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Natty Dread is Bob Marley's finest album, the ultimate reggae recording of all time. This was Marley's first album without former bandmates Peter Tosh and Bunny Livingston, and the first released as Bob Marley & the Wailers. The Wailers' rhythm section of bassist Aston "Family Man" Barrett and drummer Carlton "Carlie" Barrett remained in place and even contributed to the songwriting, while Marley added a female vocal trio, the I-Threes (which included his wife Rita Marley), and additional instrumentation to flesh out the sound. The material presented here defines what reggae was originally all about, with political and social commentary mixed with religious paeans to Jah. The celebratory "Lively Up Yourself" falls in the same vein as "Get Up, Stand Up" from Burnin'. "No Woman, No Cry" is one of the band's best-known ballads. "Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)" is a powerful warning that "a hungry mob is an angry mob." "Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Road Block)" and "Revolution" continue in that spirit, as Marley assumes the mantle of prophet abandoned by '60s forebears like Bob Dylan. In addition to the lyrical strengths, the music itself is full of emotion and playfulness, with the players locked into a solid groove on each number. Considering that popular rock music was entering the somnambulant disco era as Natty Dread was released, the lyrical and musical potency is especially striking. Marley was taking on discrimination, greed, poverty, and hopelessness while simultaneously rallying the troops as no other musical performer was attempting to do in the mid-'70s.
© Jim Newsom /TiVo
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Bob Marley, ComposerLyricist - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Bob Marley & The Wailers, MainArtist - The Wailers, Producer
℗ 1974 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Steve Smith, Producer - Vincent Ford, ComposerLyricist - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Bob Marley & The Wailers, MainArtist - The Wailers, Producer - Sylvan Morris, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Phil Ault, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1974 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Bob Marley & The Wailers, MainArtist - The Wailers, Producer - Sylvan Morris, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carlton Barrett, ComposerLyricist - Phil Ault, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lecon Cogill, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Bob Marley & The Wailers, MainArtist - The Wailers, Producer - Hugh Peart, ComposerLyricist - Aston Barrett, ComposerLyricist - Paul Groucho Smykle, Remixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1974 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Rita Marley, ComposerLyricist - Bob Marley & The Wailers, MainArtist - The Wailers, Producer - Sylvan Morris, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Phil Ault, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Willy Francisco, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Al Anderson, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bernard Harvey, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Marley, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Jean Roussel, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Rita Marley, ComposerLyricist - Bob Marley & The Wailers, MainArtist - Carlton Barrett, Producer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Aston Barrett, Producer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Allen Cole, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1975 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Bob Marley, ComposerLyricist - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Bob Marley & The Wailers, MainArtist - The Wailers, Producer - Sylvan Morris, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Phil Ault, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1974 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Bob Marley & The Wailers, MainArtist - The Wailers, Producer - Sylvan Morris, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carlton Barrett, ComposerLyricist - Phil Ault, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lecon Cogill, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Bob Marley, ComposerLyricist - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Bob Marley & The Wailers, MainArtist - The Wailers, Producer - Sylvan Morris, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Phil Ault, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1974 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Bob Marley, ComposerLyricist - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer - Bob Marley & The Wailers, MainArtist - The Wailers, Producer - Majd Hooman, Producer
℗ 1991 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Album review
Natty Dread is Bob Marley's finest album, the ultimate reggae recording of all time. This was Marley's first album without former bandmates Peter Tosh and Bunny Livingston, and the first released as Bob Marley & the Wailers. The Wailers' rhythm section of bassist Aston "Family Man" Barrett and drummer Carlton "Carlie" Barrett remained in place and even contributed to the songwriting, while Marley added a female vocal trio, the I-Threes (which included his wife Rita Marley), and additional instrumentation to flesh out the sound. The material presented here defines what reggae was originally all about, with political and social commentary mixed with religious paeans to Jah. The celebratory "Lively Up Yourself" falls in the same vein as "Get Up, Stand Up" from Burnin'. "No Woman, No Cry" is one of the band's best-known ballads. "Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)" is a powerful warning that "a hungry mob is an angry mob." "Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Road Block)" and "Revolution" continue in that spirit, as Marley assumes the mantle of prophet abandoned by '60s forebears like Bob Dylan. In addition to the lyrical strengths, the music itself is full of emotion and playfulness, with the players locked into a solid groove on each number. Considering that popular rock music was entering the somnambulant disco era as Natty Dread was released, the lyrical and musical potency is especially striking. Marley was taking on discrimination, greed, poverty, and hopelessness while simultaneously rallying the troops as no other musical performer was attempting to do in the mid-'70s.
© Jim Newsom /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:00
- Main artists: Bob Marley & The Wailers
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal-Island Records Ltd.
- Genre: World
© 2001 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company. This Compilation ℗ 2001 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
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