Trenchtown Roots

~ Release by Bob Marley (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

2 Jewel Cases in a cardboard slipcase.

Cat# / Barcode (CD 1): 40189-2 / 5703976122985
Cat# / Barcode (CD 2): 40190-2 / 5703976122992

"All single artist tracks are by original artists but may be re-recorded."

Annotation last modified on 2026-04-26 22:18 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Soul Rebel
producer:
Arthur Jenkins (in 1968) and Johnny Nash (US reggae/pop singer-songwriter) (in 1968)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
arranger:
Arthur Jenkins
recorded at:
Dynamic Sounds in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (in 1968-09)
recording of:
Soul Rebel (in 1968-09)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Because Éditions, Blue Mountain Music, Cayman Music Inc, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited, Jamrec Music, Odnil Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
43:43
2It’s Alright
recording engineer:
Errol Thompson (Jamaican reggae/dub producer & engineer)
producer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
bass:
Lloyd Parks (Jamaican bassist) (in 1970-11)
drums (drum set):
Carlton “Carly” Barrett (in 1970-11)
guitar:
Alva “Reggie” Lewis (in 1970-11) and Rannie “Bop” Williams (in 1970-11)
keyboard:
Glen Adams (in 1970-11)
percussion:
Uziah “Sticky” Thompson (in 1970-11)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) (in 1970-11)
tenor vocals [harmony vocals]:
Peter Tosh (in 1970-11) and Bunny Wailer (in 1970-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Studio 17 in Denham Town, Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica
recording of:
It’s Alright (in 1970-11)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music, Jamrec Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
32:35
3No Water
recording engineer:
Errol Thompson (Jamaican reggae/dub producer & engineer)
producer:
Clement “Coxsone” Dodd, Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Studio 17 in Denham Town, Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica
recording of:
No Water (in 1970-11)
writer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music, Jamrec Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
52:09
4Rainbow Country
recording of:
Rainbow Country (in 1975)
writer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd.
35:44
5There She Goes
recording of:
There She Goes
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
2:31
6Trench Town Rock
producer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Trojan Records
edit of:
Trench Town Rock by The Wailers (’60s – ’70s Jamaican reggae band of Wailer, Marley & Tosh)
recording of:
Trenchtown Rock (in 1971-07)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Cayman Music Inc
3.552:58
7Mellow Mood
engineer:
Carlton Lee
producer:
Danny Sims, Arthur Jenkins (in 1968) and Johnny Nash (US reggae/pop singer-songwriter) (in 1968)
bass:
Jackie Jackson (reggae bassist) (in 1968-06)
drums (drum set):
Hugh Malcolm (Jamaican drummer) (in 1968-06)
guitar:
Hux Brown (JM ska, rocksteady, reggae guitarist) (in 1968-06)
percussion:
Denzil Laing (in 1968-06)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) (in 1968-06)
tenor vocals [harmony vocals]:
Rita Marley and Peter Tosh
arranger:
Arthur Jenkins
recorded at:
Wirl Studio in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (in 1968-06)
recording of:
Mellow Mood (in 1968-06)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Irish Town Songs
52:33
8Reaction
recording engineer:
Errol Thompson (Jamaican reggae/dub producer & engineer)
producer:
Clement “Coxsone” Dodd, Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
bass:
Lloyd Parks (Jamaican bassist) (in 1970-11)
drums (drum set):
Carlton “Carly” Barrett (in 1970-11)
guitar:
Alva “Reggie” Lewis (in 1970-11) and Rannie “Bop” Williams (in 1970-11)
keyboard:
Glen Adams (in 1970-11)
percussion:
Uziah “Sticky” Thompson (in 1970-11)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
tenor vocals [harmony vocals]:
Peter Tosh (in 1970-11) and Bunny Wailer (in 1970-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Studio 17 in Denham Town, Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (in 1970-11)
recording of:
Reaction (in 1970-11)
writer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music, Jamrec Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
2.852:42
9Try Me
recording engineer:
Errol Thompson (Jamaican reggae/dub producer & engineer) (in 1970-08)
producer:
Clement “Coxsone” Dodd, Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Trojan Records
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Dynamic Sounds in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (in 1970-08)
edit of:
Try Me (longer mix) by Bob Marley & The Wailers
recording of:
Try Me (in 1970-08)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music, Jamrec Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
32:45
10No Sympathy
recording engineer:
Errol Thompson (Jamaican reggae/dub producer & engineer)
producer:
Clement “Coxsone” Dodd, Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
lead vocals:
Peter Tosh
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Studio 17 in Denham Town, Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (in 1970-12)
edit of:
No Sympathy (longer mix) by Bob Marley & The Wailers
recording of:
No Sympathy (in 1970-12)
lyricist and composer:
Peter Tosh
publisher:
Jamrec Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
12:15
11Natural Mystic
recording of:
Natural Mystic (in 1975)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Bob Marley Music, Bob Marley Music Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Blue Mountain Music (in 1977), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1977) and Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1977)
3.255:39
12All in One (medley)
producer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Trojan Records
recording of:
All in One (in 1971-01)
writer:
Al Anderson (Bob Marley & The Wailers guitarist), Junior Braithwaite, Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist), Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter) and Bunny Wailer
publisher:
Cayman Music Inc
medley of:
Bend Down Low
medley of:
Nice Time
medley of:
One Love / People Get Ready
medley of:
Simmer Down
medley of:
It Hurts to Be Alone
medley of:
Lonesome Feeling
medley of:
Love & Affection
medley of:
Put It On
medley of:
Duppy Conqueror
13:31
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1Caution
engineer:
Carlton Lee
producer:
Leslie Kong
bass:
Jackie Jackson (reggae bassist) (in 1970-05)
drums (drum set):
Paul Douglas (JM reggae percussionist) (in 1970-05)
guitar:
Hux Brown (JM ska, rocksteady, reggae guitarist) (in 1970-05), Alva “Reggie” Lewis (in 1970-05) and Peter Tosh (in 1970-05)
organ:
Winston Wright (Jamaican piano and keyboard player) (in 1970-05)
piano:
Gladstone Anderson (Jamaican keyboardist, aka "Gladdy") (in 1970-05)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) (in 1970-05)
tenor vocals [harmony vocals]:
Peter Tosh (in 1970-05) and Bunny Wailer (in 1970-05)
publisher:
Trojan Records
recorded at:
Dynamic Sounds in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (in 1970-05)
recording of:
Caution (in 1970-05)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Cayman Music Inc
52:44
2Soul Captives
engineer:
Carlton Lee
producer:
Leslie Kong (in 1970-05)
bass:
Jackie Jackson (reggae bassist) (in 1970-05)
drums (drum set):
Paul Douglas (JM reggae percussionist) (in 1970-05)
guitar:
Hux Brown (JM ska, rocksteady, reggae guitarist) (in 1970-05) and Peter Tosh (in 1970-05)
organ:
Winston Wright (Jamaican piano and keyboard player) (in 1970-05)
piano:
Gladstone Anderson (Jamaican keyboardist, aka "Gladdy") (in 1970-05)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) (in 1970-05)
tenor vocals [harmony vocals]:
Peter Tosh (in 1970-05) and Bunny Wailer (in 1970-05)
recorded at:
Dynamic Sounds in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (in 1970-05)
recording of:
Soul Captives (in 1970-05)
writer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited and Primary Wave/Blue Mountain
32:04
3Can't You See
engineer:
Carlton Lee
producer:
Leslie Kong
bass:
Jackie Jackson (reggae bassist) (in 1970-05)
drums (drum set):
Paul Douglas (JM reggae percussionist) (in 1970-05)
guitar:
Hux Brown (JM ska, rocksteady, reggae guitarist) (in 1970-05) and Peter Tosh (in 1970-05)
organ:
Winston Wright (Jamaican piano and keyboard player) (in 1970-05)
piano:
Gladstone Anderson (Jamaican keyboardist, aka "Gladdy") (in 1970-05)
additional tenor vocals [harmony vocals]:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) (in 1970-05) and Bunny Wailer (in 1970-05)
lead vocals:
Peter Tosh
recorded at:
Dynamic Sounds in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (in 1970-05)
recording of:
Can’t You See (in 1970-05)
lyricist and composer:
Peter Macintosh
writer:
Peter Tosh
2:45
4Chances Are
recording of:
Chances Are
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
3:16
5Hammer
engineer:
Carlton Lee
producer:
Danny Sims
bass:
Jackie Jackson (reggae bassist) (in 1968-06)
drums (drum set):
Hugh Malcolm (Jamaican drummer) (in 1968-06)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) (in 1968-06)
tenor vocals [harmony vocals]:
Rita Marley (in 1968-06) and Peter Tosh (in 1968-06)
recorded at:
Wirl Studio in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (in 1968-06)
recording of:
Hammer (in 1968-06)
writer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
42:53
6Stop That Train
engineer:
Carlton Lee
producer:
Leslie Kong
recording of:
Stop That Train (on 1970-05-05)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Peter Tosh
publisher:
Axum Zion Music Limited, B & C Music Publishing Ltd., Blue Mountain Music Ltd, Iron Zion Music Limited, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Universal/Island Music Ltd. (for music publishing use only, formerly Island Music Ltd.), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) and 渡辺音楽出版 (Watanabe Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Japanese publisher, 1962–present)
2:21
7Go Tell It on the Mountain
edit of:
Go Tell It on the Mountain by The Wailers (’60s – ’70s Jamaican reggae band of Wailer, Marley & Tosh)
recording of:
Go, Tell It on the Mountain (catch-all for arrangements) (in 1970-05)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arrangement of:
Go, Tell It on the Mountain
2:53
8Soon Come
recording of:
Soon Come
2:16
9Treat You Right
producer:
Arthur Jenkins (in 1968) and Johnny Nash (US reggae/pop singer-songwriter) (in 1968)
lead vocals:
Bunny Wailer
arranger:
Arthur Jenkins
recorded at:
Dynamic Sounds in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica
recording of:
Treat You Right
writer:
Jimmy Norman and Al Pyfrom
2:11
10Soul Shakedown Party
recording of:
Soul Shakedown Party
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Cayman Music Inc, Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited and Odnil Music
3:07
11Cheer Up
engineer:
Carlton Lee
producer:
Leslie Kong
publisher:
Trojan Records
recorded at:
Dynamic Sounds in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (on 1970-05-19)
recording of:
Cheer Up (on 1970-05-19)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Cayman Music Inc
3.152:09
12Touch Me
producer:
Arthur Jenkins (in 1968) and Johnny Nash (US reggae/pop singer-songwriter) (in 1968)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
arranger:
Arthur Jenkins
recorded at:
Dynamic Sounds in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica
recording of:
Touch Me (in 1968)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
13:02