The discography of Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, a Jamaican reggae family group, consists of ten studio albums, one live album, four compilation albums, twenty-three singles and four video albums.
The four siblings initially came together as a musical unit in 1979 to record "Children Playing in the Streets".Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers. All Music Guide. Retrieved on January 6, 2012 Bob Marley had composed the song four years earlier for his children and wanted to share this gift with children around the world. All royalties from the single were pledged to the United Nations, to aid its efforts during the International Year of the Child. Ziggy and Stephen performed together at their father's funeral on May 21, 1981, dancing alongside the I-Threes and the Wailers, during their brief homage to the great artist. Later that year, The Melody Makers released their second single, "What a Plot," which, like their debut, appeared on their late father's own Tuff Gong label. In 1984, The Melody Makers began a recording session with English producer Steve Levine that released a single, "Lying in Bed". In 1985, the group released their first album, Play the Game Right. In 1986, Hey World was released and credited to Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers.
In 1988, the group signed to Virgin Records and released their fourth album Conscious Party. In the same year, the group released a concert DVD called "Conscious Party: Live at the Palladium". A year later, their fifth album One Bright Day was released. In 1991, the group released their sixth album Jahmekya. In 1993, the group released their final album on Virgin called, Joy and Blues.
In 1995, the group signed a record deal with Elektra and released Free Like We Want 2 B accompanied by the group's own recording label "Ghetto Youths United". In early 1997, the group released second best-of album The Best of (1988–1993). Later that year, the group released ninth album Fallen Is Babylon. In 1999, the group released their tenth and final studio album, The Spirit of Music, which peaked at #1 on the Top Reggae Albums chart. In 2000, the group released their live album Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers Live, Vol. 1, and the concert DVD "Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers Live" followed in May 2001.
In addition to Ziggy Marley and the Melody Maker's work, they have covered several songs from their father Bob Marley, including "Natty Dread", "Positive Vibration", "Stir It Up", "Get Up, Stand Up", "Sun Is Shining", "Africa Unite", "Could You Be Loved", and several other songs.
Albums
Studio YearTitlePeak chart positions Certifications US US R&B US World US Reggae AUS1984 Children Playing 1st studio album (unreleased) Labels: Tuff Gong, Rita Marley Music Formats: LP — — — — —1985 Play the Game Right 2nd studio album Labels: Tuff Gong, Rita Marley Music Formats: CD, digital download — — — — —1986 Hey World! 3rd studio album Labels: EMI Music Formats: CD, digital download 94 — — — —1988 Conscious Party 4th studio album Labels: Virgin Formats: CD, digital download 23 26 — — 34 RIAA: Platinum1989 One Bright Day 5th studio album Labels: Virgin Formats: CD, digital download 26 43 — — — RIAA: Gold1991 Jahmekya 6th studio album Labels: Virgin Formats: CD, digital download 63 — 3 — —1993 Joy and Blues 7th studio album Labels: Virgin, Ghetto Youths United Formats: CD, digital download 178 75 5 11 —1995 Free Like We Want 2 B 8th studio album Labels: Ghetto Youths United Formats: CD, digital download 170 — — 9 —1997 Fallen Is Babylon 9th studio album Labels: Eletkra, Ghetto Youths United Formats: CD, digital download — — — 9 —1999 The Spirit of Music 10th studio album Labels: Elektra, Ghetto Youths United Formats: CD, digital download — — — 1 —"—" denotes releases that did not chart
Live YearTitlePeak chart positions US Reggae2000 Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers Live, Vol. 1 Labels: Elektra Formats: CD, digital download 5
Compilation YearTitlePeak chart positions Top Reggae Albums1988 The Time Has Come: The Best of Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers 1st compilation album Labels: EMI Music Formats: CD, digital download—1993 3-CD Box Set 2nd compilation album Labels: Alex Formats: CD—1997 The Best of (1988–1993) 3rd compilation album Labels: EMI Music Formats: CD, digital download 22008 The Best of Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers 4th compilation album Labels: Tuff Gong, Ghetto Youths United Formats: CD, digital download—
Selected singles YearTitleChart positionsAlbum US US Maxi US Club US Main. Rock AUS NZ NED BEL(FLA) IRE UK1979"Children Playing In The Streets"——————————Play the Game Right1982"What a Plot"——————————1984"Met Her On A Rainy Day"——————————singles only"Rock It Baby"——————————1986"Play The Game Right"——————————Play the Game Right"Give a Little Love"——————————Hey World1988"Tomorrow People"39——163615752222Conscious Party"Tumblin' Down"—128——————84"Lee & Molly"——————————1989"Look Who's Dancin'"—4123———3445—65One Bright Day"One Bright Day"——————————1991"Good Time"85—————78———Jahmekya"Kozmik"——————1144—981993"Brothers and Sisters"—————45————Joy and Blues1995"Power to Move Ya" ——13———————Free Like We Want 2 B"Free Like We Want 2 B"——————————1997"People Get Ready" ——29———————Fallen Is Babylon1998"Everyone Wants to Be"——16———————"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.
Bob Marley cover songs "African Herbsman" "Africa Unite" "Could You Be Loved" "I Shot the Sheriff "Get Up, Stand Up" "Jamming" "Natty Dread" "One Love/People Get Ready "Positive Vibration" "Rainbow Country" "Rat Race" "Small Axe" "Stir It Up" "Sun Is Shining" "Time Will Tell"
Concert DVDs 1988: Conscious Party: Live at the Palladium 1996: Marley Magic: Tribute to Bob Marley 1999: One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star Tribute 2001: Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers Live 2008: Africa Unite: A Celebration of Bob Marley's 60th Birthday
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