Roots of a Legend

~ Release by Bob Marley & The Wailers (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Soul Shakedown Party
engineer:
Carlton Lee
producer:
Leslie Kong
bass:
Jackie Jackson (reggae bassist) (on 1970-05-05)
drums (drum set):
Paul Douglas (JM reggae percussionist) (on 1970-05-05)
guitar:
Hux Brown (JM ska, rocksteady, reggae guitarist) (on 1970-05-05) and Peter Tosh (on 1970-05-05)
organ:
Winston Wright (Jamaican piano and keyboard player) (on 1970-05-05)
piano:
Gladstone Anderson (Jamaican keyboardist, aka "Gladdy") (on 1970-05-05)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) (on 1970-05-05)
tenor vocals [harmony vocals]:
Peter Tosh (on 1970-05-05) and Bunny Wailer (on 1970-05-05)
publisher:
Trojan Records
recorded at:
Dynamic Sounds in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (on 1970-05-05)
recording of:
Soul Shakedown Party (on 1970-05-05)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Cayman Music Inc, Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited and Odnil Music
3.83:06
2Adam & Eve
engineer:
Buddy Davidson (Jamaican recording engineer)
producer:
Ted Pouder
bass:
Jackie Jackson (reggae bassist) (in 1969-11)
drums (drum set):
Hugh Malcolm (Jamaican drummer) (in 1969-11)
guitar:
Hux Brown (JM ska, rocksteady, reggae guitarist) (in 1969-11)
keyboard:
Winston Wright (Jamaican piano and keyboard player) (in 1969-11)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) (in 1969-11)
tenor vocals [harmony vocals]:
Rita Marley (in 1969-11), Peter Tosh (in 1969-11) and Bunny Wailer (in 1969-11)
recorded at:
Federal Records Studio in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (in 1969-11)
cover recording of:
Adam & Eve (reggae song) (in 1969-11)
lyricist:
Leo Graham (reggae artist)
2.553:06
3Brand New Second Hand
producer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1972)
edit of:
Brand New Second Hand (alternate vocals) by Bob Marley & The Wailers
recording of:
Second Hand (in 1971-01)
lyricist and composer:
Peter Tosh
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
3.553:07
4Soul Rebel
recording engineer:
Errol Thompson (Jamaican reggae/dub producer & engineer) (in 1970-11)
producer:
Clement “Coxsone” Dodd, Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
bass:
Lloyd Parks (Jamaican bassist) (in 1970-11)
drums (drum set):
Carlton “Carly” Barrett (in 1970-11)
guitar:
Alva “Reggie” Lewis (in 1970-11) and Rannie “Bop” Williams (in 1970-11)
keyboard:
Glen Adams (in 1970-11)
percussion:
Uziah “Sticky” Thompson (in 1970-11)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) (in 1970-11)
tenor vocals [harmony vocals]:
Peter Tosh (in 1970-11) and Bunny Wailer (in 1970-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Studio 17 in Jamaica (in 1970-11)
recording of:
Soul Rebel (in 1970-11)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Because Éditions, Blue Mountain Music, Cayman Music Inc, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited, Jamrec Music, Odnil Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
3:18
5My Cup
recording engineer:
Errol Thompson (Jamaican reggae/dub producer & engineer)
producer:
Clement “Coxsone” Dodd, Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Studio 17 in Jamaica
recording of:
My Cup (in 1970-08)
writer and arranger:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
arrangement of:
I Guess I’ll Have to Cry, Cry, Cry
53:33
6No Water
recording engineer:
Errol Thompson (Jamaican reggae/dub producer & engineer)
producer:
Clement “Coxsone” Dodd, Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Studio 17 in Jamaica
recording of:
No Water (in 1970-11)
writer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music, Jamrec Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
52:07
7Reaction
recording engineer:
Errol Thompson (Jamaican reggae/dub producer & engineer)
producer:
Clement “Coxsone” Dodd, Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
bass:
Lloyd Parks (Jamaican bassist) (in 1970-11)
drums (drum set):
Carlton “Carly” Barrett (in 1970-11)
guitar:
Alva “Reggie” Lewis (in 1970-11) and Rannie “Bop” Williams (in 1970-11)
keyboard:
Glen Adams (in 1970-11)
percussion:
Uziah “Sticky” Thompson (in 1970-11)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
tenor vocals [harmony vocals]:
Peter Tosh (in 1970-11) and Bunny Wailer (in 1970-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Studio 17 in Jamaica (in 1970-11)
recording of:
Reaction (in 1970-11)
writer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music, Jamrec Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
3.82:40
8African Herbman
recording engineer:
Errol Thompson (Jamaican reggae/dub producer & engineer)
producer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
bass:
Aston “Family Man” Barrett (in 1971-02)
drums (drum set):
Carlton “Carly” Barrett (in 1971-02)
guitar:
Alva “Reggie” Lewis (in 1971-02)
keyboard:
Glen Adams (in 1971-02)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) (in 1971-02)
tenor vocals [harmony vocals]:
Peter Tosh (in 1971-02) and Bunny Wailer (in 1971-02)
recorded at:
Studio 17 in Jamaica (in 1971-02)
recording of:
African Herbsman (in 1971-02)
additional lyricist:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
lyricist and composer:
Richie Havens, Joe Price (Richie Havens collaborator) and Mark Roth
publisher:
Bronjo Music and Cayman Music Inc
version of:
Indian Rope Man
42:23
9Stop the Train
engineer:
Carlton Lee
producer:
Leslie Kong
recording of:
Stop That Train (on 1970-05-05)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Peter Tosh
publisher:
Axum Zion Music Limited, B & C Music Publishing Ltd., Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Iron Zion Music Limited, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Universal/Island Music Ltd. (for music publishing use only, formerly Island Music Ltd.), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) and 渡辺音楽出版 (Watanabe Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Japanese publisher, 1962–present)
2:18
10There She Goes
producer:
Arthur Jenkins (in 1968) and Johnny Nash (US reggae/pop singer-songwriter) (in 1968)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
arranger:
Arthur Jenkins
recorded at:
Dynamic Sounds in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (in 1968-06)
recording of:
There She Goes (in 1968-06)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
52:31
11How Many Times
edit of:
How Many Times (1968 re-recording) by The Wailers (’60s – ’70s Jamaican reggae band of Wailer, Marley & Tosh)
recording of:
How Many Times (Bob Marley song) (in 1968-06)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. and Shakat Music Publishing
2:43
12Rebel Hop
recording engineer:
Errol Thompson (Jamaican reggae/dub producer & engineer)
producer:
Clement “Coxsone” Dodd, Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
bass:
Lloyd Parks (Jamaican bassist) (in 1970-12)
drums (drum set):
Carlton “Carly” Barrett (in 1970-12)
guitar:
Alva “Reggie” Lewis (in 1970-12), Peter Tosh (in 1970-12) and Rannie “Bop” Williams (in 1970-12)
keyboard:
Glen Adams (in 1970-12)
percussion:
Uziah “Sticky” Thompson (in 1970-12)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) (in 1970-12)
tenor vocals [harmony vocals]:
Peter Tosh (in 1970-12) and Bunny Wailer (in 1970-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Studio 17 in Jamaica (in 1970-12)
recording of:
Rebel’s Hop (in 1970-12)
writer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist), Curtis Mayfield, Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jamrec Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
medley of:
Cloud Nine
medley of:
Keep On Moving
medley of:
Rude Boy
2:38
13Chances Are
producer:
Arthur Jenkins (in 1968) and Johnny Nash (US reggae/pop singer-songwriter) (in 1968)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
arranger:
Arthur Jenkins
recorded at:
Dynamic Sounds in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica
recording of:
Chances Are (in 1968-06)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
3.83:09
14Hammer
engineer:
Carlton Lee
producer:
Danny Sims
bass:
Jackie Jackson (reggae bassist) (in 1968-06)
drums (drum set):
Hugh Malcolm (Jamaican drummer) (in 1968-06)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) (in 1968-06)
tenor vocals [harmony vocals]:
Rita Marley (in 1968-06) and Peter Tosh (in 1968-06)
recorded at:
Wirl Studio in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (in 1968-06)
recording of:
Hammer (in 1968-06)
writer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
42:52
15Treat You Right
producer:
Arthur Jenkins (in 1968) and Johnny Nash (US reggae/pop singer-songwriter) (in 1968)
lead vocals:
Bunny Wailer
arranger:
Arthur Jenkins
recorded at:
Dynamic Sounds in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica
recording of:
Treat You Right
writer:
Jimmy Norman and Al Pyfrom
2:15
16Cheer Up
engineer:
Carlton Lee
producer:
Leslie Kong
publisher:
Trojan Records
recorded at:
Dynamic Sounds in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (on 1970-05-19)
recording of:
Cheer Up (on 1970-05-19)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Cayman Music Inc
3.852:01
17Touch Me
producer:
Arthur Jenkins (in 1968) and Johnny Nash (US reggae/pop singer-songwriter) (in 1968)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
arranger:
Arthur Jenkins
recorded at:
Dynamic Sounds in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica
recording of:
Touch Me (in 1968)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
3:00
18Rainbow Country
recording of:
Rainbow Country (in 1975)
writer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd.
55:42
19Soon Come
engineer:
Carlton Lee
producer:
Leslie Kong
additional lead vocals [harmony vocals]:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Bunny Wailer
lead vocals:
Peter Tosh
recorded at:
Dynamic Sounds in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (in 1970-05)
recording of:
Soon Come (in 1970-05)
3.82:20
20Long, Long Winter
producer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
cover recording of:
Long, Long Winter (in 1970-12)
writer:
Curtis Mayfield
3:02
21Mellow Mood
engineer:
Carlton Lee
producer:
Danny Sims, Arthur Jenkins (in 1968) and Johnny Nash (US reggae/pop singer-songwriter) (in 1968)
bass:
Jackie Jackson (reggae bassist) (in 1968-06)
drums (drum set):
Hugh Malcolm (Jamaican drummer) (in 1968-06)
guitar:
Hux Brown (JM ska, rocksteady, reggae guitarist) (in 1968-06)
percussion:
Denzil Laing (in 1968-06)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) (in 1968-06)
tenor vocals [harmony vocals]:
Rita Marley and Peter Tosh
arranger:
Arthur Jenkins
recorded at:
Wirl Studio in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (in 1968-06)
recording of:
Mellow Mood (in 1968-06)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Irish Town Songs
52:35
22Soul Almighty
recording engineer:
Errol Thompson (Jamaican reggae/dub producer & engineer)
producer:
Clement “Coxsone” Dodd, Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Studio 17 in Jamaica (in 1970-12)
recording of:
Soul Almighty (in 1970-12)
writer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music, Jamrec Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
2:38
23Don’t Rock the Boat
recording of:
Don’t Rock the Boat
lyricist and composer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
publisher:
Bronjo Music and Cayman Music Inc
4:28
24Keep On Movin’
recording of:
Keep On Moving
lyricist and composer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
publisher:
Bronjo Music and Cayman Music Inc
is based on:
I Gotta Keep On Movin’
3:03
25Memphis (rhythm)
recording engineer:
Errol Thompson (Jamaican reggae/dub producer & engineer)
producer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
recorded at:
Studio 17 in Jamaica
recording of:
Memphis (reggae instrumental) (in 1971-02)
writer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
composer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
publisher:
Bronjo Music
2:08