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Rebel Music (Bob Marley and the Wailers album)

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Rebel Music
Compilation album by
Released1986
GenreRoots reggae
Length50:24
LabelTuff Gong, Island
ProducerChris 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
Review scores
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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

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Original album (1986)

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Roadblock)" (Remixed by Paul "Groucho" Smykle)Aston Barrett, Hugh PeartNatty Dread (1974)6:41
2."So Much Trouble in the World"Bob MarleySurvival (1979)4:00
3."Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)"Leon Coghill, Carlton BarrettNatty Dread (1974)3:11
4."Rat Race"MarleyRastaman Vibration (1976)2:51
5."War / No More Trouble" (Live)Allen Cole, C. Barrett, MarleyBabylon 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"MarleyCatch 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 ToshLive! (1975)6:34

The Definitive Remasters edition (2002)

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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

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

Certifications

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

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  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.