The Best of the Wailers | ||||
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Released | August 1, 1971[1] | |||
Recorded | May 1970 | |||
Studio | Dynamic Sound Studios, Kingston, Jamaica[1] | |||
Genre | Reggae | |||
Length | 30:43[1] | |||
Label | Beverley's | |||
Producer | Leslie Kong[1] | |||
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The Best of the Wailers is the fourth studio album by the Wailers, released in August 1971.[1] Despite its title, it is not a compilation album. The album was recorded in May 1970 (prior to the band's involvement with Lee Perry) but not released until August 1971.[1]
The album was produced by Leslie Kong, who died of a heart attack at the age of 37, a week after the album was released.[1]
Track listing
All songs written by Bob Marley, except where noted.
Original album (1971)
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Soul Shakedown Party" | 3:09 | |
2. | "Stop the Train" | Peter Tosh | 2:20 |
3. | "Caution" | 2:43 | |
4. | "Soul Captives" | 2:03 | |
5. | "Go Tell It on the Mountain" | Traditional | 3:15 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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6. | "Can't You See" | Tosh | 2:42 |
7. | "Soon Come" | Tosh | 2:23 |
8. | "Cheer Up" | 2:03 | |
9. | "Back Out" | 2:18 | |
10. | "Do It Twice" | 2:48 |
The Definitive Remastered edition (2004)
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Soul Shakedown Party" | 3:09 | |
2. | "Stop the Train" | Peter Tosh | 2:20 |
3. | "Caution" | 2:43 | |
4. | "Soul Captives" | 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" | 2:03 | |
9. | "Back Out" | 2:18 | |
10. | "Do It Twice" | 2:48 | |
11. | "Soon Come" (version) | Tosh | 2:25 |
12. | "Soul Shakedown Party" (version) | 3:05 |
Personnel
- The Wailers
- Bob Marley – vocals
- Peter Tosh – vocals, melodica
- Bunny Livingston – vocals
- Additional musicians
Beverley's All Stars:[2]
- 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
- Production
- Leslie Kong – producer
- Warwick Lyn – producer
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Jo-Ann Greene. "The Best of the Wailers - Bob Marley & the Wailers,The Wailers | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ David Vlado Moskowitz (28 February 2007). The Words and Music of Bob Marley. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780275989354. Retrieved 20 July 2017 – via Internet Archive.
Beverley's All-Stars.