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Encyclopedia > Bob Marley and The Wailers discography

Bob Marley was a charismatic musician, the front figure of his bands, and one of the most notable singers and song writers of his era. However, Marley was often part of a band, and is occasionally attributed with music that was written, sung or produced by other notable musicians. Robert Nesta Bob Marley OM (February 6, 1945 – May 11, 1981) was a Jamaican singer, songwriter, guitarist, and political activist. ...


Bob Marley is considered the greatest writer and performer of Reggae music. Much of his best known music was recorded with Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer, who together with Marley were the most prominent members of The Wailers. In 1972, Bob Marley had his first hit outside Jamaica when Johnny Nash covered his song "Stir It Up", which became a U.K. hit. The 1973 album, Catch A Fire, was released worldwide, and sold well. It was followed by Burnin´ which included the song "I Shot The Sheriff", of which a cover version by Eric Clapton became a hit in 1974. This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... Peter Tosh on the cover of his album The Toughest Peter Tosh (October 19, 1944 – September 11, 1987) was a pioneer reggae musician, as well as a trailblazer for the Rastafarian movement. ... Bunny Wailer, also known as Bunny Livingston (born April 10, 1947), was an original member of reggae group The Wailers along with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. ... The Wailers in the middle of the 1960s. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... John Lester Nash Jr. ... Motto  2(French) God and my right Anthem God Save the Queen 3 United Kingdom() – on the European continent() – in the European Union() [] Location of the British overseas territories Capital London Largest conurbation (population) Greater London Urban Area Official languages English (de facto)4 Government and  -  Monarch Elizabeth II  -  Prime... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... I Shot The Sheriff is a song written by Bob Marley. ... Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born 30 March 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award winning English guitarist, singer and composer, who is one of the most successful musicians of the 20th century,[1] garnering an unprecedented three inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...


Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer left The Wailers in 1974. Bob Marley proceeded with "Bob Marley & the Wailers", which included the Wailers Band and the I Threes. In 1975, he had his first own hit outside Jamaica with "No Woman No Cry," from the Natty Dread album. His subsequent albums, including Rastaman Vibration, Exodus, Kaya, Survival and Uprising, were big international sellers. When Bob Marley originally started singing with Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh on the album Catch A Fire and Burnin ; they were known simply as The Wailers. ... The I Threes were a Jamaican reggae backing band made up of 3 women that was formed in 1974 to support Bob Marley and the Wailers after Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer, the original Wailer backing vocalists, left the band. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

Contents

Studio albums

Album Band Release Date Label
The Wailing Wailers The Wailers 1966 Studio One
The Best of the Wailers The Wailers 1970 Beverley's
Soul Rebels The Wailers 1970 Upsetter/Trojan
Soul Revolution The Wailers 1971 Upsetter/Trojan
Soul Revolution Part II The Wailers 1971 Upsetter/Trojan
Catch a Fire The Wailers 1973 Island/Tuff Gong
African Herbsman The Wailers 1973 Upsetter/Trojan
Burnin' The Wailers 1973 Island/Tuff Gong
Rasta Revolution Bob Marley & The Wailers 1974 Upsetter/Trojan
Natty Dread Bob Marley & The Wailers 1974 Island/Tuff Gong
Rastaman Vibration Bob Marley & The Wailers 1976 Island/Tuff Gong
Exodus Bob Marley & The Wailers 1977 Island/Tuff Gong
Kaya Bob Marley & The Wailers 1978 Island/Tuff Gong
Survival Bob Marley & The Wailers 1979 Island/Tuff Gong
Uprising Bob Marley & The Wailers 1980 Island/Tuff Gong
Confrontation (posthumous) Bob Marley & The Wailers 1983 Island/Tuff Gong

The Wailing Wailers is an album by The Wailers. ... The Wailers in the middle of the 1960s. ... Studio One is one of Reggaes most renowned record labels, having been described as the Motown of Jamaica. ... The Best of the Wailers is an album by The Wailers, released in Jamaica in 1970. ... Leslie Kong (1933–August 9, 1971) was a Chinese Jamaican reggae record producer. ... Soul Rebels is an album by Bob Marley. ... Upsetter Records was set up by Lee Scratch Perry in 1968. ... Trojan Records Trojan Records is a label specialising in ska,rocksteady,reggae and dub music. ... Soul Revolution Track listing 1. ... Soul Revolution Part II is an early reggae instrumental version of Soul Revolution album by The Wailers, originally released only in Jamaica. ... Catch a Fire is the major label debut album for Jamaican roots reggae band The Wailers, released on Island Records in 1973 (see 1973 in music). ... Tuff Gong is a record label that was formed by the reggae group The Wailers in 1970 and named after Bob Marleys nickname. ... African Herbsman is a compilation of The Wailers songs, released by Trojan Records in 1973, shortly after their major-label debut album Catch a Fire had been released by Island Records. ... Burnin is a roots reggae album by The Wailers, released in 1973 (see 1973 in music). ... Rasta Revolution is an album by Bob Marley and the Wailers. ... Bob Marley Robert Nesta Marley (February 6, 1945 - May 11, 1981), better known as Bob Marley, was a singer, guitarist, songwriter and Rastafarian from the ghettos of Jamaica. ... Natty Dread is a 1974 (see 1974 in music) reggae album by Bob Marley & the Wailers. ... Rastaman Vibration, a roots reggae-album by Bob Marley & the Wailers released in April 30, 1976. ... Exodus is a roots reggae album released by Bob Marley & the Wailers on June 3, 1977 (see 1977 in music). ... Kaya is a roots reggae-album released by Bob Marley & the Wailers in 1978. ... Survival is a roots reggae album by Bob Marley & The Wailers released in 1979. ... Uprising is a 1980 (see 1980 in music) album by reggae singer Bob Marley. ... Confrontation is a roots reggae album by Bob Marley & the Wailers, released posthumously in May 1983, two years after Marleys death. ...

Live albums

Album Release Date Label
Live! 1975 Island/Tuff Gong
Babylon by Bus 1978 Island/Tuff Gong
Talkin' Blues (recorded in 1973) 1991 Island/Tuff Gong
Live at the Roxy (recorded in 1976) 2003 Island/Tuff Gong

Live! is a Bob Marley & The Wailers live album, released on December 5, 1975. ... Tuff Gong is a record label that was formed by the reggae group The Wailers in 1970 and named after Bob Marleys nickname. ... Babylon By Bus is a roots reggae-album released by Bob Marley & the Wailers in 1978. ... Talkin Blues is an album by Bob Marley & The Wailers, released in 1991. ... Live at the Roxy is a two-disc live album by Bob Marley & The Wailers, released in 2003. ...

Compilations

Album Release Date Label
Interviews 1981 Island/Tuff Gong
Legend 1984 Island/Tuff Gong
Rebel Music 1986 Island/Tuff Gong
Songs of Freedom 1992 Island/Tuff Gong
Natural Mystic: The Legend Lives On 1995 Island/Tuff Gong
Bob Marley: Reggae Legend 1999 St. Clair
One Love: The Very Best of Bob Marley & The Wailers 2001 Island/Tuff Gong
Bob Marley and The Wailers: Trenchtown Rock (Anthology '69 - '78) 2002 Trojan Records
Gold 2005 Island/Tuff Gong
Africa Unite: The Singles Collection 2005 Island/Tuff Gong

Tuff Gong is a record label that was formed by the reggae group The Wailers in 1970 and named after Bob Marleys nickname. ... Legend is a greatest hits collection of Bob Marley & The Wailers songs, released on May 8, 1984 (see 1984 in music). ... Songs of Freedom is a four-disc box set containing music by Bob Marley and the Wailers, from Marleys first song Judge Not recorded in 1962, to a live version of Redemption Song, recorded in 1980 at his last concert. ... Gold is a two-disc compilation album of Bob Marley songs released by Island Records in 2005. ...

Compilations of material recorded at Studio One 1963–1966

Album Release Date Label
One Love at Studio One (double CD) 1991 Heartbeat Records
Simmer Down at Studio One (same as disc one of One Love) 1994 Heartbeat Records
Wailing Wailers at Studio One (same as disc two of One Love) 1994 Heartbeat Records
The Toughest – collection of Peter Tosh's Studio One recordings 1996 Heartbeat Records
Destiny: Rare Ska Sides from Studio One 1999 Heartbeat Records
Wailers and Friends 1999 Heartbeat Records
Climb the Ladder 2000 Heartbeat Records
Greatest Hits at Studio One 2003 Heartbeat Records
One Love at Studio One (double CD re-issue) 2006 Heartbeat Records

Studio One is one of Reggaes most renowned record labels, having been described as the Motown of Jamaica. ... Heartbeat Records is a record label specialising in Jamaican music. ... Heartbeat Records is a record label specialising in Jamaican music. ...

Compilations of material recorded 1966–1971

Album Release Date Label
Rock to the rock 1999 Jad/Koch International/Universal
Feel Alright 2004 JAD/Universal
Best of the Wailers 2004 JAD/Universal
Soul Rebels 2004 JAD/Universal
Soul Revolution Part II 2004 JAD/Universal
Upsetter Revolution Rhythm 2004 JAD/Universal
Universal Masters Collection 2004 JAD/Universal
Original Cuts 2004 JAD/Universal
127 King Street 2004 JAD/Universal
Ammunition Dub Collection 2004 JAD/Universal
Wail'N Soul'M Singles Selecta 2005 JAD/Universal
Grooving Kingston 12 (3-CD boxset) 2004 JAD/Universal
Fy-Ah, Fy-Ah (3-CD boxset) 2004 JAD/Universal
Man To Man (4-CD boxset) 2005 JAD/Universal

Rock to the Rock is a compilation album of Bob Marley and the Wailers which spotlights the year of 1968 and features such classics as How Many Times, Rocking Steady, There She Goes, Treat You Right, Soul Rebel, Put It On and What Goes Around Comes Around Rock to the... Look up universal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... JAD Records was a record label that was co-owned by Johnny Nash, producer Arthur Jenkins, and businessman Danny Sims, whose initials formed its logo. ... Look up universal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Best of the Wailers is an album by The Wailers, released in Jamaica in 1970. ... Soul Rebels is an album by Bob Marley. ... Soul Revolution Part II is an early reggae instrumental version of Soul Revolution album by The Wailers, originally released only in Jamaica. ... Soul Revolution Part II is an early reggae instrumental version of Soul Revolution album by The Wailers, originally released only in Jamaica. ...

Official albums containing remixes

Album Release Date Label
Chances Are 1981 WEA
Soul Almighty: The Formative Years Vol.1 1996 JAD
Black Progress: The Formative Years Vol.2 1997 JAD
Dreams Of Freedom: Ambient Translations in Dub 1997 Island
Chant Down Babylon 1999 Island
Shakedown: Marley Remix 2001 JAD

Chances Are is a album by Bob Marley. ... Warner Bros. ... Chant Down Babylon is a remix album by various hip hop artists covering songs by Bob Marley & The Wailers, released in 1999. ...

Tribute albums containing re-recordings

Album Release Date Label
Like Father Like Son 1996 WEA
Stir It Up: The Music of Bob Marley 1999 Telarc
Kaya N'Gan Daya 2002 WEA
Concrete Jungle: The Music of Bob Marley 2006 Telarc

Telarc International Corporation is a Cleveland, Ohio based independent record label, founded in 1977 by two classically trained musicians and former teachers, Jack Renner and Robert Woods. ...

Notable cover versions

John Lester Nash Jr. ... Stir It Up is a song composed by Bob Marley in 1967, and first made popular by Johnny Nash, peaking on the UK chart in June 1972. ... Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born 30 March 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award winning English guitarist, singer and composer, who is one of the most successful musicians of the 20th century,[1] garnering an unprecedented three inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ... I Shot The Sheriff is a song written by Bob Marley. ... 461 Ocean Boulevard is a 1974 (see 1974 in music) album by blues rocker Eric Clapton. ... Stiff Little Fingers are a punk band from Belfast, Northern Ireland, formed in 1977. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Inflammable Material is a punk album by the band Stiff Little Fingers, released in 1979 (see 1979 in music). ... Fahey and Detroit on the cover of the Hormonally Yours album Shakespears Sister (sometimes written with the apostrophe) was a band consisting of Siobhan Fahey and Marcella Detroit. ... Could You Be Loved is a famous song by Bob Marley and the Wailers. ... Track Listing King of Rock and Roll Sacred Heart Another Lie Rock N Roll Children Hungry for Heaven Like the Beat of a Heart Just Another Day Fallen Angels Shoot Shoot ____________ Note: This was the last Dio album to include guitarist Vivian Campbell, who went on to join several... Lauryn Noel Hill (born May 25, 1975) is an eight-time Grammy award winning musician, and record producer. ... Chant Down Babylon is a remix album by various hip hop artists covering songs by Bob Marley & The Wailers, released in 1999. ... Damian Marley (born July 21, 1978 in Kingston, Jamaica), is a Grammy-winning reggae artist and is the youngest male child of reggae legend Bob Marley, and the only child born to Marley and Cindy Breakspeare, Miss World 1976. ... Blue Crush is a 2002 surfer film directed by John Stockwell and based on the Outside magazine article Surfer Girls of Maui by Susan Orlean. ... For the band, see Sublime (band), or their third album Sublime (album). ... For the article on tobacco smoking, see here; For the main health effects of tobacco smoking, see here: Second-hand Smoke redirects here, for the Sublime album, see Second-hand Smoke (album) Passive smoking (also known as environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), involuntary smoking or secondhand smoke) occurs when the exhaled... This article is about a rock band; for deceptive e-mail practices, see Phishing. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... No Woman No Cry was a song written by Bob Marley. ... Johnny Cash (born J. R. Cash, February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American, multi Grammy Award-winning influential American country and rock and roll singer and songwriter. ... John Graham Mellor (August 21, 1952 – December 22, 2002) better known as Joe Strummer, was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead singer of the English punk rock band The Clash, The Mescaleros and (temporarily) The Pogues. ... Album cover of Uprising Redemption Song was the last track on Bob Marleys ninth Island music album, Uprising. ... Unearthed is a collection of acclaimed recordings by the legendary country singer Johnny Cash (1932-2003), released by Lost Highway Records on November 25, 2003. ...

Reference

  • Soul Rebels Bob Marley & The Wailers: 1962-1972


 
 

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