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Rebel Music
Compilation album by
Released1986
Genre Roots reggae
Length50:24
Label Tuff Gong, Island
Producer Chris Blackwell ( executive)
The Wailers
Alex Sadkin
Chris Blackwell
Jack Nubar
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley
Steve Smith
Bob Marley & The Wailers chronology
Bob, Peter, Bunny & Rita
(1985)
Rebel Music
(1986)
Talkin' Blues
(1991)
Professional ratings
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Rebel Music is a compilation album by Bob Marley & The Wailers released by Island Records in 1986. It consists of tracks drawn from such albums as Catch A Fire, Natty Dread, Live!, Rastaman Vibration, Babylon By Bus, and Survival, as well as an exclusive remix of "Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Roadblock)" and the first album appearance of 1977 B Side "Roots". The album includes the hit singles "So Much Trouble in the World", " War / No More Trouble", and " Get Up, Stand Up". Some of the vinyl pressings include a looping sound at the end groove of side A, apparently the noise at the ending of Bob Marley & The Wailers's "Satisfy My Soul", released 1978 on the album Kaya by Tuff Gong/Island. The remastered edition of the CD features "Wake Up And Live (Parts 1&2)" as a bonus track. Both parts had previously appeared on either side of a rare single in 1979, here they are mixed together to form one track.

Track listing

Original album (1986)

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Roadblock)" (Remixed by Paul "Groucho" Smykle) Aston Barrett, Hugh Peart Natty Dread (1974)6:41
2."So Much Trouble in the World"Bob Marley Survival (1979)4:00
3."Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)"Leon Coghill, Carlton BarrettNatty Dread (1974)3:11
4."Rat Race"Marley Rastaman Vibration (1976)2:51
5." War / No More Trouble" (Live) Allen Cole, C. Barrett, Marley Babylon by Bus (1978)5:43
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
6."Roots"Marley" Waiting in Vain" (1977 B-side)3:44
7."Slave Driver"Marley Catch a Fire (1973)2:54
8."Ride Natty Ride"MarleySurvival (1979)3:51
9."Crazy Baldhead" Rita Marley, Vincent FordRastaman Vibration (1976)3:10
10." Get Up, Stand Up" (Live)Marley, Peter Tosh Live! (1975)6:34

The Definitive Remasters edition (2002)

Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
11."Wake Up and Live" (pts.1&2)Marley, Anthony Davis12" mix of track on Survival (1979)[ citation needed]6:40

Charts

Chart performance for Rebel Music
Chart (1984) Peak
position
Australian Albums ( Kent Music Report) [2] 78

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand ( RMNZ) [3] Gold 7,500^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Cook, Richard (September 1990). "Return of the Saint". Select. No. 3. p. 101.
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992: 23 years of hit singles & albums from the top 100 charts. St Ives, N.S.W, Australia: Australian Chart Book. p. 192. ISBN  0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Bob Marley – Rebel Music". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 10 July 2019.