.
  6. (1999). "MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide". Visible Ink Press.
  7. "Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers".
  8. (21 Dec 1986). "MARLEY'S GHOST". Los Angeles Times.

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