The Best of the Wailers

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The Best of the Wailers
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Studio album by
the Wailers
ReleasedAugust 1, 1971
RecordedMay 1970
Studio Dynamic Sounds (Kingston, Jamaica) [1]
Genre Reggae
Length30:43
Label Beverley's
Producer Leslie Kong
The Wailers chronology
Soul Revolution Part II
(1971)		The Best of the Wailers
(1971)		 Catch a Fire
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Best of the Wailers is the fourth studio album by the Wailers. Despite its title, it is not a compilation album. It was recorded in May 1970 but not released until August 1971. [1] Over the years, the album was released and re-released under many titles, including Shakedown (or Shake Down), Soul Captives, Cheer Up, Roots I, Reggae!, In The Beginning... and more. [2]

Contents

The album was produced by Leslie Kong, who died of a heart attack at the age of 37, a week after the album was released. [1]

Track listing

All songs written by Bob Marley, except where noted.

Original album (1971)

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Soul Shakedown Party" 3:09
2."Stop the Train" Peter Tosh 2:20
3."Caution" 2:43
4."Soul Captives" 2:03
5."Go Tell It on the Mountain"Traditional3:15
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Can't You See"Tosh2:42
7."Soon Come"Tosh2:23
8."Cheer Up" 2:03
9."Back Out" 2:18
10."Do It Twice" 2:48

The Definitive Remastered edition (2004)

Current CD Version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Soul Shakedown Party" 3:09
2."Stop the Train" Peter Tosh 2:20
3."Caution" 2:43
4."Soul Captives" 2:03
5."Go Tell It on the Mountain"Traditional3:15
6."Can't You See"Tosh2:42
7."Soon Come"Tosh2:23
8."Cheer Up" 2:03
9."Back Out" 2:18
10."Do It Twice" 2:48
11."Soon Come" (version)Tosh2:25
12."Soul Shakedown Party" (version) 3:05

Personnel

The Wailers
Additional musicians

Beverley's All Stars: [3]

Production

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Greene, Jo-Ann. "The Best of the Wailers Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "The Wailers – The Best Of The Wailers". discogs . Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  3. ↑ David Vlado Moskowitz (28 February 2007). The Words and Music of Bob Marley . Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN   9780275989354 . Retrieved 20 July 2017– via Internet Archive. Beverley's All-Stars.


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