''Play the Game Right'' is the debut album by

Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers were a Jamaican-American reggae family group whose line-up consisted of the children of musicians, Bob Marley and Rita Marley, which includes lead singer Ziggy Marley with Sharon Marley, Cedella Marley, and ...

, released in 1985. The album was executive produced by

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. The album was nominated for a Grammy.

Critical reception

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called ''Play the Game Right'' "an excellent album, and a formidable debut," praising the "clean sound that balances a rootsy feel with a lilting poppy edge." ''

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'' called it "attractive and surprisingly accomplished for such young musicians."

Track listing

All tracks composed by David "Ziggy" Marley; except where indicated #"Naah Leggo" #"What a Plot" #"Play the Game Right" #"Aiding and Abetting" #"Revelation" (Ziggy Marley, Richard Booker) #"Children Playing in the Streets" (

Bob Marley Robert Nesta Marley (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981; baptised in 1980 as Berhane Selassie) was a Jamaican singer, musician, and songwriter. Considered one of the pioneers of reggae, his musical career was marked by fusing elements o ...

) #"Reggae Is Now" (Live) #"Unuh Nuh Listen Yet" (Ziggy Marley, Constantine "Vision" Walker) #"Rising Sun" #"Natty Dread Rampage"

Personnel

*Ziggy Marley - vocals, guitar, percussion * Chinna, Richard Walters, Steve Golding - acoustic guitar * Aston Barrett, Owen "Dreadie" Reid, Richard Walter - bass *Ashley "Grub" Cooper,

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- drums *Ashley "Grub" Cooper, Harry "T" Powell, Steve Golding,

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- percussion * "Wire" Lindo,

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- piano, organ *Ashey "Grub" Cooper,

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, Glen DaCosta - saxophone * David Madden, Junior "Chico" Chin, Seymour Powell - trumpet *Calvin "Bubbles" Cameron, Everald Gayle, Ronald "Nambo" Robinson - trombone *

Cedella Marley Cedella Marley Minto (born 23 August 1967) is a Jamaican singer. She is the daughter of reggae singers Bob Marley and Rita Marley and the mother of Skip Marley. She was in the group Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers along with her sister and b ...

Sharon Marley Sharon Marley Pendergast (born 23 November 1964) is a Jamaican singer, dancer, and curator. She is the biological daughter of Rita Marley and was adopted by Bob Marley when the two married. She was in the group Ziggy Marley and the Melody Make ...

, Stephen Marley - backing vocals ;Technical *

- executive producer *Errol Brown,

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- engineers

References

{{Authority control 1985 debut albums Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers albums EMI Records albums