Legend (Bob Marley & The Wailers album)

Legend
Greatest hits album by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Released May 8, 1984
Recorded 1972–1983
Genre Roots reggae
Length 70:24
Label Tuff Gong/Island
Bob Marley & The Wailers chronology
Confrontation
(1983)		 Legend
(1984)		 Bob, Peter, Bunny & Rita
(1985)

Legend is the twelfth album by Bob Marley & The Wailers, and the second posthumous album, released in 1984 by Island Records, catalogue BMW 1 in the United Kingdom and A1 90169 in the United States. It is a greatest hits collection of singles in its original vinyl format, and the best-selling reggae album of all-time, with over 14 million copies sold in the United States and approximately 25 million copies sold globally.[1][2][3] In 2003, the album was ranked number 46 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Content

It contains all ten of Marley's Top 40 hit singles in the UK up to the time,[4] plus three songs from the original Wailers with Peter Tosh and Bunny Livingston in "Stir It Up," "I Shot the Sheriff," and "Get Up, Stand Up," along with the closing song from the album Uprising, "Redemption Song." Marley enjoyed fewer chart hits in the United States, "Exodus," "Waiting in Vain," "Could You Be Loved" and "Buffalo Soldier" the only ones included on this collection.[5] Of the original tracks, only four date from prior to the Exodus album.

The cassette tape release of the album featured two extra songs, "Punky Reggae Party," the b-side to the "Jamming" single, and "Easy Skanking" from the Kaya album. A second generation compact disc remastered by Barry Diament appeared in 1990 on the Tuff Gong label. Although the disc includes the same fourteen songs, the tracks are in their original album lengths rather than the edited versions for single release.

On February 12, 2002, the expanded fourteen-track edition with songs at album lengths were remastered for compact disc with a bonus disc consisting of 1984-vintage remixes for extended dance club singles and dub versions. In 2010, Legend was made available as downloadable content for Rock Band. However, it was released without "Get Up, Stand Up", which was later included on Rock Band 3.

In June 2012, a high fidelity audiophile version of the album was released on HDtracks.com in 24 bit / 96,000khz and 24 bit / 192,000khz resolutions.

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Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 5/5 stars[6]
Robert Christgau (A)[7]
Sputnikmusic 5/5 stars[8]

Legend holds the distinction of being the second longest-charting album in the history of Billboard magazine. Combining its chart life on the Billboard 200 and the Top Pop Catalog Albums charts, Legend has had a chart run of 992 non-consecutive weeks,[9] surpassed only by The Dark Side of the Moon at 1574 weeks.[10] In the United Kingdom, Legend has sold 2,826,912 copies as of June 2009, making it the 25th biggest selling album of all time in that country, although to date it has apparently only been certified platinum six times in the UK denoting 1,800,000 copies shipped out.[11] As of June 2012, the album has charted for 761 weeks there.[12]

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Track listing

Original Vinyl Pressing

Side One
No. Title Writer(s) Source album Length
1. "Is This Love"   Marley Kaya 3:50
2. "No Woman, No Cry" (7" Edit) Marley, Vincent Ford Live! 4:02
3. "Could You Be Loved"   Marley Uprising 3:57
4. "Three Little Birds"   Marley Exodus 3:00
5. "Buffalo Soldier" (7" Edit) Marley, Noel Williams Confrontation 2:33
6. "Get Up, Stand Up"   Marley, Peter Tosh Burnin' 3:17
7. "Stir It Up" (edit) Marley Catch a Fire 3:38
Side Two
No. Title Writer(s) Source album Length
8. "One Love/People Get Ready"   Marley/Curtis Mayfield Exodus 2:52
9. "I Shot the Sheriff" (edit) Marley Burnin' 3:46
10. "Waiting in Vain"   Marley Exodus 4:16
11. "Redemption Song"   Marley Uprising 3:48
12. "Satisfy My Soul"   Marley Kaya 4:30
13. "Exodus" (7" edit) Marley Exodus 4:16
14. "Jamming"   Marley Exodus 3:17

Original US pressing

When first released in the US in 1984, "No Woman, No Cry," "Buffalo Soldier," "Waiting In Vain," "Exodus" and "Jammin'" were pressed in their 1984 remixed form by Eric Thorngren. Pressings from 1986 on used the album versions of these tracks, aside from using the "Live!" version of "No Woman" and the extended version of "Exodus." The 2002 deluxe edition contains the cassette bonus tracks, with all the 1984 remixes appended on a bonus disc.

Side One
No. Title Writer(s) Source album Length
1. "Is This Love"   Marley Kaya 3:50
2. "No Woman, No Cry"   Marley, Vincent Ford   4:05
3. "Could You Be Loved"   Marley Uprising 3:33
4. "Three Little Birds"   Marley Exodus 2:56
5. "Buffalo Soldier"   Marley, Noel Williams   5:24
6. "Get Up, Stand Up"   Marley, Peter Tosh Burnin' 3:11
7. "Stir It Up"   Marley Catch a Fire 3:36
Side Two
No. Title Writer(s) Source album Length
1. "One Love/People Get Ready"   Marley/Curtis Mayfield Exodus 2:52
2. "I Shot the Sheriff"   Marley Burnin' 3:48
3. "Waiting in Vain"   Marley   4:10
4. "Redemption Song"   Marley Uprising 3:48
5. "Satisfy My Soul"   Marley Kaya 3:45
6. "Exodus"   Marley   5:24
7. "Jamming"   Marley   3:20

2002 Deluxe Edition

Disc one
No. Title Writer(s) Source album Length
1. "Is This Love"   Marley Kaya 3:50
2. "No Woman, No Cry"   Marley, Vincent Ford Live! 7:08
3. "Could You Be Loved"   Marley Uprising 3:57
4. "Three Little Birds"   Marley Exodus 3:00
5. "Buffalo Soldier"   Marley, Noel Williams Confrontation 4:18
6. "Get Up, Stand Up"   Marley, Peter Tosh Burnin' 3:17
7. "Stir It Up"   Marley Catch a Fire 5:30
8. "Easy Skanking"   Marley Kaya 2:57
9. "One Love/People Get Ready"   Marley/Curtis Mayfield Exodus 2:52
10. "I Shot the Sheriff"   Marley Burnin' 4:40
11. "Waiting in Vain"   Marley Exodus 4:16
12. "Redemption Song"   Marley Uprising 3:48
13. "Satisfy My Soul"   Marley Kaya 4:30
14. "Exodus"   Marley Exodus 7:40
15. "Jamming"   Marley Exodus 3:31
16. "Punky Reggae Party"   Marley, Lee Perry single 6:52
Disc two

All remixes from 1984, except 1980 for "Could You Be Loved."

No. Title Writer(s) Remix producer(s) Length
1. "One Love/People Get Ready"   Marley/Curtis Mayfield Julian Mendelsohn 6:59
2. "Waiting in Vain"   Marley Mendelsohn 5:54
3. "Jamming"   Marley Paul "Groucho" Smykle 5:33
4. "Three Little Birds"   Marley Mendelsohn 5:18
5. "Could You Be Loved"   Marley Errol Brown, Alex Sadkin 4:18
6. "No Woman No Cry"   Vincent Ford Eric "E.T." Thorngren 4:10
7. "Coming in from the Cold"   Marley Thorngren 5:42
8. "Buffalo Soldier"   Marley, Noel Williams Thorngren 2:52
9. "Jamming"   Marley Thorngren 3:20
10. "Waiting in Vain"   Marley Thorngren 4:11
11. "Exodus"   Marley Thorngren 8:48
12. "Lively Up Yourself"   Marley Thorngren 5:16
13. "One Love/People Get Ready"   Marley/Curtis Mayfield Godwin Logie 4:18
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Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Argentina (CAPIF)[13] 4× Platinum 240,000x
Austria (IFPI Austria)[14] 2× Platinum 100,000x
Belgium (BEA)[15] Platinum 50,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[16] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[17] Gold 36,703[17]
France (SNEP)[18] Diamond 1,000,000*
Germany (BVMI)[19] Platinum 500,000^
Italy (FIMI)[20] Gold 100,000*
New Zealand (RIANZ)[21] 18× Platinum 270,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[22] Gold 25,000*
Sweden (GLF)[23] Gold 50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[24] 3× Platinum 150,000x
United Kingdom (BPI)[25] 6× Platinum 2,826,912[11]
United States (RIAA)[26] Diamond 10,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone
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See also

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References

  1. ^ Doug Miller, "Concert Series: 'No Woman, No Cry'", BobMarley.com, February 26, 2007
  2. ^ "Top Earners for 2004". Forbes. 25 October 2004. Retrieved 2008-11-30. 
  3. ^ "Rolling in the money". iAfrica. Retrieved 2008-11-30. 
  4. ^ UK Chart Stats retrieved 1 September 2011
  5. ^ Billboard statistics from AllMusic retrieved 1 September 2011
  6. ^ Legend (Bob Marley & The Wailers album) at Allmusic
  7. ^ Robert Christgau review
  8. ^ Sputnikmusic review
  9. ^ Billboard retrieved 1 September 2011
  10. ^ Billboard retrieved 1 September 2011
  11. ^ a b "Top 40 Best Selling Albums UK". BPI. Retrieved 2009-02-12. 
  12. ^ http://www.theofficialcharts.com/albums-chart/
  13. ^ "Discos de oro y platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2012. 
  14. ^ "Austrian album certifications – Bob Marley – Legend" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 16 September 2011.  Enter Bob Marley in the field Interpret. Enter Legend in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen
  15. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – 2008". Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 16 September 2011. 
  16. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Bob Marley – Legend". Music Canada. Retrieved 16 September 2011. 
  17. ^ a b "Finnish album certifications – Bob Marley – Legend" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 16 September 2011. 
  18. ^ "French album certifications – Marley B. & Wailers – Legend" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 16 September 2011. 
  19. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Bob Marley; 'Legend')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 16 September 2011. 
  20. ^ "Italian album certifications – Bob Marley – Legend" (PDF) (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Retrieved 16 September 2011. 
  21. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Bob Marley – Legend". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 16 September 2011. 
  22. ^ "Norwegian album certifications – Bob Marley – Legend" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 16 September 2011. 
  23. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2000" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Retrieved 16 September 2011. 
  24. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Bob Marley; 'Legend')". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 September 2011. 
  25. ^ "British album certifications – Marley B. & Wailers – Legend". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 16 September 2011.  Enter Legend in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go
  26. ^ "American album certifications – Marley, Bob & The Wailers – Legend". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 16 September 2011.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
Preceded by
Now That's What I Call Music II
by Various Artists		 UK number one album
May 19, 1984 – August 10, 1984		 Succeeded by
Now That's What I Call Music 3
by Various Artists
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