Wailers and Friends

Performer: Various Artists/Bob Marley & the Wailers
Artist: The Skatalites; Jackie Opel; Delroy Wilson; Lord Brynner; Bob Andy; Lee "Scratch" Perry; Marcia Griffiths
Engineer: Coxsone Dodd; Syd Bucknor
Producer: Coxsone Dodd
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Personnel includes: Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Bunny Livingston (Wailer), Lee "Scratch" Perry, Rita Marley, Delroy Wilson, Jackie Opel, Joanne Dennis, Bob Andy, Ken Boothe, Marcia Griffiths, Lord Brynner, Jack Sparrow, The Soulettes, The Wailers (vocals); Ernest Ranglin, Jerome Haines, Teacher, Lynn Taitt (guitar); Lester Sterling, Deadly Headley Bennett (alto saxophone); Roland Alphonso, Tommy McCook (tenor saxophone); Dennis Campbell (baritone saxophone); Johnny Moore, Bobby Ellis (trumpet); Don Drummond, Vin Gordon (trombone); Jackie Mittoo, Richard Ace (keyboards); Lloyd Brevett, Bryan Atkinson, Lloyd Spence, Fred Crossley (bass); Lloyd Knibbs, Joe Isaacs, Carl McCloud, Lloyd Robinson (drums). Recorded at Jamaica Recording and Publishing Studio, Kingston, Jamaica. Includes liner notes by Leroy Jodie Pierson and Clement Dodd. Personnel: Bob Marley (vocals); Clement "Coxsone" Dodd, Delroy Wilson, Leonard "Jack" Sparrow, Constantine Walker, Junior Braithwaite, Joanne Dennis, Marlene Gifford, Blossom Johnson, Lord Bryner, Jackie Opel, Beverly Kelso, Ken Boothe, King Sporty, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Marcia Griffiths, Peter Tosh, Rita Marley, Bob Andy, Bunny Wailer (vocals); Ernest Ranglin, Jah Jerry, Teacher, Lyn Taitt (guitar); Headley Bennett, Lester Sterling (alto saxophone); Roland Alphonso, Tommy McCook (tenor saxophone); Ska Campbell (baritone saxophone); Johnny "Dizzy" Moore, Bobby Ellis (trumpet); Don Drummond, Vin Gordon (trombone); Jackie Mittoo, Richard Ace (keyboards); Joe Isaacs, Carl McCloud, Lloyd Knibbs, Lloyd Robinson (drums). Liner Note Author: Leroy Jodie Pierson. Recording information: Jamaica Recording Studio, Kingston, Jamaica. Wailers and Friends gathers 18 songs, mostly by other Studio One artists, which feature the Wailers -- Bob Marley, Bunny Livingston, and Peter Tosh -- as a backing vocal group. Delroy Wilson, Rita Marley and the Soulettes, and Jackie Opel all have several tunes present, and the Skatalites often serve as the backing band. There are a couple of cuts attributed to Bob Marley and the Wailers, as well as two duets featuring Wailers members, but most of the emphasis is on the group as a background unit. In spite of that fact, though, the compilation is a much better listen than some might be led to believe; it is Studio One, after all, and the backup musicians and vocalists help lend a crackling energy to many of the songs here, even when the lead vocalists aren't all that distinctive. ~ Steve Huey Clement Dodd's Studio One label was the source for much of the important ska and early reggae in Jamaica. This set features instrumental backing by the legendary Skatalites and harmony vocals by The Wailers (Bunny Livingston, Peter Tosh, and Bob Marley). These 18 songs were released originally by a group of artists that includes Delroy Wilson, Lord Brynner, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Rita Marley, Ken Boothe, and others. The selections date from the earliest years of Studio One, and there are previously unreleased numbers, as well as rarities by The Wailers themselves. This collection is a fine companion to the Bob Marley & The Wailers DESTINY collection, which features selections released under the band's own name from the same era. This historic material sounds as fresh and exuberant as it did on the day it was recorded.

Q (11/99, p.148) - 3 stars out of 5 - "Before introducing reggae to most of the world, Bob Marley & The Wailers sang backing vocals for most of Jamaica's early ska stars. Which, these days, seems to be a good enough reason to wheel out yet another 'Bob Marley' release..."

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