Exodus (album)

Exodus
Studio album by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Released	June 3, 1977
Recorded	Harry J. Studio, Kingston, Jamaica, 1976 and Island Studios, London, January–April 1977
Genre	Reggae
Length	37:24
Label	Tuff Gong, Island
Producer	Bob Marley & The Wailers
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Bob Marley & The Wailers chronology
Rastaman Vibration (1976) Exodus (1977) Kaya (1978)

Exodus is a roots reggae album released by Bob Marley & the Wailers on June 3, 1977 (see 1977 in music). Much of Exodus was recorded in London, while Marley recuperated from an assassination attempt. It is widely considered to be one of Marley's best albums. "Jamming," "Waiting in Vain" and "One Love/People Get Ready" were all huge international hits. Exodus peaked at #20 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart, and #15 on the Black Albums chart. Other stand-outs include "Natural Mystic" and "The Heathen," which excel both musically and lyrically. In 1998, TIME magazine named Exodus the best music album of the 20th century. In 2001, the TV network VH1 named it the 26th greatest album of all time. In 2003, the album was ranked number 169 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.^[1]

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Original release 1.1.1 Side one 1.1.2 Side two 1.2 2001 Deluxe edition 1.2.1 Disc one 1.2.2 Disc two 2 Personnel 3 Notes

Track listing

All tracks written by Bob Marley, except where noted.

Original release

Side one

1. "Natural Mystic" – 3:28
2. "So Much Things to Say" – 3:08
3. "Guiltiness" – 3:19
4. "The Heathen" – 2:32
5. "Exodus" – 7:39

Side two

1. "Jamming" – 3:31
2. "Waiting in Vain" – 4:15
3. "Turn Your Lights Down Low" – 3:39
4. "Three Little Birds" – 3:00
5. "One Love/People Get Ready" (Marley, Curtis Mayfield) – 2:53

2001 Deluxe edition

Disc one

The first disc contains Exodus remastered.

1. "Natural Mystic" – 3:28
2. "So Much Things to Say" – 3:08
3. "Guiltiness" – 3:20
4. "The Heathen" – 2:32
5. "Exodus" – 7:40
6. "Jammin'" – 3:31
7. "Waiting in Vain" – 4:16
8. "Turn Your Lights Down Low" – 3:39
9. "Three Little Birds" – 3:00
10. "One Love/People Get Ready" – 2:56
11. "Roots" (B-side of "Waiting in Vain" single) – 3:44
12. "Waiting in Vain" (alternate version, previously unreleased) – 4:44
13. "Jammin'" (long version, A-side of 12" single) – 5:52
14. "Jammin'" (version, previously unreleased) – 3:06
15. "Exodus" (version, B-side of "Exodus" single) – 3:08

Disc two

The second disc contains the Exodus tour live at the Rainbow Theatre, London, June 4, 1977. Tracks 6–10 are from sessions with Lee "Scratch" Perry, July–August 1977.

1. "The Heathen" (previously unreleased) – 6:48
2. "Crazy Baldhead/Running Away" (previously unreleased) – 9:22
3. "War/No More Trouble" (previously unreleased) – 7:44
4. "Jammin'" (previously unreleased) – 7:07
5. "Exodus" (previously unreleased) – 11:49
6. "Punky Reggae Party" (A-side of Jamaican 12" single) – 9:19
7. "Punky Reggae Party" (dub, B-side of Jamaican 12" single) – 8:50
8. "Keep On Moving" (previously unreleased original mix) – 6:26
9. "Keep On Moving" (dub, previously unreleased original mix) – 7:15
10. "Exodus Advertisement" – 1:08

Personnel

• Bob Marley – lead vocal, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, percussion
• Aston "Family Man" Barrett – bass, guitar, percussion
• Carlton Barrett – drums, percussion
• Tyrone Downie – Keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
• Alvin "Seeco" Patterson – percussion
• Julian (Junior) Marvin – lead guitar
• I Threes (Rita Marley, Marcia Griffiths, Judy Mowatt) – backing vocals
• Karl Pitterson – engineer
• Guy Bidmead, Terry Barham – assistant engineers
• Aston "Familyman" Barrett, Chris Blackwell, Karl Pitterson – mixing
• Adrian Boot, Neville Garrick – photos
• Neville Garrick – cover design, graphics

Notes

1. ^ Rolling Stone Exodus The RS 500 Greatest Albums of All Time November 1, 2003.