The Best of The Wailers

The Best of the Wailers
Studio album by Bob Marley and the Wailers
Released	August 1971[1]
Recorded	1969–1970 at Dynamic Sound Studios in Kingston, Jamaica[1]
Genre	Reggae
Length	30:43[1]
Label	Beverley's
Producer	Leslie Kong[1]
Bob Marley and the Wailers chronology
Soul Revolution Part II (1971) The Best of the Wailers (1971) Catch a Fire (1973)

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Allmusic	[2]

The Best of the Wailers is an album by The Wailers, released in August 1971.^[1] Despite its title, it is not a compilation album. The album was recorded in 1969–1970 (prior to the band's involvement with Lee Perry) but only released in 1971.

The album was produced by Leslie Kong, who died of a heart attack at the age of 38 a week after the album was released.^[1]

Track listing

Original album (1971)

Side one
No.	Title	{{{extra_column}}}	Length
1.	"Soul Shakedown Party"	Bob Marley	3:09
2.	"Stop the Train"	Peter Tosh	2:20
3.	"Caution"	Marley	2:43
4.	"Soul Captives"	Marley	2:03
5.	"Go Tell It on the Mountain"	Traditional	3:15

Side two
No.	Title	{{{extra_column}}}	Length
6.	"Can't You See"	Tosh	2:42
7.	"Soon Come"	Tosh	2:23
8.	"Cheer Up"	Marley	2:03
9.	"Back Out"	Marley	2:18
10.	"Do It Twice"	Marley	2:48

The Definitive Remastered edition (2004)

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

Personnel

The Wailers

• Bob Marley – vocals
• Peter Tosh – vocals, melodica
• Bunny Livingstone – vocals

Additional musicians

Beverley's All Stars:^[3]

• Gladstone Anderson – piano
• Winston Wright – organ
• Paul Douglas – drums
• Jackie Jackson – bass
• Lloyd Parks – bass
• Hux Brown – guitar
• Rad Bryan – guitar
• Lynn Taitt – guitar
• Aston Barrett – bass
• Carlton Barrett – drums

Production

• Leslie Kong – producer
• Warrick Lyn – producer

References

1. The Best of The Wailers at AllMusic
2. Allmusic review
3. Moskowitz, David V. "Rebel Music, 1970-1975." The Words and Music of Bob Marley. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2007. 23. Google. Praeger Publishers, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2007. Web. 5 Oct. 2016. <https://books.google.com/books?id=QPZEqZHKq2AC&q=Beverley%27s+All-Stars#v=snippet&q=Beverley's%20All-Stars&f=false>.

1. Best of the Wailers at Amazon.com
2. Best of the Wailers at allmusic.com