Uprising (Bob Marley and the Wailers album)

Uprising is a 1980 reggae album by Bob Marley and the Wailers. Marley died the following year, and Uprising was the final studio album released during his lifetime. This album is one of Marley's most directly religious, with nearly every song addressing his Rastafarian beliefs, culminating in the acoustic recording of "Redemption Song".

Uprising
Studio album by Bob Marley and the Wailers
Released	10 June 1980 (1980-06-10)
Recorded	January–April 1980
Studio	Tuff Gong Studios, Kingston, Jamaica
Genre	Reggae
Length	35:53
Label	Tuff Gong/Island
Producer	Chris Blackwell, Bob Marley
Bob Marley and the Wailers chronology
Survival (1979) Uprising (1980) Confrontation (1983)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]
Smash Hits	6/10[3]

Uprising peaked at number 41 on Billboard's (North America) Black Albums chart, and number 45 on the Pop Albums chart. "Could You Be Loved" was number six and number 56 respectively on the Club Play Singles and Black Singles charts. The album fared better in the UK where it was a top ten hit along with the single "Could You Be Loved" which reached number five in the UK singles charts.

Track listing

Original album (1980)

All tracks are written by Bob Marley.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Coming in from the Cold"	4:30
2.	"Real Situation"	3:08
3.	"Bad Card"	2:50
4.	"We and Dem"	3:12
5.	"Work"	3:41

Side two

No.	Title	Length
6.	"Zion Train"	3:36
7.	"Pimper's Paradise"	3:27
8.	"Could You Be Loved"	3:57
9.	"Forever Loving Jah"	3:52
10.	"Redemption Song"	3:47

The Definitive Remastered edition (2001)

All tracks are written by Bob Marley.

Current CD Version

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Coming in from the Cold"	4:30
2.	"Real Situation"	3:08
3.	"Bad Card"	2:50
4.	"We and Dem"	3:12
5.	"Work"	3:41
6.	"Zion Train"	3:36
7.	"Pimper's Paradise"	3:27
8.	"Could You Be Loved"	3:57
9.	"Forever Loving Jah"	3:52
10.	"Redemption Song"	3:47
11.	"Redemption Song" (Band Version)	4:47
12.	"Could You Be Loved" (12-inch Version)	5:24

Musicians

• Bob Marley – lead vocal, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar
• Aston "Family Man" Barrett – bass, piano, guitar, percussion
• Carlton Barrett – drums, percussion
• Carlton "Santa" Davis – drums
• Tyrone Downie – keyboards, backing vocal
• Alvin Patterson – percussion
• Junior Marvin – lead guitar, backing vocal
• Earl Lindo – keyboards
• Al Anderson – lead guitar
• I Threes (Rita Marley, Marcia Griffiths and Judy Mowatt) – backing vocals

Personnel

• Bob Marley and the Wailers – Producers
• Chris Blackwell – Executive producer
• Errol Brown – engineer, mixing engineer
• the Wailers and Michael Rees – mixed
• Chiao Ng – assistant engineer
• Ted Jensen – mastering engineer
• Neville Garrick – art direction
• Adrian Boot – photo

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1980)	Position
Austrian Albums Chart[4]	6
Norwegian Albums Chart[5]	6
New Zealand Albums Chart[6]	1
Swedish Albums Chart[7]	3
UK Albums Chart[8]	6
US Billboard 200	45
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	41

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[9]	2× Platinum	600,000^*
Germany (BVMI)[10]	Gold	250,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[11]	Platinum	15,000^^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[12]	Gold	50,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[13]	Gold	100,000
United States (RIAA)[14]	Gold	500,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. Planer, Lindsay. "Review: Uprising". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
2. Morris, Chris. "Review: Uprising". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
3. Hepworth, David. "Albums". Smash Hits (26 June – 9 July 1980): 31.
4. Steffen Hung. "Austria Top 40 – Hitparade Österreich". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
5. Steffen Hung. "Norwegian charts portal". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
6. Steffen Hung. "New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
7. Steffen Hung. "Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
8. "Bob Marley & the Wailers | Artist". Official Charts. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
9. "Les Certifications depuis 1973: Albums". Infodisc.fr. Retrieved 4 June 2019. (select "Bob Marley & The Wailers" from drop-down list)
10. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Bob Marley; 'Uprising')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
11. "New Zealand album certifications – Bob Marley and the Wailers – Uprising". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
12. "Sólo Éxitos 1959–2002 Año A Año: Certificados 1979–1990" (in Spanish). Iberautor Promociones Culturales. ISBN 8480486392.
13. "British album certifications – Bob Marley – Uprising". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 June 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Uprising in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
14. "American album certifications – Bob Marley – Uprising". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 4 June 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.