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Bob Marley & The Wailers: Survival

survival

On October 2, 1979, “Tuff Gong / Island” labels released “Survival”, album by Bob Marley & the Wailers (eleventh Bob Marley studio album). It was recorded January–February 1979, at “Tuff Gong Recording Studio” in Kingston, Jamaica, and was produced by Bob Marley, Aston Barrett, Carlton Barrett, Tyrone Downie, Junior Marvin and Alex Sadkin.

Personnel:

  • Bob Marley– lead vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, percussion
  • Junior Marvin– lead guitar, backing vocal
  • Earl “Wire” Lindo– keyboards
  • Al Anderson– lead guitar
  • Tyrone “Organ D” Downie– keyboards, percussion, backing vocal
  • Aston “Family Man” Barrett– bass, rhythm guitar, percussion
  • Val Douglas – bass
  • Carlton Barrett– drums, percussion
  • Alvin “Seeco” Patterson– percussion
  • Carlton “Santa” Davis– drums
  • Mikey “Boo” Richards – drums
  • Lee Jaffe– harmonica
  • Dean Fraser– alto and tenor saxophone
  • Headley Bennett– alto saxophone
  • Junior “Chico” Chin – trumpet
  • Jackie Willacy – trumpet
  • Micky Hanson – trumpet
  • Ronald “Nambo” Robinson – trombone
  • Melba Liston– trombone
  • Luther Francois – trombone
  • Rita Marley– backing vocals
  • Marcia Griffiths– backing vocals
  • Judy Mowatt– backing vocals
  • Ted Jensen – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Bob Marley, except where noted.

  1. So Much Trouble in the World
  2. Zimbabwe
  3. Top Rankin
  4. Babylon System
  5. Survival
  6. Africa Unite
  7. One Drop
  8. Ride Naty Ride
  9. Ambush in the Night
  10. Wake Up and Live – Bob Marley, Anthony Davis

Bunny Wailer: Blackheart Man

black-heart-man

On September 8, 1976, “Solomonic” label released “Blackheart Man”, the debut Bunny Wailer studio album. It was recorded in August 1975, at “Aquarius Recording Studios” in Kingston, Jamaica, and was produced by Bunny Wailer.

Personnel:

  • Bunny Wailer– lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, bass, jaw harp, percussion, design
  • Tyrone “Organ D” Downie– keyboards
  • Peter Tosh – lead and rhythm guitar, melodica, harmonica, backing vocals
  • Aston “Family Man” Barrett– bass, lead and rhythm guitar, keyboards
  • Robbie Shakespeare– bass
  • Carlton “Carly” Barrett– drums
  • Willy Pep – congas
  • Larry McDonald – congas
  • Earl “Chinna” Smith– lead guitar
  • Karl Pitterson– acoustic guitar, engineer, mixing
  • Michael Murray – rhythm guitar
  • Eric Frater – lead guitar
  • Harold Butler – keyboards
  • Bernard Harvey – keyboards
  • Winston Wright– keyboards
  • Tommy McCook– flute, saxophone
  • “Dirty” Harry Hall– horns
  • Bobby Ellis– horns
  • Herman Marquis– horns
  • Mark West – horns
  • Bob Marley– backing vocals
  • Neville Garrick– percussion, cover artwork, design, photography
  • Chris Blackwell– mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Bunny Wailer.

  1. Blackheart Man
  2. Fighting Against Conviction
  3. The Oppressed Song
  4. Fig Tree
  5. Dream Land
  6. Rastaman
  7. Reincarnated Souls
  8. Amagideon (Armagedon)
  9. Bide Up
  10. This Train

Burning Spear: Marcus Garvey

Burning Spear - Marcus Garvey

On December 12, 1975, “Island” label released “Marcus Garvey”, the third Burning Spear album.  It was recorded in 1975 and was produced by Lawrence Lindo.  It was named by the Jamaican National Hero and Rastafari movement prophet Marcus Garvey.

Personnel:

  • Winston Rodney- lead vocals
  • Earl “Chinna” Smith- lead guitar
  • Valentine “Tony” Chin– rhythm guitar
  • Tyrone “Organ D” Downie- piano, organ
  • Bernard “Touter” Harvey – piano, organ, clavinet
  • Robbie “Rabbi” Shakespeare- bass
  • Aston “Family Man” Barrett– bass
  • Leroy “Horsemouth” Wallace- drums
  • Herman Marquis- alto saxophone
  • Richard “Dirty Harry” Hall- tenor saxophone
  • Bobby Ellis- trumpet
  • Vincent “Trommie” Gordon- trombone, clavinet
  • Carlton “Sam” Samuels -flute
  • Delroy Hines- harmony vocals
  • Rupert Willington- harmony vocals

All tracks by Winston Rodney and Phillip Fullwood except where noted.

  1. Marcus Garvey
  2. Slavery Days
  3. The Invasion – Winston Rodney, C. Paisley, Philip Fullwood
  4. Live Good – Marcus Rodney, Mackba Rodney, Winston Rodney
  5. Give Me – Winston Rodney
  6. Old Marcus Garvey
  7. Tradition – Delroy Hines, Rupert Willington, Winston Rodney
  8. Jordan River – Winston Rodney, M. Lawrence, Philip Fullwood
  9. Red, Gold & Green – A. Folkes, Winston Rodney, Philip Fullwood
  10. Resting Place – Winston Rodney