The Best of The Wailers
| The Best of the Wailers | ||||
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| Studio album by Bob Marley and the Wailers | ||||
| Released | August 1971[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1969–1970 | |||
| Studio | Dynamic Sound Studios, Kingston, Jamaica[1] | |||
| Genre | Reggae | |||
| Length | 30:43[1] | |||
| Label | Beverley's | |||
| Producer | Leslie Kong[1] | |||
| Bob Marley and the Wailers chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   |
The Best of the Wailers is an album by The Wailers, released in August 1971.[1] Despite its title, it is not a compilation album. The album was recorded in 1969–1970 (prior to the band's involvement with Lee Perry) but only released in 1971.
The album was produced by Leslie Kong, who died of a heart attack at the age of 38 a week after the album was released.[1]
Track listing
Original album (1971)
| Side one | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Soul Shakedown Party" | Bob Marley | 3:09 |
| 2. | "Stop the Train" | Peter Tosh | 2:20 |
| 3. | "Caution" | Marley | 2:43 |
| 4. | "Soul Captives" | Marley | 2:03 |
| 5. | "Go Tell It on the Mountain" | Traditional | 3:15 |
| Side two | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 6. | "Can't You See" | Tosh | 2:42 |
| 7. | "Soon Come" | Tosh | 2:23 |
| 8. | "Cheer Up" | Marley | 2:03 |
| 9. | "Back Out" | Marley | 2:18 |
| 10. | "Do It Twice" | Marley | 2:48 |
The Definitive Remastered edition (2004)
| Current CD Version | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Soul Shakedown Party" | Bob Marley | 3:09 |
| 2. | "Stop the Train" | Peter Tosh | 2:20 |
| 3. | "Caution" | Marley | 2:43 |
| 4. | "Soul Captives" | Marley | 2:03 |
| 5. | "Go Tell It on the Mountain" | Traditional | 3:15 |
| 6. | "Can't You See" | Tosh | 2:42 |
| 7. | "Soon Come" | Tosh | 2:23 |
| 8. | "Cheer Up" | Marley | 2:03 |
| 9. | "Back Out" | Marley | 2:18 |
| 10. | "Do It Twice" | Marley | 2:48 |
| 11. | "Soon Come" (version) | Tosh | 2:25 |
| 12. | "Soul Shakedown Party" (version) | Marley | 3:05 |
Personnel
- The Wailers
- Bob Marley – vocals
- Peter Tosh – vocals, melodica
- Bunny Livingstone – vocals
- Additional musicians
Beverley's All Stars:[3]
- Gladstone Anderson – piano
- Winston Wright – organ
- Paul Douglas – drums
- Jackie Jackson – bass
- Lloyd Parks – bass
- Lynford "Hux" Brown – guitar
- Radcliffe "Rad" Bryan – guitar
- Lynn Taitt – guitar
- Aston Barrett – bass
- Carlton Barrett – drums
- Production
- Leslie Kong – producer
- Warwick Lyn – producer
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jo-Ann Greene. "The Best of the Wailers - Bob Marley & the Wailers,The Wailers | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
- ↑ Jo-Ann Greene. "The Best of the Wailers - Bob Marley & the Wailers,The Wailers | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
- ↑ David Vlado Moskowitz. The Words and Music of Bob Marley. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
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