Kaya (album)

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Kaya
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Studio album by
Bob Marley and the Wailers
Released23 March 1978
RecordedJanuary – April 1977
Studio Island Studios, London, England
Genre Reggae
Length36:59
Label
Producer Bob Marley and the Wailers
Bob Marley and the Wailers chronology
Exodus
(1977)		Kaya
(1978)		 Babylon by Bus
(1978)
Singles from Kaya
  1. "Is This Love"
    Released: 1978
  2. "Satisfy My Soul"
    Released: 1978

Kaya is the tenth studio album by the Jamaican band Bob Marley and the Wailers, released in 1978. [1] [2] The album consists of tracks recorded alongside those released on the Exodus album. It was produced by the band. [3]

Contents

The album's release coincided with the One Love Peace Concert, heralding Marley's triumphant return to Jamaica from exile in London. Three of the songs are new versions of tracks from the 1971 album Soul Revolution Part II . Kaya reached the top five in the UK album charts.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Christgau's Record Guide A− [5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Lester Bangs, in Rolling Stone , wrote: "Musically, Kaya is a succession of the most tepid reggae clichés, pristinely performed and recorded, every last bit of tourist bait (down to the wood blocks) in place just like a Martin Denny record." [7] The Bay State Banner noted that "the Wailers take freely from Gamble & Huff's chords, Euro-disco's burping bass, and pop-soul ballads' blithe strings and synthesizers, but they funk up and condense these styles and use reggae's chicken scratch and snap-on drumming as disco employs congas: for a counter-voice to handle the unspeakable passions in a song." [8] The Globe and Mail opined that "Marley's reggae, expansive as always, has this time failed to integrate the Jamaican and American elements." [9]

Track listing

Original album (1978)

All songs written by Bob Marley. Mastered by Ted Jensen of Sterling Sound.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Easy Skanking"2:58
2."Kaya"3:15
3."Is This Love"3:52
4."Sun Is Shining"4:58
5."Satisfy My Soul"4:31
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."She's Gone"2:25
7."Misty Morning"3:33
8."Crisis"3:54
9."Running Away"4:15
10."Time Will Tell"3:29

The Definitive Remasters edition (2001)

All songs written by Bob Marley.

CD version
No.TitleLength
1."Easy Skanking"2:58
2."Kaya"3:15
3."Is This Love"3:52
4."Sun Is Shining"4:58
5."Satisfy My Soul"4:31
6."She's Gone"2:25
7."Misty Morning"3:33
8."Crisis"3:54
9."Running Away"4:15
10."Time Will Tell"3:29
11."Smile Jamaica" (alternate version)5:03
Total length:43:26

Deluxe edition (2013)

Disc one: Kaya Remastered
No.TitleLength
1."Easy Skanking"2:58
2."Kaya"3:15
3."Is This Love"3:52
4."Sun Is Shining"4:58
5."Satisfy My Soul"4:31
6."She's Gone"2:25
7."Misty Morning"3:33
8."Crisis"3:54
9."Running Away"4:15
10."Time Will Tell"3:29
11."Smile Jamaica" (version)5:02
Disc two: Live at Ahoy Hallen, Rotterdam, Netherlands 7 July 1978
No.TitleLength
1."Positive Vibration"5:29
2."The Heathen"4:05
3."Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)"3:46
4."Concrete Jungle"5:48
5."Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Road Block)"5:13
6."War / No More Trouble"6:22
7."I Shot the Sheriff"4:28
8."No Woman, No Cry"6:42
9."Is This Love"5:55
10."Jamming"7:54
11."Easy Skanking"4:50
12."Get Up, Stand Up"4:55
13."Exodus"10:43

Musicians

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Kaya
Chart (1978-79)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [10] 5
Norwegian Albums Chart [11] 6
New Zealand Albums Chart [12] 6
Swedish Albums Chart [13] 14
UK Albums Chart [14] 4
US Billboard 200 50
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)50

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Kaya
Chart (1978)Position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [15] 12
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [16] 21

Certifications

Certifications for Kaya
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [17] Platinum50,000^
France (SNEP) [18] 2× Platinum600,000*
Germany (BVMI) [19] Gold250,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [20] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [21] Gold500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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