Conversations (Gentleman and Ky-Mani Marley album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Conversations
| type = Studio album
| artist = Gentleman & Ky-Mani Marley
| cover = Conversations (Gentleman and Ky-Mani Marley album).jpg
| released = {{Start date|2016|6|26}}
| recorded =
| studio = {{hlist|Circle House Studios (Miami, FL)|Soulfood Studios}}
| genre = Reggae
| length =
| label = {{hlist|Island|Vertigo/Capitol}}
| producer = {{hlist|Ben Bazzazian|Boris Rogowski|Clayton Morrison|Di Genius|Gentleman|Jugglerz|Ky-Mani Marley|Supa Dups}}
| prev_title = New Day Dawn
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = Blaue Stunde
| next_year = 2020
| chronology = Gentleman
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Ky-Mani Marley
| type = studio
| prev_title = Maestro
| prev_year = 2015
| title = Conversations
| year = 2016
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = laut.de
| rev1score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{Cite web |last=Ehrhardt |first=Jan |title=Ein Meisterwerk moderner Pop-Musik. |url=http://www.laut.de/Gentleman-Ky-Mani-Marley/Alben/Conversations-99876 |access-date=April 24, 2023 |website=laut.de |language=de}}
}}
Conversations is a collaborative studio album by German reggae musician Gentleman and Jamaican reggae/hip-hop artist Ky-Mani Marley. It was released on June 26, 2016, through Island/Vertigo/Capitol. Recording sessions took place at Circle House Studios in North Miami, Florida and at Soulfood Studios. Production was handled by Gentleman, Clayton Morrison, Ben Bazzazian,Supa Dups, Boris Rogowski, Di Genius, Jugglerz and Ky-Mani Marley, with Rolf Radny serving as executive producer. It features guest appearance from Marcia Griffiths on the cover version of The Wailers' song "Simmer Down".{{citation needed|date= April 2023}}
The album peaked at number 4 on the Swiss Hitparade, number 6 in Austria, number 8 in Germany, number 139 in Flanders and number 156 in the Netherlands. It also made it to number 4 on the US Billboard Reggae Albums chart.
Music videos were released for eight songs—"Signs of the Times", "Mama" and "Simmer Down (Control Your Temper)" were directed by Noël Dernesch, "Tomorrow", "Uprising", "No Solidarity", "Motivation" and "How I Feel" were directed by Henning Brix.{{citation needed|date= April 2023}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Signs of the Times
| length1 = 3:47
| writer1 = {{hlist|Tilmann Otto|Ky-Mani Marley|Clayton Morrison}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Gentleman|Clay}}
| title2 = Skit 1
| length2 = 0:22
| writer2 =
| extra2 =
| title3 = Tomorrow
| length3 = 3:53
| writer3 = {{hlist|Otto|K. Marley|Everold "Daddy Rings" Dwyer|Ben Bazzazian}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Gentleman|Ben Bazzazian}}
| title4 = Questions
| length4 = 3:32
| writer4 = {{hlist|Otto|K. Marley|Morrison}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Gentleman|Clay}}
| title5 = Skit 2
| length5 = 0:29
| writer5 =
| extra5 =
| title6 = Jah Guide Over Us
| length6 = 4:09
| writer6 = {{hlist|Otto|K. Marley|Dwayne Chin-Quee|Stephen McGregor}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|Supa Dups|Di Genius}}
| title7 = Mama
| length7 = 3:36
| writer7 = {{hlist|Otto|K. Marley|Dwyer|Chin-Quee}}
| extra7 = Supa Dups
| title8 = Simmer Down
| note8 = featuring Marcia Griffiths
| length8 = 2:39
| writer8 = {{hlist|Bob Marley|Otto|Dwyer}}
| extra8 = {{hlist|Gentleman|Clay}}
| title9 = Red Town
| length9 = 3:42
| writer9 = {{hlist|Otto|Morrison}}
| extra9 = {{hlist|Gentleman|Clay}}
| title10 = Hey
| length10 = 4:35
| writer10 = K. Marley
| extra10 = Ky-Mani Marley
| title11 = Skit 3
| length11 = 0:33
| writer11 =
| extra11 =
| title12 = Uprising
| length12 = 3:08
| writer12 = {{hlist|Otto|K. Marley|Dwyer|Morrison}}
| extra12 = {{hlist|Gentleman|Clay}}
| title13 = No Solidarity
| length13 = 3:24
| writer13 = {{hlist|Otto|K. Marley|Dwyer|Bazzazian|Boris Rogowski}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|Ben Bazzazian|Boris Rogowski}}
| title14 = Way Out
| length14 = 3:37
| writer14 = {{hlist|Otto|K. Marley|Morrison}}
| extra14 = {{hlist|Gentleman|Clay}}
| title15 = Skit 4
| length15 = 0:21
| writer15 =
| extra15 =
| title16 = How I Feel
| length16 = 3:47
| writer16 = {{hlist|Otto|K. Marley|Dwyer|Bazzazian}}
| extra16 = {{hlist|Gentleman|Ben Bazzazian}}
| title17 = Motivation
| length17 = 3:13
| writer17 = {{hlist|Otto|K. Marley|Dwyer|Martin Peter Willumeit|Jonas Nikolaus Lang|Paul Philipp Spurny|Sahin Kablan}}
| extra17 = Jugglerz
| title18 = Quality of Life
| length18 = 3:09
| writer18 = {{hlist|Otto|K. Marley|Morrison}}
| extra18 = {{hlist|Gentleman|Clay}}
| total_length =
}}
Additional personnel
{{unreferenced section|date= April 2023}}
- Rolf Radny – executive producer
- Kevin Metcalfe – mastering
- Henning Brix – artwork
- Pascal Bünning – photography
Charts
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!Chart (2016) !Peak |
| {{album chart|Austria|6|rowheader=true|access-date=April 24, 2023|artist=Gentleman & Ky-Mani Marley|album=Conversations}} |
| {{album chart|Flanders|139|rowheader=true|access-date=April 24, 2023|artist=Gentleman & Ky-Mani Marley|album=Conversations}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|156|rowheader=true|access-date=April 24, 2023|artist=Gentleman & Ky-Mani Marley|album=Conversations}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|8|rowheader=true|access-date=April 24, 2023|artist=Gentleman & Ky-Mani Marley|id=307004|album=Conversations}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|4|rowheader=true|access-date=April 24, 2023|artist=Gentleman & Ky-Mani Marley|album=Conversations}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardReggae|4|rowheader=true|access-date=April 24, 2023|artist=Ky-Mani Marley|album=Conversations}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|1021025|Gentleman & Ky-Mani Marley – Conversations}}
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Category:2016 collaborative albums
Category:Island Records albums
Category:Ky-Mani Marley albums
Category:Capitol Records albums
Category:Vertigo Records albums
Category:Gentleman (musician) albums