Bob Marley & The Wailers - Songs Of Freedom '1992

Tracks list

When Songs of Freedom was released originally in 1992, it was a perfect
complement to either a greatest hits collection like Legend or the entire
collection of the reggae masters albums. Songs boasts enough of the recognizable
from Marleys canon to address the hit seeker, but the set also reaches way, way
back to include Marleys first single, the youthful Judge Not from 1962, and then
closes more than four hours later with a 1980 live take of Redemption Song from
his last concert. In between are live takes, studio remixes, and, of course,
standard looks at Marley standards, playing together as a perfect balance
between the familiar and the new. The flow of famous takes increases into CDs 3
and 4, where No Woman, No Cry appears from a 1976 set at the Roxy and where
Jammin and Exodus come in mixes that were new to fans in 1992. Of course these
four CDs show in wide-angle view exactly how fantastic and commercially
improbable Marley was. He was able to popularize tunes about both the repression
of African nations and their liberation while also bringing to rock audiences an
undeniably Jamaican music, breaking the U.S. and British geographic strongholds
on the 1970s pop and rock marketplace. Never mind that he made Island Records
first fortune, he also created a body of work so lasting that a four-CD set
heavy on alternate versions can stand out in any contemporary music collection.
For the 1999 reissue of the original 1992 box set, no new music has been added.
The format has changed, though, from a long-box presentation to a cube
containing individual slipcased CDs. Its still a remarkable gem. --Andrew
Bartlett

Disc 1
1. Robert Marley – Judge Not (02:26)
2. Robert Marley – One Cup Of Coffee (02:34)
3. The Wailers – Simmer Down (02:50)
4. The Wailers – Im Still Waiting (03:06)
5. The Wailers – One Love / People Get Ready (Original) (03:21)
6. The Wailers – Put It On (03:08)
7. The Wailers – Bus Dem Shut (Pyaka) (02:47)
8. The Wailers – Mellow Mood (Original) (03:31)
9. The Wailers – Bend Down Low (02:30)
10. The Wailers – Hypocrites (02:35)
11. The Wailers – Stir It Up (Original) (03:12)
12. The Wailers – Nice Time (02:45)
13. The Wailers – Thank You Lord (Original) (03:40)
14. The Wailers – Hammer (02:56)
15. The Wailers – Caution (02:44)
16. The Wailers – Back Out (02:18)
17. The Wailers – Soul Shake Down Party (03:05)
18. The Wailers – Do It Twice (02:48)
19. The Wailers – Soul Rebel (03:18)
20. The Wailers – Sun Is Shining (02:11)
21. The Wailers – Dont Rock The Boat (04:31)
22. The Wailers – Small Axe (03:56)
23. The Wailers – Duppy Conqueror (03:39)
24. The Wailers – Mr. Brown (03:32)

Disc 2
1. The Wailers – Screw Face (02:23)
2. The Wailers – Lick Samba (02:33)
3. The Wailers – Trenchtown Rock (Alternate Mix) (03:28)
4. The Wailers – Craven Choke Puppy (02:52)
5. The Wailers – Guava Jelly (02:17)
6. The Wailers – Acoustic Medley: Guava Jelly / This Train / Cornerstone
/ Comma Comma / Dewdrops / Stir It Up / Im Hurting Inside (12:09)
7. Bob Marley – Im Hurting Inside (Alternate Mix) (03:28)
8. The Wailers – High Tide Or Low Tide (04:09)
9. The Wailers – Slave Driver (02:51)
10. The Wailers – No More Trouble (03:59)
11. The Wailers – Concrete Jungle (04:10)
12. The Wailers – Get Up Stand Up (03:14)
13. The Wailers – Rastaman Chant (03:50)
14. The Wailers – Burnin And Lootin (04:13)
15. Bob Marley & The Wailers – Iron Lion Zion (02:55)
16. Bob Marley & The Wailers – Lively Up Yourself (05:10)
17. Bob Marley & The Wailers – Natty Dread (03:34)
18. Bob Marley & The Wailers – I Shot The Sheriff (Live) (05:26)

Disc 3
1. Bob Marley – No Woman No Cry (Live At The Roxy) (05:22)
2. Bob Marley – Who The Cap Fit (04:41)
3. Bob Marley – Jah Live (04:15)
4. Bob Marley – Crazy Baldheads (03:10)
5. Bob Marley – War (03:36)
6. Bob Marley – Johnny Was (03:46)
7. Bob Marley – Rat Race (02:49)
8. Bob Marley – Jammin (12 Mix) (05:45)
9. Bob Marley – Waiting In Vain (Advert Mix) (03:59)
10. Bob Marley – Exodus (12 Mix) (07:25)
11. Bob Marley – Natural Mystic (03:28)
12. Bob Marley – Three Little Birds (Alternate Mix) (02:56)
13. Bob Marley – Running Away (04:14)
14. Bob Marley – Keep On Moving (London Version) (05:44)
15. Bob Marley – Easy Skanking (02:55)
16. Bob Marley – Is This Love (Horns Mix) (04:00)
17. Bob Marley – Smile Jamaica (03:13)
18. Bob Marley – Time Will Tell (03:32)

Disc 4
1. Bob Marley – Africa Unite (02:54)
2. Bob Marley – Survival (03:52)
3. Bob Marley – One Drop (03:51)
4. Bob Marley – One Dub (03:53)
5. Bob Marley – Zimbabwe (03:47)
6. Bob Marley – So Much Trouble In The World (03:57)
7. Bob Marley – Ride Natty Ride (12 Mix) (06:22)
8. Bob Marley – Babylon System (04:18)
9. Bob Marley – Coming In From The Cold (12 Mix) (06:04)
10. Bob Marley – Real Situation (03:08)
11. Bob Marley – Bad Card (02:48)
12. Bob Marley – Could You Be Loved (12 Mix) (05:26)
13. Bob Marley – Forever Loving Jah (03:51)
14. Bob Marley – Rastaman Live Up (05:21)
15. Bob Marley – Give Thanks And Praise (03:14)
16. Bob Marley – One Love / People Get Ready (12 Mix) (07:08)
17. Bob Marley – Why Should I (03:33)
18. Bob Marley – Redemption Song (Live In Pittsburgh) (04:08)

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