Uprising (album)

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Uprising
Studio album by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Released	June 10, 1980
Recorded	Tuff Gong Studios, Kingston, Jamaica
Genre	Reggae
Length	35:53
Label	Tuff Gong/Island
Professional reviews
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Bob Marley & The Wailers chronology
Survival (1979) Uprising (1980) Confrontation (1983)

Uprising is a 1980 roots reggae album by Bob Marley & The Wailers. As Marley died the following year, Uprising was to become the final studio album to be 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 folk classic, "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.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Side one 1.2 Side two 2 Personnel

[edit] Track listing

All tracks written by Bob Marley.

[edit] Side one

1. "Coming in from the Cold" - 4:33
2. "Real Situation" - 3:10
3. "Bad Card" - 2:52
4. "We and Dem" - 3:16
5. "Work" - 3:42

[edit] Side two

1. "Zion Train" – 3:34
2. "Pimper's Paradise" – 3:26
3. "Could You Be Loved" – 3:56
4. "Forever Loving Jah" – 3:51
5. "Redemption Song" – 3:47

[edit] Personnel

• Bob Marley - lead vocal, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar
• Aston "Family Man" Barrett - bass, piano, guitar, percussion
• Carlton Barrett - drums, percussion
• 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
• Errol Brown - engineer, mixing engineer
• Chiao Ng - assistant engineer
• Neville Garrick - art direction
• Adrian Boot - photo

Mixed by The Wailers and Chris Blackwell. Produced by Bob Marley & The Wailers. Executive producer: Chris Blackwell.