Songs of Freedom

Box set by Bob Marley and the Wailers

Released

6 October 1992

Recorded

1961–1980

Genre

Reggae

Length

Approx. 4 hours

Label

Tuff Gong

Bob Marley and the Wailers chronology

Talkin' Blues
(1991)

Songs of Freedom
(1992)

Natural Mystic
(1995)

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Songs of Freedom is a four-disc box set containing music by Bob Marley and the Wailers, from Marley's first song "Judge Not" recorded in 1961, to a live version of "Redemption Song", recorded in 1980 at his last concert.

The song "Iron Lion Zion" was first released on this compilation, in what is often considered the original mix (although the original is said to not have included the harmony vocals from the I-Threes). The single releases (and subsequent compilation releases) use a remix which was created for the single using modern production, which sounds very different.

"Why Should I" was remixed for this compilation and released as a single. The original wasn't released until the JAD/Universal box set Man To Man in 2004. The original was recorded in 1971 and features Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer's backing vocals, which were replaced by The I-Threes on the remix.

It is said to be complementary to the greatest hits compilation Legend, in the sense that any of the tracks with the same names are presented in different versions from the normal single mixes on Legend - as an example see the number of 12" mixes in the track listing below. The exception is the original version of "Get Up, Stand Up".

Track listing

Disc one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original release	Length
1.	"Judge Not"	Bob Marley	Non-album single (1962)	2:26
2.	"One Cup of Coffee"	B. Marley	Non-album single (1962)	2:34
3.	"Simmer Down"	B. Marley	The Wailing Wailers (1965)	2:50
4.	"I'm Still Waiting"	B. Marley	The Wailing Wailers (1965)	3:07
5.	"One Love/People Get Ready"	B. Marley, Curtis Mayfield	The Wailing Wailers (1965)	3:21
6.	"Put It On"	B. Marley	Non-album single (1965)	3:08
7.	"Bus Dem Shut (Pyaka)"	B. Marley	Non-album single (1967)	2:47
8.	"Mellow Mood" (original)	B. Marley	Non-album single (1967)	3:31
9.	"Bend Down Low"	B. Marley	Non-album single (1967)	2:30
10.	"Hypocrites"	B. Marley	Non-album single (1967)	2:36
11.	"Stir It Up" (original)	B. Marley	Non-album single (1967)	3:13
12.	"Nice Time"	B. Marley	Non-album single (1967)	2:44
13.	"Thank You Lord" (original)	B. Marley	Non-album single (1967)	3:41
14.	"Hammer"	B. Marley	Previously unreleased	2:57
15.	"Caution"	B. Marley	The Best of The Wailers (1971)	2:45
16.	"Back Out"	B. Marley	The Best of The Wailers (1971)	2:18
17.	"Soul Shake Down Party"	B. Marley	The Best of The Wailers (1971)	3:06
18.	"Do It Twice"	B. Marley	The Best of The Wailers (1971)	2:49
19.	"Soul Rebel"	B. Marley	Soul Rebels (1970)	3:19
20.	"Sun Is Shining"	B. Marley	Soul Revolution (1971)	2:11
21.	"Don't Rock My Boat"	B. Marley	Soul Revolution (1971)	4:32
22.	"Small Axe"	B. Marley	non-album single (1971)	3:57
23.	"Duppy Conqueror"	B. Marley	Soul Revolution (1971)	3:39
24.	"Mr. Brown"	B. Marley	Soul Revolution (1971)	3:32

Disc two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original release	Length
1.	"Screwface"	B. Marley	Non-album single (1971)	2:23
2.	"Lick Samba"	B. Marley	Non-album single (1971)	2:33
3.	"Trenchtown Rock" (alternative mix)	B. Marley	Non-album single (1971)	3:28
4.	"Craven Choke Puppy"	B. Marley	Non-album single (1971)	2:53
5.	"Guava Jelly"	B. Marley	Non-album single (1971)	2:18
6.	"Acoustic Medley" (medley of "Guava Jelly", "This Train", "Cornerstone", "Comma Comma", "Dew Drops", "Stir It Up" and "I'm Hurting Inside")	B. Marley	Previously unreleased	12:09
7.	"I'm Hurting Inside" (alternative mix)	B. Marley	Non-album single (1972)	3:29
8.	"High Tide or Low Tide"	B. Marley	Catch a Fire (1973)	4:09
9.	"Slave Driver"	B. Marley	Catch a Fire (1973)	2:51
10.	"No More Trouble"	B. Marley	Catch a Fire (1973)	3:59
11.	"Concrete Jungle"	B. Marley	Catch a Fire (1973)	4:11
12.	"Get Up, Stand Up"	B. Marley, Peter Tosh	Burnin' (1973)	3:14
13.	"Rastaman Chant"	Traditional, arr. The Wailers	Burnin' (1973)	3:51
14.	"Burnin' and Lootin'"	B. Marley	Burnin' (1973)	4:13
15.	"Iron Lion Zion" (original)	B. Marley	Previously unreleased	2:56
16.	"Lively Up Yourself"	B. Marley	Natty Dread (1974)	5:11
17.	"Natty Dread"	Rita Marley, Allen Cole	Natty Dread (1974)	3:34
18.	"I Shot the Sheriff" (live)	B. Marley	Live! (1975)	5:26

Disc three

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original release	Length
1.	"No Woman No Cry" (live at The Roxy)	Vincent Ford	Live at the Roxy (2003)	5:22
2.	"Who the Cap Fit"	Aston Barrett, Carlton Barrett	Rastaman Vibration (1976)	4:41
3.	"Jah Live"	B. Marley, Lee Perry	Rastaman Vibration (1976)	4:15
4.	"Crazy Baldheads"	B. Marley, Ford	Rastaman Vibration (1976)	3:10
5.	"War"	Cole, C. Barrett	Rastaman Vibration (1976)	3:36
6.	"Johnny Was"	R. Marley	Rastaman Vibration (1976)	3:46
7.	"Rat Race"	R. Marley	Rastaman Vibration (1976)	2:59
8.	"Jamming" (12-inch mix)	B. Marley	Exodus (1977)	5:45
9.	"Waiting in Vain" (advert mix)	B. Marley	Exodus (1977)	3:59
10.	"Exodus" (12-inch mix)	B. Marley	Exodus (1977)	7:25
11.	"Natural Mystic"	B. Marley	Exodus (1977)	3:28
12.	"Three Little Birds" (alternate mix)	B. Marley	Exodus (1977)	2:56
13.	"Running Away"	B. Marley	Kaya (1978)	4:14
14.	"Keep on Moving" (London version)	B. Marley	Previously unreleased	5:44
15.	"Easy Skanking"	B. Marley	Kaya (1978)	2:55
16.	"Is This Love" (horns mix)	B. Marley	Kaya (1978)	4:00
17.	"Smile Jamaica"	B. Marley, Perry	Kaya (1976)	3:13
18.	"Time Will Tell"	B. Marley	Kaya (1978)	3:32

Disc four

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original release	Length
1.	"Africa Unite"	B. Marley	Survival (1979)	2:54
2.	"Survival"	B. Marley	Survival (1979)	3:52
3.	"One Drop"	B. Marley	Survival (1979)	3:51
4.	"One Dub"	B. Marley	"One Drop" b-side (1979)	3:53
5.	"Zimbabwe"	B. Marley	Survival (1979)	3:47
6.	"So Much Trouble in the World"	B. Marley	Survival (1979)	3:57
7.	"Ride Natty Ride" (12-inch mix)	B. Marley	Survival (1979)	6:22
8.	"Babylon System"	B. Marley	Survival (1979)	4:18
9.	"Coming in from the Cold" (12-inch mix)	B. Marley	Uprising (1980)	6:04
10.	"Real Situation"	B. Marley	Uprising (1980)	3:08
11.	"Bad Card"	B. Marley	Uprising (1980)	2:48
12.	"Could You Be Loved" (12-inch mix)	B. Marley	Uprising (1980)	5:26
13.	"Forever Loving Jah"	B. Marley	Uprising (1980)	3:51
14.	"Rastaman Live Up"	B. Marley	Confrontation (1983)	5:21
15.	"Give Thanks and Praises"	B. Marley	Confrontation (1983)	3:14
16.	"One Love/People Get Ready" (12-inch mix)	B. Marley, Mayfield	Exodus (1977)	7:08
17.	"Why Should I"	B. Marley	Previously unreleased	3:33
18.	"Redemption Song" (live in Pittsburgh)	B. Marley	Live Forever: The Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA, September 23, 1980	4:08

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Booklet corrections by Roger Steffens

Bob Marley and the Wailers

Studio albums

Early	The Wailing Wailers (1965) Soul Rebels (1970) Soul Revolution (1971) The Best of The Wailers (1971)

Island	Catch a Fire (1973) Burnin' (1973) Natty Dread (1974) Rastaman Vibration (1976) Exodus (1977) Kaya (1978) Survival (1979) Uprising (1980) Confrontation (1983)

Compilations

Island	Legend (1984) Rebel Music (1986) Natural Mystic (1995) One Love (2001) Gold (2005) Africa Unite (2005)

Others	African Herbsman (1973) Rasta Revolution (1974)

Other albums

Live	Live! (1975) Babylon by Bus (1978) Talkin' Blues (1991) Live at the Roxy (2003) Live Forever (2011) Uprising Live! (2014) Easy Skanking In Boston '78 (2015)

Remix	Chances Are (1981) Chant Down Babylon (1999) B Is for Bob (2009)

Box set	Songs of Freedom (1992) The Complete Bob Marley & the Wailers 1967–1972 (1997–2002)

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