Disc 2
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Never Had A Dream Come True - Glen Adams/The Wailers ~ Various Artists |  |
| 2. Sweet Bitter Love - Marcia Griffiths ~ Various Artists | |
| 3. Deep River - Aston "Familyman" Barrett ~ Various Artists | |
| 4. I Shall Sing - Judy Mowatt ~ Various Artists | |
| 5. Son Of Thunder - Lee "Scratch" Perry/The Upsetters ~ Various Artists | |
| 6. Put Your Hand In The Hand - Rita Marley/Ernie Smith ~ Various Artists | |
| 7. Mystic Mood - Earl "Wya" Lindo ~ Various Artists | |
| 8. Them A Fi Get A Beaten - Peter Tosh ~ Various Artists | |
| 9. Put A Little Love In Your Heart - Marcia Griffiths ~ Various Artists | |
| 10. Don't Mind Me - Joe Higgs ~ Various Artists | |
| 11. Bathroom Skank - Lee "Scratch" Perry ~ Various Artists | |
| 12. Gardener, The - Judy Mowatt ~ Various Artists | |
| 13. True Love - Carl Dawkins/The Wailers ~ Various Artists | |
| 14. Family Man Mood - Aston "Familyman" Barrett ~ Various Artists | |
| 15. When Festival Is Over - Glen Adams & The Hippy Boys ~ Various Artists | |
| 16. Sad Love - Glen Adams & The Hippy Boys (vocal version) ~ Various Artists | | Disc 3
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Mellow Mood - Judy Mowatt ~ Various Artists | |
| 2. Sly Mongoose - Aston "Familyman" Barrett ~ Various Artists | |
| 3. Yakety Yak - Lee "Scratch" Perry ~ Various Artists | |
| 4. Why Should I - Rita Marley & The Soulettes ~ Various Artists | |
| 5. Twentieth Century Faces - Glen Adams & The Hippy Boys ~ Various Artists | |
| 6. Again - Joe Higgs/Roy Wilson ~ Various Artists | |
| 7. Don't Let Me Down - Marcia Griffiths ~ Various Artists | |
| 8. Cloud Nine - Carl Dawkins/The Wailers ~ Various Artists | |
| 9. Ball,, The (Wear You To) - Earl "Wya" Lindo ~ Various Artists | |
| 10. Emergency Call - Judy Mowatt ~ Various Artists | |
| 11. Arise Black Man - Peter Tosh ~ Various Artists | |
| 12. Herb Tree - Aston "Familyman" Barrett ~ Various Artists | |
| 13. What A Confusion - Dave Barker/Bunny Wailer ~ Various Artists | |
| 14. How Come (A.K.A. I Come) - Lee "Scratch" Perry/The Gaylettes ~ Various Artists | |
| 15. Rainbow Island - Rita Marley ~ Various Artists | |
| 16. I Wish (I Had Someone) - Glen Adams & The Hippy Boys ~ Various Artists | |
| 17. You Hurt My Soul - Joe Higgs ~ Various Artists | |
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| Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Includes liner notes by Noel Hawks. | | Liner Note Author: Harry Hawke. | | Listeners should be aware that the title on this three-disc box set from Trojan Records really ought to be Bob Marley's Friends rather than Bob Marley & Friends, since it consists of tracks by backup singers, ex-Wailers, and former producers who worked with Marley, and virtually nothing from Marley himself. That doesn't make this a bad collection, just a misleading one. There is plenty to like here, including a trio of organ instrumentals from Aston Barrett ("Ten Thousand Tons of Dollar Bills," "Deep River," "Sly Mongoose"), a couple of familiar Peter Tosh songs ("Maga Dog," "Arise Blackman"), Carl Dawkins' credible reggae cover of the Temptations' "Cloud Nine," a wonderful song from Joe Higgs ("The World Is Upside Down"), and yet another funky instrumental from Earl "Wire" Lindo ("White Rum"). Any journey into the legendary Trojan vaults is generally worth the time, and if the organizing principle here is a little bit of a bait and switch, the end result is still full of great tracks. ~ Steve Leggett | | One of many bargain three-disc sets in the Trojan Box Set series, Bob Marley & Friends frames the context in which Marley developed and came to prominence. Don't expect too much of Marley, though, as the 50-track set only finds him harmonizing with fellow Wailers Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer in tandem with DJ Dave Barker and singers Carl Dawkins and Glen Adams. What one does get plenty of are fine sides featuring vocalist and onetime mentor Joe Higgs ("The World Is Upside Down"), future I-Three and wife Rita Marley & the Soulettes ("(You're) My Desire"), pivotal Marley producer Lee Perry ("Soul Food"), and bandmate Tosh ("Maga Dog"). In addition, there are some tasty instrumentals by Wailers band predecessors the Hippy Boys ("Twentieth Century Faces") and the Upsetters ("Son of Thunder"). Add to this the work of many key producers (Joe Gibbs, Clancy Eccles, Lloyd Charmers, Alvin Ranglin, et al.), and you have a rarefied yet eminently enjoyable way to study up on Jamaica's most famous son. ~ Stephen Cook |
Producer: Clancy Eccles; Richard Khouri; Duke Reid; Don Lee; Glen Adams; Harry Johnson; Lynford Anderson; Joe Gibbs; Lee "Scratch" Perry; Lloyd Charmers; Alvin Ranglin; Pete Weston; Sonia Pottinger; Bob Marley |
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| Technical Info |
| Release Date : 08/20/2002 | | Original Release Date : 2002 | | Catalog ID : 80324 | | Label : Sanctuary (USA) | | Number of Discs : 3 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00060768032422 |
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