BOB MARLEY CONFRONTATION 1983

BOB MARLEY CONFRONTATION 1983

Track listing

All tracks written by Bob Marley, except where noted.

Side one
"Chant Down Babylon"– 2:35
"Buffalo Soldier" (Bob Marley/N.G. Williams) – 4:16
"Jump Nyabinghi"- 3:43
"Mix Up, Mix Up"– 5:07
"Give Thanks and Praises" – 3:15
Side two
"Blackman Redemption" – 3:33
"Trench Town" – 3:12
"Stiff Necked Fools" – 3:24
"I Know" – 3:19
"Rastaman Live Up!" (Bob Marley/Lee Perry) – 5:23


Remastered CD bonus track
"Buffalo Soldier" (12" Mix) (Bob Marley/N.G. Williams) – 7:37

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 obliged.
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.

Personnel

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
Santa – 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