The Essential Collection

Compilation by Bob Marley

Released 10 February 2012

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Tracklist

1
Kaya
2:31
4.0 ★
2
Lively Up Yourself
2:53
3.0 ★
3
Fussin’ & Fightin’
2:28
4.0 ★
4
Trench Town Rock
2:53
3.5 ★
5
Natural Mystic
5:44
3.2 ★
6
Duppy Conqueror
3:30
1.0 ★
7
Cheer Up
2:04
3.1 ★
8
Sun Is Shining
2:13
4.0 ★
9
African Herbsman
2:24
2.5 ★
10
400 Years
2:34
1.0 ★
11
Stop the Train
2:21
12
There She Goes
2:32
5.0 ★
13
It’s Alright
2:38
3.0 ★
14
Small Axe
3:44
4.6 ★
15
Rainbow Country
5:47
3.0 ★
16
Hammer
2:53
4.0 ★
17
Soul Rebel
3:43
4.0 ★
18
All in One
3:31
1.0 ★
19
Treat You Right
2:12
20
Do It Twice
2:42
4.4 ★
21
Chances Are
3:16
22
Riding High
2:47
2.5 ★
23
Back Out
2:12
4.0 ★
24
How Many Times
2:24
25
Touch Me
3:07
1.0 ★
26
No Water
2:10
5.0 ★
27
Soul Shakedown Party
3:08
3.2 ★
28
Mr. Brown
3:30
2.5 ★
29
Put It On
3:07
5.0 ★
30
Caution
2:41
5.0 ★
31
Brain Washing
2:39
2.5 ★
32
Mellow Mood
2:33
5.0 ★
33
Don’t Rock My Boat
4:30
3.4 ★
34
Keep On Movin’
3:07
2.0 ★
35
Corner Stone
2:29
2.5 ★
36
Soul Captives
2:02
3.0 ★
37
Rebel’s Hop
2:40
1.0 ★
38
My Cup
3:34
4.0 ★
39
Soon Come
2:16
3.8 ★
40
Can’t You See
2:45
41
No Sympathy
2:14
1.0 ★
42
Reaction
2:43
2.9 ★
43
Soul Almighty
2:39
44
Try Me
2:46
3.0 ★
45
Stand Alone
2:09
3.0 ★
46
Memphis
2:58
47
You Can’t Do That to Me
2:51
48
Go Tell It on the Mountain
3:15
3.5 ★

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Release credits

Alva “Reggie” Lewis
guitar [2, 8-10, 13, 30, 34, 37, 42, 45]
Arthur Jenkins
arranger [12, 17, 19, 25, 32], producer [12, 17, 19, 25, 32]
Aston “Family Man” Barrett
bass [2, 8-9, 34, 45]
Bob Marley
additional [39-40], lead vocals [2-3, 8-9, 12-13, 16-18, 20, 25-27, 30-32, 34-39, 42-45], producer [2-4, 8-10, 22, 26, 31, 33-35, 37-38, 41-45], tenor vocals [10, 40, 48]
Bunny Wailer
additional [39-40], lead vocals [19, 22, 39], repeater [8], tenor vocals [2, 8-10, 13, 20, 27, 30, 34, 36-37, 40, 42, 45, 48]
Carlton Lee
engineer [7, 11, 16, 20, 27, 30, 32, 36, 39-40, 48]
Carlton “Carly” Barrett
drums (drum set) [2, 8-10, 13, 34, 37, 42, 45]
Clement “Coxsone” Dodd
producer [10, 26, 35, 37-38, 41-44]
Danny Sims
producer [16, 32]
Denzil Laing
percussion [32]
Errol Thompson
engineer [2, 45], recording [3, 8-10, 13, 22, 26, 28, 31, 33-35, 37-38, 41-45]
Gladstone Anderson
piano [20, 27, 30, 36, 40, 48]
Glen Adams
keyboard [9-10, 13, 34, 37, 42, 45]
Hugh Malcolm
drums (drum set) [16, 32]
Hux Brown
guitar [20, 27, 30, 32, 36, 40, 48]
Jackie Jackson
bass [16, 20, 27, 30, 32, 36, 40, 48]
Johnny Nash
producer [12, 17, 19, 25, 32]
Lee “Scratch” Perry
producer [3, 8-10, 13, 18, 22, 26, 28-29, 31, 33-35, 37-38, 41-45]
Leslie Kong
producer [7, 11, 20, 23, 27, 30, 36, 39-40, 48]
Lloyd Parks
bass [10, 13, 37, 42]
Paul Douglas
drums (drum set) [20, 27, 30, 36, 40, 48]
Peter Tosh
guitar [20, 27, 30, 36-37, 40, 48], lead vocals [10, 39-41, 48], melodica [8], piano [2], tenor vocals [2, 8-9, 13, 16, 20, 27, 30, 32, 34, 36-37, 42, 45]
Rannie “Bop” Williams
guitar [8, 10, 13, 34, 37, 42, 45]
Rita Marley
tenor vocals [16, 32]
The Upsetters
performer [6]
The Wailers
producer [2]
Tommy McCook
tenor saxophone [2]
Tyrone Downie
organ [2, 8]
Uziah “Sticky” Thompson
percussion [2, 8, 10, 13, 37, 42]
Vin Gordon
trombone [2]
Winston Wright
organ [20, 27, 30, 36, 40, 48]
“Deadly” Headley Bennett
tenor saxophone [45]

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The Essential Collection
Digital Media
10 February 2012
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The Essential Collection
Digital Media
2012