Uprising (Bob Marley and the Wailers album)

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Uprising
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Studio album by
Released10 June 1980 (1980-06-10)
RecordedJanuary–April 1980
StudioTuff Gong Studios, Kingston, Jamaica
Genre Reggae
Length35:53
Label Tuff Gong/Island
Producer
Bob Marley and the Wailers chronology
Survival
(1979)
Uprising
(1980)
Chances Are
(1981)
Singles from Uprising
  1. "Could You Be Loved"
    Released: 16 May 1980
  2. "Redemption Song"
    Released: 7 October 1980
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Smash Hits 6/10 [3]

Uprising is the twelfth studio album by Bob Marley and the Wailers and the final studio album released during Marley's lifetime. Released on 10 June 1980, the album is one of Marley's most directly religious, with nearly every song referencing his Rastafarian beliefs, culminating in the acoustic recording of "Redemption Song".

Contents

Uprising peaked at number 41 on the US Billboard Black Albums chart, and number 45 on the Pop Albums chart. "Could You Be Loved" was number six and number 56 respectively on the Club Play Singles and Black Singles charts. The album fared better in the UK where it was a top ten hit along with the single "Could You Be Loved" which reached number five in the UK singles charts.

Track listing

Original album (1980)

All tracks are written by Bob Marley

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Coming in from the Cold"4:30
2."Real Situation"3:08
3."Bad Card"2:50
4."We and Dem"3:12
5."Work"3:41
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."Zion Train"3:36
7."Pimper's Paradise"3:27
8."Could You Be Loved"3:57
9."Forever Loving Jah"3:52
10."Redemption Song"3:47

The Definitive Remastered edition (2001)

All tracks are written by Bob Marley

Current CD version
No.TitleLength
1."Coming in from the Cold"4:30
2."Real Situation"3:08
3."Bad Card"2:50
4."We and Dem"3:12
5."Work"3:41
6."Zion Train"3:36
7."Pimper's Paradise"3:27
8."Could You Be Loved"3:57
9."Forever Loving Jah"3:52
10."Redemption Song"3:47
11."Redemption Song" (band version)4:47
12."Could You Be Loved" (12-inch version)5:24

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart performance for Uprising
Chart (1980)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [4] 36
Austrian Albums Chart [5] 6
Norwegian Albums Chart [6] 6
New Zealand Albums Chart [7] 1
Swedish Albums Chart [8] 3
UK Albums Chart [9] 6
US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard)45
US Top Soul LPs (Billboard)41

Year-end charts

Chart (1980)Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [10] 22
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [11] 25
Chart (1981)Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [12] 23

Certifications

Certifications for Uprising
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [13] 2× Platinum600,000*
Germany (BVMI) [14] Gold250,000^
Italy200,000 [15]
Italy (FIMI) [16]
sales since 2009
Gold25,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) [17] Platinum15,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [18] Gold50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [19] Gold100,000
United States (RIAA) [20] Gold500,000^

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

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