Redemption Song
Bob Marley & The Wailers | Artist Essentials
First released: 1980 (year verified)
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.
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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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About Bob Marley & The Wailers
The Wailers' 1973 album Burnin' belongs to the roots-reggae partnership of Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer. Natty Dread followed in 1974 under the credit Bob Marley & The Wailers, after Tosh and Bunny Wailer had left to pursue separate careers. That album introduced the I Threes vocal team of Rita Marley, Marcia Griffiths and Judy Mowatt. These changes matter when following the group's recordings: related musicians and similar song titles do not make different lineups or solo releases interchangeable.
Artist background sources
Burnin' - Bob Marley official release history
1973 Wailers album and Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer group identity. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Natty Dread - Bob Marley official release history
1974 change to Bob Marley & The Wailers credit, departures of Tosh and Bunny Wailer, and I Threes vocal team. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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