Uprising (Bob Marley and the Wailers album)

Uprising
Studio album by Bob Marley and the Wailers
Released	10 June 1980 (1980-06-10)
Recorded	January–April 1980
Studio	Tuff Gong Studios, Kingston, Jamaica
Genre	Reggae
Length	35:53
Label	Tuff Gong/Island
Producer	Chris Blackwell Bob Marley
Bob Marley and the Wailers chronology
Survival (1979) Uprising (1980) Chances Are (1981)
Singles from Uprising
"Could You Be Loved" Released: 16 May 1980 "Redemption Song" Released: 7 October 1980

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[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".

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.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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

• Bob Marley – lead vocal, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar
• Aston "Family Man" Barrett – bass, piano, guitar, percussion
• Carlton Barrett – drums, percussion
• Carlton "Santa" Davis – drums
• Tyrone Downie – keyboards, backing vocal
• Alvin Patterson – percussion
• Junior Marvin – lead guitar, backing vocal
• Earl Lindo – keyboards
• Al Anderson – lead guitar
• I Threes (Rita Marley, Marcia Griffiths and Judy Mowatt) – backing vocals

Production

• Bob Marley and the Wailers – Producers
• Chris Blackwell – Executive producer
• Errol Brown – engineer, mixing engineer
• the Wailers and Michael Rees – mixed
• Chiao Ng – assistant engineer
• Ted Jensen – mastering engineer
• Neville Garrick – art direction
• Adrian Boot – photo

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart performance for Uprising

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [4] [5] [6]	46
Austrian Albums Chart [7]	6
Norwegian Albums Chart [8]	6
New Zealand Albums Chart [9]	1
Swedish Albums Chart [10]	3
UK Albums Chart [11]	6
US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard)	45
US Top Soul LPs (Billboard)	41

Year-end charts

Chart (1980)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [12]	22
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [13]	25
Chart (1981)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [14]	23

Certifications

Certifications for Uprising

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [15]	2× Platinum	600,000*
Germany (BVMI) [16]	Gold	250,000^
Italy	—	200,000 [17]
Italy (FIMI) [18] sales since 2009	Gold	25,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [19]	Platinum	15,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [20]	Gold	50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [21]	Gold	100,000‡
United States (RIAA) [22]	Gold	500,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Planer, Lindsay. "Review: Uprising". AllMusic . Retrieved 15 April 2020.
2. Morris, Chris. "Review: Uprising". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 23 July 2009.
3. Hepworth, David. "Albums". Smash Hits (26 June – 9 July 1980): 31.
4. "Kent Music Report National Albums & Cassette Chart No 326 – 22 September 1980". Kent Music Report . Retrieved 23 February 2025– via Imgur.com. N.B. David Kent's Australian Chart Book 1970-1992 contains an erroneous peak of number 36. This scan shows the album at its correct peak of number 46.
5. "Kent Music Report National Albums & Cassette Chart No 330 – 20 October 1980". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 23 February 2025– via Imgur.com. N.B. This was the album's final week on the chart, at number 72, showing its correct peak (HP) of number 46.
6. "Kent Music Report National Albums & Cassette Chart No 331 – 27 October 1980". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 23 February 2025– via Imgur.com. N.B. Uprising appears in the list of albums under Dropped Out, with an erroneous peak (HP) of number 36, as appears in David Kent's Australian Chart Book 1970-1992.
7. Steffen Hung. "Austria Top 40 – Hitparade Österreich". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
8. Steffen Hung. "Norwegian charts portal". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
9. Steffen Hung. "New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
10. Steffen Hung. "Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
11. "Bob Marley & the Wailers | Artist". Official Charts. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
12. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1980. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
13. "Top Selling Albums of 1980 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand . Retrieved 28 January 2022.
14. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1981. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
15. "French album certifications – Bob Marley & The Wailers – Uprising" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 19 November 2021.Select BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS and click OK. 
16. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Bob Marley; 'Uprising')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 4 June 2019.
17. Green, Paul (18 July 1981). "Living Well With Dual Leadership". Billboard . p. 38. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved 5 January 2023.
18. "Italian album certifications – Bob Marley & The Wailers – Uprising" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 14 February 2024.
19. "New Zealand album certifications – Bob Marley and the Wailers – Uprising". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
20. Sólo Éxitos 1959–2002 Año A Año: Certificados 1979–1990 (in Spanish). Iberautor Promociones Culturales. 2005. ISBN   8480486392.
21. "British album certifications – Bob Marley – Uprising". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 4 June 2019.
22. "American album certifications – Bob Marley – Uprising". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 4 June 2019.