The Best of the Wailers - Misplaced Pages

(Redirected from The Best of The Wailers)

1971 studio album by the Wailers

The Best of the Wailers

Studio album by the Wailers

Released

August 1, 1971

Recorded

May 1970

Studio

Dynamic Sound Studios, Kingston, Jamaica

Genre

Reggae

Length

30:43

The Wailers chronology

Soul Revolution Part II
(1971)

The Best of the Wailers
(1971)

Catch a Fire
(1973)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

The Best of the Wailers is the fourth studio album by the Wailers, released in August 1971. 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. Over the years, the album was released and re-released under many titles, including Shakedown (or Shake Dowm), Soul Captives, Cheer Up, Roots I, Reggae!, In The Beginning... and more.

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.

Track listing

All songs written by Bob Marley, except where noted.

Original album (1971)

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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)

Current CD Version
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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:

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

^ Jo-Ann Greene. "The Best of the Wailers - Bob Marley & the Wailers, The Wailers | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
"The Wailers – The Best Of The Wailers". discogs. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
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.

v t e Bob Marley and the Wailers
Bob Marley Peter Tosh Bunny Wailer Other vocalists: Junior Braithwaite Cherry Smith Beverley Kelso Constantine "Vision" Walker Rita Marley Marcia Griffiths Judy Mowatt Musicians: Aston "Family Man" Barrett Carlton Barrett Earl Lindo Tyrone Downie Alvin "Seeco" Patterson Al Anderson Earl "Chinna" Smith Donald Kinsey Junior Marvin
Studio albums	The Wailing Wailers (1965) Soul Rebels (1970) Soul Revolution Part II (1971) The Best of the Wailers (1971) Catch a Fire (1973) Burnin' (1973) Natty Dread (1974) Rastaman Vibration (1976) Exodus (1977) Kaya (1978) Survival (1979) Uprising (1980) Confrontation (1983)
Compilations	African Herbsman (1973) Rasta Revolution (1974) Legend (1984) Rebel Music (1986) Natural Mystic: The Legend Lives On (1995) 21 Winners: The Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers (1997) One Love: The Very Best of Bob Marley & The Wailers (2001) Gold (2005)
Live albums	Live! (1975) Babylon by Bus (1978) Talkin' Blues (1991) Live at the Roxy (2003) Live Forever: September 23, 1980 • Stanley Theatre • Pittsburgh, PA (2011) Easy Skanking in Boston '78 (2015)
Remix albums	Chances Are (1981) Chant Down Babylon (1999) B Is for Bob (2009)
Box sets	Songs of Freedom (1992) The Complete Bob Marley & the Wailers 1967–1972 (1997–2002)
Singles	"Judge Not" "Simmer Down" "Guava Jelly" "Stir It Up" "Get Up, Stand Up" "I Shot the Sheriff" "No Woman, No Cry (Live '75)" "Jah Live" "Exodus" "Waiting in Vain" "Jamming"/"Punky Reggae Party" "Is This Love" "Satisfy My Soul" "So Much Trouble in the World" "Could You Be Loved" "Redemption Song" "Three Little Birds" "Forever Loving Jah" "Buffalo Soldier" "One Love/People Get Ready" "Iron Lion Zion" "Sun Is Shining" "Turn Your Lights Down Low" "Slogans" "Is This Love"
Other songs	"Rude Boy" "Mr Brown" "Small Axe" "No Woman, No Cry" "Turn Your Lights Down Low" "Sun Is Shining" "One Drop" "War" "Hammer"
Performances	Smile Jamaica Concert (1976) Exodus Tour (1977) One Love Peace Concert (1978) Uprising Tour (1980)
Associated acts	The Skatalites The Upsetters Word, Sound and Power The Wailers Band The Original Wailers
Related people	Chris Blackwell Errol Brown Allan Cole Coxsone Dodd Vincent Ford Neville Garrick Joe Higgs Lee Jaffe Arthur Jenkins King Sporty Leslie Kong Johnny Nash Jimmy Norman Lee "Scratch" Perry Mortimer Planno Karl Pitterson Alex Sadkin
Related articles	Discography Band members Outline of Bob Marley 1976 assassination attempt Marley Natural Upsetter Records Tuff Gong Bob Marley Museum Statue of Bob Marley Tribute to the Legend: Bob Marley Marley soundtrack Hall of Fame: A Tribute to Bob Marley's 50th Anniversary Time Will Tell: A Tribute to Bob Marley One Love: The Bob Marley Musical Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical Bob Marley: One Love soundtrack
Category

This 1970s album–related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

This reggae album–related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: