Description
The I Threes: Rita Marley, Marcia Griffiths, Judy Mowatt (background vocals).
Additional personnel: Vin Gordon (saxophone); Glen Da Costa, David Madden (trumpet).
Producer: Bob Marley & The Wailers.
Reissue producers: Bill Levenson, Maxine Stowe.
Originally released on Island (9517).
Digitally remastered by Ted Jensen (2001, Sterling Sound, New York, New York)
Marley is in a mellow and happy mood as the album opens with "excuse me while I light my spliff" on "Easy Skanking" and maintains the feeling throughout. "Kaya" has one of the best bass riffs of any Marley song (played by the wonderful Aston "Family Man" Barrett). The hit single "Is This Love" is included and he sounds upbeat singing "She's Gone," although the subject is that his lover has just left him. Nothing fazed him; he was able to address political and emotional subjects with the same degree of feeling and his manner was truly saintly. KAYA is one of his finest moments.
Product Details
- Artist
- Bob Marley & The Wailers
- Original year of release
- 1978
- Label / Studio
- UMGD/ISLAND
- Year of release
- 2001
- Media Content Format
- Album
- Media Format
- Audio CD
- Recording Environment
- Studio
- Number of Discs
- 1
- SPARS Code
- AAD
- Cast & Crew
- Bob Marley (Guest Artist)
- The Wailers (Guest Artist)
- Bob Marley And The Wailers (Music Performer)
- Alex Sadkin (Sound Engineer)
- Karl Pitterson (Sound Engineer)
Press Reviews
...Captures Marley's quite staggering spirituality, sexiness and sense of fun....a total classic. Mojo (8/02, p.85)
4 stars out of 5 - "...The real deal. Contemporary punks' chillout soundtrack of choice... Q (8/01, p.153)
Tracklisting
Disc 1:
-
Easy Skanking
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Kaya
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Is This Love
-
Sun Is Shining
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Satisfy My Soul
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She's Gone
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Misty Morning
-
Crisis
-
Running Away
-
Time Will Tell
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Smile Jamaica (Version) - (Bonus Track)
