GLOBALRPH MUSICATLASBob Marley & The Wailers: Artist Essentials
An introduction to the Island years, balancing close vocal harmonies, firm bass lines, the lift of a live performance and the intimacy of an acoustic ending.
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First released: 1977 (year verified)
Original album: Exodus
Original 1977 Exodus studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The uncluttered refrain is an easy way into the blend of the lead voice and the backing harmonies.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1977 (year verified)
The original Exodus recording was released in 1977. Later single releases, compilation appearances and remasters do not reset that year.
Recording: Original 1977 Exodus studio recording
Credit: Bob Marley & The Wailers
Role in this collection: Group artist
Original album: Exodus
Bob Marley official catalog: Exodus (1977)
Official 1977 Island album and track list establish the selected original studio recordings of Three Little Birds, Jamming, One Love/People Get Ready and Exodus; later remasters are distinguished. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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First released: 1978 (year verified)
Original album: Kaya
Original 1978 Kaya studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The light guitar accents and gently circling vocal give the rhythm a welcoming ease.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1978 (year verified)
The selected original Kaya recording was released in 1978. The earlier sessions mentioned in the album history are not official public release dates.
Recording: Original 1978 Kaya studio recording
Credit: Bob Marley & The Wailers
Role in this collection: Group artist
Original album: Kaya
Bob Marley official catalog: Kaya (1978)
The official 1978 album includes Is This Love. Its earlier recording sessions are not used as public release dates. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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First released: 1975 (year verified)
Original album: Live!
Original 1975 Live! album performance at the Lyceum
MusicAtlas editorial note: The audience response and patient build let the song become a shared event without losing the closeness of the vocal.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1975 (year verified)
This selection is the live recording first released in 1975, not the different 1974 Natty Dread studio recording. Year precision avoids asserting an uncertain earliest single day or exact concert night.
Recording: Original 1975 Live! album performance at the Lyceum
Credit: Bob Marley & The Wailers
Role in this collection: Group artist; selected live performance
Original album: Live!
Bob Marley official catalog: Live! (1975)
Original 1975 Live! album includes the Lyceum live recording of No Woman, No Cry. Supports release year and live-album identity; no exact concert night is asserted here. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
Bob Marley official catalog: Natty Dread (1974)
The 1974 studio album includes an earlier studio No Woman, No Cry. The official account identifies the shift to the Bob Marley and the Wailers billing after Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer left, and the I-Threes' participation. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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First released: 1980 (year verified)
Original album: Uprising
Original 1980 Uprising acoustic recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: With the arrangement pared back, the grain of the voice and each guitar change carry unusual weight.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1980 (year verified)
The selected acoustic recording was released on Uprising in 1980. It is not the separately issued band version or a later performance.
Recording: Original 1980 Uprising acoustic recording
Credit: Bob Marley & The Wailers
Role in this collection: Uprising album artist credit; selected acoustic Bob Marley performance
Original album: Uprising
Bob Marley official catalog: Uprising (1980)
The original 1980 album includes Could You Be Loved and the acoustic Redemption Song. Supports the selected original album recordings rather than later alternative versions. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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First released: 1973 (year verified)
Original album: Burnin'
Original 1973 Burnin' studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The call-and-response shape makes the steady rhythm feel like a sequence of increasingly firm demands.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1973 (year verified)
The original Burnin' recording was released in 1973 by The Wailers. Later solo and live versions are different recordings and are not selected here.
Recording: Original 1973 Burnin' studio recording
Credit: The Wailers
Role in this collection: Group artist; original The Wailers release credit
Original album: Burnin'
Bob Marley official catalog: Burnin' (1973)
The Wailers' 1973 album includes Get Up, Stand Up. The official history identifies the Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer group before their separate careers. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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First released: 1980 (year verified)
Original album: Uprising
Original 1980 Uprising studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The interlocking rhythmic parts make this one of the most immediately mobile tracks in the collection.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1980 (year verified)
The original Uprising-era recording was released in 1980. Year precision covers the original single and album release cycle without assigning an unproved first day.
Recording: Original 1980 Uprising studio recording
Credit: Bob Marley & The Wailers
Role in this collection: Group artist
Original album: Uprising
Bob Marley official catalog: Uprising (1980)
The original 1980 album includes Could You Be Loved and the acoustic Redemption Song. Supports the selected original album recordings rather than later alternative versions. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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First released: 1977 (year verified)
Original album: Exodus
Original 1977 Exodus studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The short repeated refrain makes room to follow the small exchanges among the instrumental parts.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1977 (year verified)
The original studio recording was released on Exodus in 1977. Later live recordings and remixes are not the selected recording.
Recording: Original 1977 Exodus studio recording
Credit: Bob Marley & The Wailers
Role in this collection: Group artist
Original album: Exodus
Bob Marley official catalog: Exodus (1977)
Official 1977 Island album and track list establish the selected original studio recordings of Three Little Birds, Jamming, One Love/People Get Ready and Exodus; later remasters are distinguished. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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First released: 1973 (year verified)
Original album: Catch a Fire
1973 Catch a Fire recording; original Island album mix
MusicAtlas editorial note: The patient bass figure and the unhurried vocal make the track a useful lesson in how much motion a relaxed groove can hold.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1973 (year verified)
This selection is the 1973 Island album recording and mix, not an earlier recording of the song or the later-issued alternative Jamaican album mix. Its first release year is therefore 1973.
Recording: 1973 Catch a Fire recording; original Island album mix
Credit: The Wailers
Role in this collection: Group artist; original The Wailers release credit
Original album: Catch a Fire
Bob Marley official catalog: Catch a Fire (1973)
The original 1973 Island album includes Stir It Up and is credited to The Wailers. The official account describes the Island-era production and overdubs; the selected item is that original album form. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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First released: 1977 (year verified)
Original album: Exodus
Original 1977 Exodus studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The compact refrain and close backing voices give the invitation a clear, direct shape.
Annual version match under reviewThe selected recording has release evidence, but its version has not been matched to the retained annual entry. It is omitted from Beyond the yearly lists until this match is resolved.
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1977 (year verified)
The selected Exodus recording was released in 1977. The earlier One Love on The Wailing Wailers is a separate recording documented in 1965; neither that earlier year nor the 1984 compilation year replaces this recording's date.
Recording: Original 1977 Exodus studio recording
Credit: Bob Marley & The Wailers
Role in this collection: Group artist
Original album: Exodus
Bob Marley official catalog: Exodus (1977)
Official 1977 Island album and track list establish the selected original studio recordings of Three Little Birds, Jamming, One Love/People Get Ready and Exodus; later remasters are distinguished. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
Bob Marley official catalog: The Wailing Wailers (1965)
The Studio One album released in 1965 includes the earlier One Love recording. This establishes the earlier recorded version separately from the selected 1977 Exodus remake; session years are not release dates. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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orderBob Marley & The Wailers
First released: 1977 (year verified)
Original album: Exodus
Original 1977 full-length Exodus studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: Its sustained, slowly changing groove rewards staying with the whole performance and noticing the details that accumulate.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1977 (year verified)
The selected full-length original album recording was released in 1977. Later remixes and shortened editions are not substituted for this recording.
Recording: Original 1977 full-length Exodus studio recording
Credit: Bob Marley & The Wailers
Role in this collection: Group artist
Original album: Exodus
Bob Marley official catalog: Exodus (1977)
Official 1977 Island album and track list establish the selected original studio recordings of Three Little Birds, Jamming, One Love/People Get Ready and Exodus; later remasters are distinguished. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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