Confrontation (Bob Marley & The Wailers

album)
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Confrontation

Studio album by Bob Marley & the Wailers

Releas

23 May 1983

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Record ca. 1977-80, AprilMay 1982, Tuff Gong

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Studios, Kingston, Jamaica

Genre

Roots reggae

Length 37:47

Label

Tuff Gong/Island

Produc Bob Marley & the Wailers and Errol Brown, Rita
er

Marley (executive producer)

Bob Marley & the Wailers chronology

Uprising

Confrontati

Legend

(1980)

on

(1984)

(1983)

Professional ratings
Review scores

Source

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Allmusic

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Rolling Stone

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Confrontation is a roots reggae album by Bob Marley & the Wailers, released posthumously
in May 1983, two years after Marley's death. The songs on this album were compiled from
unreleased material and singles recorded during Marley's lifetime. Many of the tracks were
built up from demos, most notably Jump Nyabinghi where vocals from the I-Threes were
added, which were not there when Marley released the song as a dubplate in 1979. In addition
the harmony vocals on "Blackman Redemption" and "Rastaman Live Up" are performed by the
I-Threes in order to give the album a consistent sound on the original single versions they
are performed by The Meditations. The most famous track on the album is "Buffalo Soldier."
Marley expressed the wish that "I Know" would be released as a single after his death, which
Island Records did.
Inside the album sleeve is an artist's depiction of the Battle of Adowa where Ethiopian forces
defeated Italy in 1896. The cover of Confrontation is a reference to the story of St. George and
the Dragon. The dragon on the cover represents Babylon, which is being slain by Bob Marley
via his music.
Contents
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1Track listing
o

1.1Original album (1983)

1.2The Definitive Remastered edition (2001)

2Personnel

Track listing[edit]
Original album (1983)[edit]
All songs written and composed by Bob Marley, except where stated.
Side one
N
o.

Title

Leng
th

1. "Chant Down Babylon"

2:36

2. "Buffalo Soldier" (Bob Marley, N.G. Williams)

4:17

3. "Jump Nyabinghi"

3:44

4. "Mix Up, Mix Up"

5:02

5. "Give Thanks & Praises"

3:16

Side two
N
o.

Title

Leng
th

6. "Blackman Redemption"

3:33

7. "Trench Town"

3:12

8. "Stiff Necked Fools"

3:25

9. "I Know"

3:21

10. "Rastaman Live Up!" (Bob Marley, Lee "Scratch" Perry)

5:26

The Definitive Remastered edition (2001)[edit]

All songs written and composed by Bob Marley, except where stated.
Side one
N
o.

Title

Leng
th

1. "Chant Down Babylon"

2:36

2. "Buffalo Soldier" (Bob Marley, N.G. Williams)

4:17

3. "Jump Nyabinghi"

3:44

4. "Mix Up, Mix Up"

5:02

5. "Give Thanks & Praises"

3:16

6. "Blackman Redemption"

3:33

7. "Trench Town"

3:12

8. "Stiff Necked Fools"

3:25

9. "I Know"

3:21

10. "Rastaman Live Up!" (Bob Marley, Lee "Scratch" Perry)

5:26

11. "Buffalo Soldier" (12-inch mix)

7:37

"Stiff Necked Fools"

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Personnel[edit]

Bob Marley lead vocals, background vocal, rhythm guitar

Aston Barrett bass, guitar, percussion

Carlton Barrett drums, akete

Tyrone Downie keyboards, background vocal

Junior Marvin lead guitar, background vocal

Earl Lindo keyboards

Alvin Patterson percussion

I Threes (Rita Marley, Marcia Griffiths and Judy Mowatt) backing vocals

Glen DaCosta tenor saxophone

David Madden trumpet

Ronald "Nambo" Robinson trombone

Devon Evans percussion

Carlton "Santa" Davis drums (on "Chant Down Babylon")

Neville Garrick art direction and graphics

Errol Brown recording and mixing engineer

Michaell Reid assistant engineer

Errol Brown, Chris Blackwell and Aston Barrett mixers

Bob Marley & The Wailers and Errol Brown producers

Azdean Marley executive producer

Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC - mastering

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Bob Marley and the Wailers

Bob Marley

Peter Tosh

Bunny Wailer

Other vocalists: Junior Braithwaite

Cherry Smith

Beverley Kelso

Constantine Walker

Marcia Griffiths

Judy Mowatt

Musicians: Aston Barrett

Carlton Barrett

Tyrone Downie

Alvin Patterson

The Wailing Wailers (1965)

y

Soul Rebels (1970)

Soul Revolution (1971)
The Best of The Wailers (1971)

Catch a Fire (1973)

Studio

Burnin' (1973)

albums

Natty Dread (1974)

Islan
d

Rastaman Vibration (1976)

Exodus (1977)
Kaya (1978)
Survival (1979)
Uprising (1980)
Confrontation(1983)

Earl Lindo

Earl

Rita Marley

Al Anderson
Earl Smith

Donald Kinsey

Junior Marvin

Legend (1984)
Rebel Music (1986)
Islan
d
Compilation

Natural Mystic (1995)

One Love (2001)
Gold (2005)

Africa Unite (2005)

Othe
rs

African Herbsman (1973)

Rasta Revolution (1974)

Live! (1975)
Babylon by Bus (1978)
Talkin' Blues (1991)
Live

Live at the Roxy (2003)

Live Forever (2011)
Uprising Live! (2014)
Easy Skanking In Boston '78 (2015)

Other
albums
Remi
x

Chances Are (1981)

Chant Down Babylon (1999)
B Is for Bob (2009)

Box
set

Performanc
es

Songs of Freedom (1992)

The Complete Bob Marley & the Wailers 19671972 (19972002)

Catch a Fire Tour (1973)

Burnin' Tour (1973)
Natty Dread Tour (1975)
Rastaman Vibration Tour (1976)
Smile Jamaica Concert (1976)
Exodus Tour (1977)
One Love Peace Concert (1978)
Kaya Tour (1978)

Babylon by Bus Tour (1979)

Survival Tour (19791980)
Uprising Tour (1980)

The Skatalites
The Upsetters
Associated
acts

The I Threes
Word, Sound and Power
The Wailers Band
The Original Wailers

Chris Blackwell
Errol Brown
Allan Cole
Coxsone Dodd
Vincent Ford
Neville Garrick
Joe Higgs
Related
people

Lee Jaffe
Arthur Jenkins
King Sporty
Leslie Kong
Johnny Nash
Jimmy Norman
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Mortimer Planno
Karl Pitterson
Alex Sadkin

Related

Discography

articles

Band members
Marley Natural
Upsetter Records
Tuff Gong
Bob Marley Museum

Tribute to the Legend: Bob Marley

Marley (soundtrack)
Hall of Fame: A Tribute to Bob Marley's 50th Anniversary
Time Will Tell: A Tribute to Bob Marley

Category

Categories:

Albums published posthumously

Bob Marley and the Wailers compilation albums

1983 albums

Island Records compilation albums

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