Joy and Blues
1993 studio album by Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers
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Joy and Blues is a studio album by the reggae band Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, released in 1993 on Virgin Records.[1][2] The first single was "Brothers and Sisters", which was promoted to modern rock radio.[3]
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| Released | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Reggae | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers | |||
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The album was nominated for a Grammy Award, in the "Best Reggae Album" category.[4] It peaked at No. 178 on the Billboard 200.[5]
Production
"There She Goes" is a version of Bob Marley's "Stand Alone".[6] "African Herbsman" is a cover of the Richie Havens song, which Bob had covered in the early 1970s.[7]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [8] |
| Calgary Herald | B[9] |
| Rolling Stone |  [10] |
Trouser Press stated: "Whether it's the familiarity of the sound, the concentration of energy or the band's congenital fluency in their father's tongue, the album is a solid winner."[11] The Calgary Herald wrote that Marley is "great at putting an uptempo, sunny sound on a song that's got a serious, even threatening undertow."[9]
AllMusic noted that "the arrangements are more subtle than in the past, quietly enhancing the songs' atmospheres and lyrics."[8]
Track listing
- "Joy and Blues"
- "Brothers and Sisters"
- "There She Goes"
- "Talk"
- "Rebel in Disguise"
- "X Marks The Spot"
- "Head Top"
- "African Herbsman"
- "World So Corrupt"
- "Garden"
- "Mama"
- "This One"