Rastaman Vibration

Infobox Album |
Name = Rastaman Vibration
Type = Studio album
Artist = Bob Marley & The Wailers


Released = April 30 1976
Recorded = Harry J. Studios, Joe Gibbs Studio, Kingston, Jamaica, late 1975–early 1976
Genre = Reggae
Length = 35:21
Label = Tuff Gong/Island
Producer = Bob Marley & The Wailers
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:m9m8b5f4bsqa link]
* "Rolling Stone" (Not Rated) (1976) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/bobmarley/albums/album/215654/review/5941619/rastaman_vibration link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|4|5 (2002) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/bobmarley/albums/album/215654/review/5946746/rastaman_vibration link]
Last album = "Live!"
(1975)
This album = "Rastaman Vibration"
(1976)
Next album = "Exodus"
(1977)

"Rastaman Vibration" is a roots reggae album by Bob Marley & The Wailers released on April 30, 1976. While the album was a big hit in the USA, becoming the first (and only) Bob Marley release to hit the top ten on the Billboard 200 charts (peaking at #8), it did not generate a significant hit single, although "Roots, Rock, Reggae" was the only Bob Marley single to reach the Billboard Hot 100 charts, peaking at #51.

Track listing

ide one

#"Positive Vibration" (Vincent Ford) - 3:33
#"Roots, Rock, Reggae" (Vincent Ford) - 3:38
#"Johnny Was" (Rita Marley) - 3:48
#"Cry to Me" (Rita Marley) - 2:36
#"Want More" (Aston Barrett) - 4:15

ide two

#"Crazy Baldhead" (Rita Marley/Vincent Ford) - 3:11
#"Who the Cap Fit" (Aston Barrett/Carlton Barrett) - 4:43
#"Night Shift" (Bob Marley) - 3:11
#"War" (Alan Cole/Carlton Barrett) - 3:36
#"Rat Race" (Rita Marley) - 2:49

Bonus Track

#"Jah Live" (Bob Marley)

2002 Deluxe edition

Disc One - Rastaman Vibration Remastered

#"Positive Vibration" – 3:34
#"Roots, Rock, Reggae" – 3:38
#"Johnny Was" – 3:48
#"Cry To Me" – 2:36
#"Want More" – 4:17
#"Crazy Baldhead" – 3:12
#"Who The Cap Fit" – 4:43
#"Night Shift" – 3:11
#"War" – 3:37
#"Rat Race" – 2:54
#"Jah Live" (Original Mix) – 4:17
#"Concrete" – 4:24
#"Roots, Rock, Reggae" (Unreleased Single Mix) – 3:38
#"Roots, Rock, Dub" (Unreleased Single Dub Mix) – 3:38
#"Want More" (Unreleased Alternate Album Mix) – 5:10
#"Crazy Baldhead" (Unreleased Alternate Album Mix) – 3:08
#"War" (Unreleased Alternate Album Mix) – 4:03
#"Johnny Was" (Unreleased Alternate Album Mix) – 3:41

Disc Two - Rastaman Vibration Tour Live At The Roxy - Hollywood, CA, May 26, 1976

#"Introduction" – 0:38
#"Trenchtown Rock" – 4:56
#"Burnin' & Lootin'" – 4:54
#"Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)" – 4:13
#"Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Roadblock)" – 6:08
#"I Shot the Sheriff" – 6:34
#"Want More" – 7:02
#"No Woman No Cry" – 5:19
#"Lively Up Yourself" – 5:44
#"Roots, Rock, Reggae" – 5:32
#"Rat Race" – 7:53
#"Smile Jamaica, Part One" – 3:19
#"Smile Jamaica, Part Two" – 3:10

Trivia

*On the inside of the original album jacket, to the right, reads a message stating "This album jacket is great for cleaning herb."

Quote

*"It's not music right now, we're dealing with a message. Right now the music not important, we're dealing with a message. "Rastaman Vibration" is more like a dub kinda album and it's come without tampering y'know. Like 'War' or 'Rat Race', the music don't take you away, it's more to listen to." –Bob Marley, June 1976

External links

* [http://www.wailers.co.uk/update0207.html Detailed look at the original album and the deluxe edition] from http://www.wailers.co.uk/.
* [http://www.bobmarley.com/life/rastafari/war_speech.html Transcript of Haile Selassie's 1963 speech] addressed to the United Nations, which was made into the song "War".
* [http://www.dubroom.org/rastafari/ Sound recording of Selassie's speech] , spoken in Amharic, but also interpreted in English.