- Three Little Birds
- Redemption Song
- Wake Up and Live, Pt. 1
- Bend Down Low
- Lively Up Yourself
- Jamming
- Small Axe
- One Love/People Get Ready
- Satisfy My Soul
- Could You Be Loved
- Stir It Up
- High Tide or Low Tide
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Bob Marley Primary Artist
The Wailers Primary Artist
Takeshi Akimoto Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Aaron Nigel Smith Choir Director
Chloe Brendinger Vocals (Background)
Daniel Mandelman Bells,Piano,Keyboards,Percussion,Piano (Grand)
Emma Koffman Vocals (Background)
Grace Schimmel Vocals (Background)
Kid's Chorus Vocals (Background)
Michaela Brown Vocals (Background)
Sophia Hedgecock Vocals (Background)
Zion Smith Vocals (Background)
Dennis Morris Photography
Christine Jelloian Release Coordinator
Ryan Rogers Design
Evelyn Morgan A&R
Jill Ettinger Product Manager
Bob Marley & the Wailers Producer
Bob Marley Composer,Audio Production
Kevin Mills Audio Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Anthony Davis Composer
Curtis Mayfield Composer
Fabian Cooke Mixing,Audio Engineer
Gavin Lurssen Mastering,Remastering
Alex Sadkin Producer,Audio Production
Dana Smart Supervisor
Ziggy Marley Producer,Remixing,Executive Producer,Audio Production
Cedella Marley Design,Artwork
Chris Blackwell Audio Production
Anthony "Sangie" Davis Composer
The Wailers Audio Production
Todd Steinhauer Audio Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Reuben Cohen Audio Engineer

B Is for Bob
by Bob Marley & the Wailers, Bob Marley
Bob Marley & the Wailers

B Is for Bob
by Bob Marley & the Wailers, Bob Marley
Bob Marley & the Wailers
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B Is for Bob is ultimately little more than a novelty entry in the bloated catalog that is Bob Marley's, but it has its moments. The gist here is that Ziggy Marley, Bob's oldest son and a major reggae artist in his own right, has taken a dozen of Bob's recordings and remixed (or "reimagined," as the press materials say) all but four of them to appeal to an intended audience of children. Generally, he accomplishes this by stripping out the more pronounced reggae rhythms, lead guitar solos, and such, and giving the tunes a more sparse, primarily acoustic sheen. In some cases, instruments (light percussion, vibes) are added as well, to bring a fuller but softer feel. Recordings that have been familiar to Marley acolytes for decades -- "Jamming," "Redemption Song," "Stir It Up," etc. -- seem strangely unfamiliar, ghosts of their former selves, yet not unappealing -- it's indeed possible that young children might well enjoy them, but were the originals so overpowering that those same kids would have been frightened by them? And what will those children make of some of Marley's lyrics and patois kept intact ("Old pirates, yes they rob I/Sold I to the merchant ships")? Interestingly, Ziggy has left four tunes ("Could You Be Loved," "Lively Up Yourself," "One Love," "Wake Up and Live") alone, leaving the adult wondering why he felt those were safe while some of his father's other songs needed a kid-friendly tune-up. ~ Jeff Tamarkin
Product Details
Release Date: | 06/23/2009 |
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Label: | Island / Sanctuary Records / Tuff Gong / Universal Music |
UPC: | 0600753156766 |
Tracks
Album Credits
Performance Credits
Bob Marley & the Wailers Primary ArtistBob Marley Primary Artist
The Wailers Primary Artist
Takeshi Akimoto Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Aaron Nigel Smith Choir Director
Chloe Brendinger Vocals (Background)
Daniel Mandelman Bells,Piano,Keyboards,Percussion,Piano (Grand)
Emma Koffman Vocals (Background)
Grace Schimmel Vocals (Background)
Kid's Chorus Vocals (Background)
Michaela Brown Vocals (Background)
Sophia Hedgecock Vocals (Background)
Zion Smith Vocals (Background)
Technical Credits
Fabian Cook Engineer,MixingDennis Morris Photography
Christine Jelloian Release Coordinator
Ryan Rogers Design
Evelyn Morgan A&R
Jill Ettinger Product Manager
Bob Marley & the Wailers Producer
Bob Marley Composer,Audio Production
Kevin Mills Audio Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Anthony Davis Composer
Curtis Mayfield Composer
Fabian Cooke Mixing,Audio Engineer
Gavin Lurssen Mastering,Remastering
Alex Sadkin Producer,Audio Production
Dana Smart Supervisor
Ziggy Marley Producer,Remixing,Executive Producer,Audio Production
Cedella Marley Design,Artwork
Chris Blackwell Audio Production
Anthony "Sangie" Davis Composer
The Wailers Audio Production
Todd Steinhauer Audio Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Reuben Cohen Audio Engineer
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