Survival by Tribute to Bob Marley and The Wailers with The I Threes
Survival is a reggae album by Bob Marley & The Wailers released in 1979.
Survival is an album with an outwardly militant theme. Some critics speculate that this was due in part to criticism Marley received for the laid-back, ganja-soaked atmosphere of his previous release, "Kaya", which seemed to sidetrack the urgency of his message.[3] In the song "Africa Unite", Marley proclaims Pan-African solidarity. The song "Zimbabwe" is a hymn dedicated to later-independent Rhodesia. The song was performed at Zimbabwe's Independence Celebration in 1980, just after the official declaration of Zimbabwe's independence.
Survival was originally to be called Black Survival to underscore the urgency of African unity, but the name was shortened to prevent misinterpretations of the album's theme.[3]
Tracklist
| 1. | So Much Trouble In The World | 4:00 |
| 2. | Zimbabwe | 3:51 |
| 3. | Top Rankin' | 3:11 |
| 4. | Babylon System | 4:22 |
| 5. | Survival | 3:54 |
| 6. | Wake Up and Live | 5:01 |
| 7. | Africa Unite | 2:56 |
| 8. | One Drop | 3:52 |
| 9. | Ride Natty Ride | 3:52 |
| 10. | Ambush in the Night | 3:12 |
Credits
Musicians:
Bob Marley – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, percussion
Aston "Family Man" Barrett – bass, rhythm guitar, percussion
Carlton Barrett – drums, percussion
Tyrone "Organ D" Downie – keyboards, percussion, backing vocal
Alvin "Seeco" Patterson – percussion
Junior Marvin – lead guitar, backing vocal
Earl "Wire" Lindo – keyboards
Al Anderson – lead guitar
Rita Marley – backing vocals
Marcia Griffiths – backing vocals
Judy Mowatt – backing vocals
Carlton "Santa" Davis – drums on "Africa Unite"
Mikey "Boo" Richards – drums on "Wake Up And Live"
Val Douglas – Bass on "Wake Up and Live"
Dean Fraser – Tenor and Alto Saxophone
Headley Bennett – Alto Saxophone
Ronald "Nambo" Robinson – Trombone
Melba Liston – Trombone
Luther Francois – Trombone
Junior "Chico" Chin – Trumpet
Jackie Willacy – Trumpet
Micky Hanson – Trumpet
Lee Jaffe – Harmonica[4]
Production
Producers – Bob Marley & The Wailers, Alex Sadkin
Mastering – Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC
License
All rights reserved.
Bob Marley and the Wailers were a Jamaican reggae band led by Bob Marley.
I Threes, were formed in 1974 to support Bob Marley and the Wailers after Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer – the original Wailer backing vocalists – left the band.
The three members were Marley's wife Rita Marley, Judy Mowatt and Marcia Griffiths.