Uprising is a 1980 christian reggae album by Bob Marley and the Wailers. Marley died the following year, and Uprising was the final studio album released during his lifetime. This album is one of Marley's most directly religious, with nearly every song addressing his Rastafarian beliefs, culminating in the acoustic recording of "Redemption Song".
Uprising peaked at #41 on Billboard's (North America) Black Albums chart, and #45 on the Pop Albums chart. "Could You Be Loved" was #6 and #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 5 in the UK singles charts.
Track listing
Original album (1980)
All tracks written by Bob Marley.
Side one
1. "Coming in from the Cold" 4:30
2. "Real Situation" 3:08
3. "Bad Card" 2:50
4. "We and Them" 3:12
5. "Work" 3:41
Side two
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
Musicians:
Bob Marley – lead vocal, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar
Aston Barrett – bass, piano, guitar, percussion
Carlton Barrett – drums, percussion
Carlton Davis - drums
Tyrone Downie, Earl Lindo – keyboards
Alvin Patterson – percussion
Al Anderson, Junior Marvin – lead guitar
I Threes (Rita Marley, Marcia Griffiths and Judy Mowatt), Tyrone Downie & Junior Marvin – united-in-song family-oriented backing vocals
Technical personnel:
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
"Could You Be Loved" is a song by Jamaican reggae band Bob Marley and the Wailers. It was released in 1980 on their last album Uprising and is included on Bob Marley & The Wailers greatest hits album Legend. It was written in 1979 on an aeroplane while The Wailers were experimenting on guitar.
In the middle of the song, background singers quote a verse from Bob Marley's first single "Judge Not": "The road of life is rocky; And you may stumble too. So while you point your fingers, someone else is judging you".
Instruments used on the original record of this song are guitars, bass, drums, acoustic piano, the Hohner clavinet and an organ, as well as the Brazilian cuíca.
Musicians:
Bob Marley – lead vocal, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar
Aston "Family Man" Barrett – bass, piano, guitar, percussion
Carlton Davis - drums
Tyrone Downie – keyboards
Alvin Patterson – percussion
Junior Marvin – lead guitar
Earl Lindo – keyboards
Al Anderson – lead guitar
Tyrone Downie, I Threes (Rita Marley, Marcia Griffiths and Judy Mowatt) Junior Marvin – united-in-song backing vocals
Uprising is a 1980 reggae album by Bob Marley and the Wailers. Marley died the following year, and Uprising was the final studio album released during his lifetime. This album is one of Marley's most directly religious, with nearly every song addressing his Rastafarian beliefs, culminating in the acoustic recording of "Redemption Song".
Uprising peaked at #41 on Billboard's (North America) Black Albums chart, and #45 on the Pop Albums chart. "Could You Be Loved" was #6 and #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 5 in the UK singles charts.
Track listing
Original album (1980)
All tracks written by Bob Marley.
Side one
1. "Coming in from the Cold" 4:30
2. "Real Situation" 3:08
3. "Bad Card" 2:50
4. "We and Them" 3:12
5. "Work" 3:41
Side two
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
Musicians:
Bob Marley – lead vocal, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar
Aston Barrett – bass, piano, guitar, percussion
Carlton Barrett – drums, percussion
Carlton 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
Technical personnel:
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