Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend (LP)

Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend

(LP)

Format: LP Vinyl

Label: Island/Tuff Gong

Catalog No: 5303052
Barcode: 0600753030523

No. of Discs: 1

Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rated 48/500
 
Legend is a greatest hits collection of Bob Marley & The Wailers originally released in 1984. The best-selling reggae album of all time contains 10 of Marley's 11 top 40 UK hits plus three songs from the earlier Wailers' group which included Peter Tosh and Bunny Livingston. It also includes the "Redemption Song" which was released on Marley's final non-posthumous album, Uprising.

"Since its release, Legend has been, for many people, their first exposure to Marley, and to reggae in general. It is a superlative beginning — but only the tip of his genius." - www.rollingstone.com

"The song’s chorus ('Stand up for your right . . ./Don’t give up the fight') sounds like a political anthem, which is how Amnesty International still employs it at rallies. But the lyrics are actually rooted in Rastafarian theology, about not being pacified by promises of the afterlife. The Wailers, of course, were far from placated, especially Tosh, who sings the fire-breathing final verse." - Rolling Stone

 
Musicians:
Bob Marley, vocals, rhythm & acoustic guitars, percussion
Peter McIntosh, piano, organ, guitar, vocals
Bunny Livingston, congas, bongos, vocals
Joe Higgs, percussion
Aston "Family Man" Barrett, bass guitar, percussion
Carlton (Carlie) Barrett, drums, percussion
Al Anderson, lead guitar
Julian (Junior) Marvin, lead guitar, backing vocals
Tyrone Downie, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
Alvin "Seeco" Patterson, percussion
Rita Marley, backing vocals
Marcia Griffiths, backing vocals
Judy Mowatt, backing vocals
Earl "Way" Lindo, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
Earl "Chinna" Smith, lead & rhythm guitar, percussion
Donald Kinsey, lead guitar
Touter, piano, organ

Track Listing:
1. Is This Love
2. No Woman No Cry (1975/Live at the Lyceum, London)
3. Could You Be Loved
4. Three Little Birds
5. Buffalo Soldier
6. Get Up, Stand Up
7. Stir It Up
8. One Love / People Get Ready
9. I Shot the Sheriff
10. Waiting In Vain
11. Redemption Song
12. Satisfy My Soul
13. Exodus
14. Jamming