Redemption Song

~ Recording by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.10Redemption Song3:48Bob Marley & The WailersUprisingBob Marley & The WailersAlbum
  • US1980-06-10
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)
1.10Redemption Song3:48Bob Marley & The WailersUprisingBob Marley & The WailersAlbum
  • GB1980-06-10
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)ILPS 9596
1.10Redemption Song3:48Bob Marley & The WailersUprisingBob Marley & The WailersAlbum
  • US1980-06-10
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)ILPS 9596
1.10Redemption Song3:48Bob Marley & The WailersUprisingBob Marley & The WailersAlbum
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)31 884 0
1.10Redemption Song?:??Bob Marley & The WailersUprisingBob Marley & The WailersAlbum
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)ZCI 9596
1.10Redemption Song?:??Bob Marley & The WailersUprisingBob Marley & The WailersAlbum
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)E 402 462
1.10Redemption Song3:48Bob Marley & The WailersUprisingBob Marley & The WailersAlbum
Tuff Gongnone
1.10Redemption Song3:48Bob Marley & The WailersUprisingBob Marley & The WailersAlbum
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)6313 070
9.10Redemption Song3:48Bob Marley & The WailersThe Box SetBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)BMSP100
1.11Redemption Song3:48Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers (blue labels)Bob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1984-05-08
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)BMW 1
1.11Redemption Song3:47Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The WailersBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)90169/2, CID 103
1.11Redemption Song3:47Bob Marley & The WailersLegend - The Best of Bob Marley and The WailersBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
Tuff Gong, Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)846 210-2, BMWCD 1
1.11Redemption Song3:47Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley & The WailersBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)153521D, 90169-2
1.11Redemption Song3:47Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and the WailersBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
Tuff GongI2 46210
1.11Redemption Song3:49Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The WailersBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)7 90169-2
1.11Redemption Song3:47Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The WailersBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)CID 103
1.11Redemption Song3:47Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The WailersBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)206 285
1.11Redemption Song3:48Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers (white \ rainbow Island labels)Bob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)BMW 1
1.12Redemption Song3:48Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The WailersBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)BMWC 1
1.9Redemption Song3:49Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The WailersBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
  • -1984
1.11Redemption Song3:47Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers (62 minute version)Bob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions)422-846-210-2, D153521
1.11Redemption Song3:47Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The WailersBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
JugotonLSI 11074
1.11Redemption Song3:49Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The WailersBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Tuff Gong846 210-2
1.11Redemption Song3:47Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The WailersBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)7 90169-2
1.11Redemption Song3:48Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The WailersBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)610 255-222
1.11Redemption Song3:47Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The WailersBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
Festival Records (Australian)CD 52042
1.11Redemption Song3:47Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The WailersBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)7 90169-2
1.11Redemption Song3:47Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The WailersBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)10.200007.35
1.11Redemption Song3:47Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The WailersBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
  • US1990-05-31
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)7 90169-2
1.10Redemption Song3:47Bob Marley & The WailersUprisingBob Marley & The WailersAlbum
  • US1990-05-31
Tuff Gong422-846 211-2
1.11Redemption Song3:47Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers (1990's Barry Diament remastered extended version)Bob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1990-06-19
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)846 210-2
1.11Redemption Song3:49Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and the WailersBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
Tuff Gong422-846 210-2
1.11Redemption Song3:49Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The WailersBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
Tuff GongCID 103
1.11Redemption Song3:47Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The WailersBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
Tuff Gong206 285
1.11Redemption Song3:48Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The WailersBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)I2 90169
1.10Redemption Song3:47Bob Marley & The WailersUprisingBob Marley & The WailersAlbum
Tuff GongI2 46211
1.10Redemption Song3:47Bob Marley & The WailersUprisingBob Marley & The WailersAlbum
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Tuff Gong252 462
1.10Redemption Song3:48Bob Marley & The WailersUprising (BMG music club release)Bob Marley & The WailersAlbum
Tuff Gong, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)42‐-846 211‐2, D 101682
1.11Redemption Song3:49Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The WailersBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
  • JP1992-07-10
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)PHCR-1709
1.11Redemption Song3:49Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers (Rob Fraboni / Barry Diament Remaster, PMDC France pressing)Bob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Tuff Gong846 210-2, BMWCD 1
1.11Redemption Song3:49Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The WailersBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
  • -1992
Tuff Gong514 328-2
1.10Redemption Song3:48Bob Marley & The WailersUprisingBob Marley & The WailersAlbum
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Tuff Gong846 211-2, TGLCD 9
1.10Redemption Song3:47Bob Marley & The WailersUprisingBob Marley & The WailersAlbum
  • ZA1993-03-26
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Tuff GongGSCD 345
1.10Redemption Song3:48Bob Marley & The WailersUprisingBob Marley & The WailersAlbum
Tuff GongTGLCD 9
1.11Redemption Song3:47Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers (50 minute version)Bob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
Tuff Gong422-846 210-2
1.11Redemption Song3:49Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The WailersBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Tuff Gong610 255
1.20Redemption Song3:47Bob Marley & The WailersSounds of the Eighties: The Rolling Stone Collection 1980–1981Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
PolyGram Special Markets (US only), Time–Life MusicR988-25
1.7Redemption Song3:48Bob Marley & The WailersMeggidoBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
GrifonGR - 88002
1.7Redemption Song3:45Bob MarleyAmazing GraceVarious ArtistsCompilation
  • US1997-09-23
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)524395
1.19Redemption Song3:49Bob Marley & The WailersThe Very Best in MemoriamBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
1.15Redemption Song3:47Bob Marley15 grandes éxitos en versión originalBob MarleyAlbum + Compilation
Just Great Music Inc.
1.15Redemption Song3:48Bob MarleyBob Marley: Digitally RemasteredBob MarleyAlbum + Compilation
Bell Musik GmbHBLR 89 417
1.11Redemption Song3:49Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers (BMG Direct, 62 minute version)Bob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
Tuff Gong, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions), Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)422-846 210-2, D153521
1.10Redemption Song3:54Bob Marley & The WailersUprisingBob Marley & The WailersAlbum
  • US2001-07-31
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Tuff Gong314 548 902-2
1.10Redemption Song3:54Bob Marley & The WailersUprisingBob Marley & The WailersAlbum
Sorrisi e Canzoni TVGA90204
1.10Redemption Song3:54Bob Marley & The WailersUprisingBob Marley & The WailersAlbum
  • -2001
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Tuff Gong548 902-2
1.12Redemption Song3:47Bob Marley & The WailersLegend (Deluxe Edition)Bob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)
1.12Redemption Song3:48Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers (deluxe edition)Bob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
  • US2002-02-12
Tuff Gong586 714-2
1.12Redemption Song3:47Bob Marley & The WailersLegendBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2002-02-25
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)
1.12Redemption Song3:48Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers (deluxe edition)Bob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2002-02-25
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Tuff Gong586 714-2
1.12Redemption Song3:47Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The WailersBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
  • US2002-05-21
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)
1.12Redemption Song3:48Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The WailersBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
  • US2002-05-21
  • DE2002-05-22
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Tuff Gong314 548 904-2
1.12Redemption Song3:47Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley & The Wailers (24-bit / 96 kHz download)Bob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2002-09-22
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)[none]
1.12Redemption Song3:47Bob Marley & The WailersLegend – The Best of Bob Marley & The Wailers (2002 Edition)Bob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)[none]
1.12Redemption Song3:47Bob Marley & The WailersLegend (Deluxe Edition)Bob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label)
1.12Redemption Song4:32Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and the WailersBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
Tuff Gong3145489042
1.12Redemption Song3:48Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The WailersBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Tuff Gong846 210-9
1.12Redemption Song3:48Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The WailersBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Tuff Gong548 904-2
1.12Redemption Song3:48Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers (Made in Germany by EDC)Bob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Tuff Gong548 904-2
1.12Redemption Song3:48Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers (deluxe edition)Bob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Tuff Gong3145867142
1.12Redemption Song3:48Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers (Made in the EU by Cinram Optical Disc)Bob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Tuff Gong548 904-2
1.12Redemption Song3:48Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The WailersBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
Tuff Gong314 548 904-2
1.2Redemption Song3:49Bob MarleyPure AcousticVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2004-08-23
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)
1.10Redemption Song3:54Bob Marley & The WailersUprising (The Definitive Remasters)Bob Marley & The WailersAlbum
  • JP2005-05-11
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)UICY-9550
2.14Redemption Song3:48Bob Marley & The WailersAfrica Unite: The Singles CollectionBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2005-11-07
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Tuff Gong983 491-9, BMWCDX 4
2.14Redemption Song (album version)3:48Bob Marley & The WailersAfrica Unite: The Singles CollectionBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2005-11-10
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)
2.14Redemption Song3:49Bob Marley & The WailersGoldBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Tuff GongB0004008-02
1.17Redemption Song3:47Bob Marley & The WailersEverything’s Gonna Be AlrightBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
  • US2006-08-01
Hear MusicB0007144-02 CDS-021
10.10Redemption Song3:54Bob Marley & The WailersCatch a Fire (box set)Bob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Tuff GongUICY-93118
1.12Redemption Song3:48Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers (deluxe, Sound & Vision, PAL version)Bob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label)602498125380
1.1Redemption Song3:49Bob Marley & The WailersLes 50 plus belles chansonsBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
Universal Island Records (not for release label use; a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)530 100 6
1.12Redemption Song3:48Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The WailersBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2008-03-06
Tuff GongUICY 90862
1.2Redemption Song (B Is for Bob mix)3:48Bob Marley & The WailersB Is for Bob (iTunes)Bob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation + Remix
  • GB2009-01-01
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)
1.1Redemption Song3:49Bob MarleyTriple Best OfBob MarleyAlbum + Compilation
  • FR2009-03-25
AZ (subsidiary of Universal Music Group, established 2002), Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)530 100 6
1.2Redemption Song3:48Bob Marley & The WailersB Is for BobBob MarleyAlbum + Compilation + Remix
  • US2009-06-23
Tuff GongB0012564-02
1.11Redemption Song3:47Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers (Island 50th anniversary reissue)Bob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)530-305 2
1.10Redemption Song3:47Bob Marley & The WailersUprising (SHM-CD)Bob Marley & The WailersAlbum
  • JP2010-07-21
Tuff Gong, Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)UICY-94597
2.11Redemption Song3:49Bob Marley & The WailersMarleyBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Soundtrack
  • XE2012-04-16
Tuff Gong, Universal Island Records (not for release label use; a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)2798598
2.11Redemption Song3:49Bob Marley & The WailersMarleyBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Soundtrack
  • JP2012-07-25
USM JAPAN (read the annotation before using!), Tuff Gong, Universal Island Records (not for release label use; a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)UICY-15178, UICY-15179
1.10Redemption Song3:54Bob Marley & The WailersUprisingBob Marley & The WailersAlbum
  • XW2012-12-10
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)
1.12Redemption Song3:48Bob Marley & The WailersLegend (Remastered)Bob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)060253785436
1.12Redemption Song3:47Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The WailersBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)
2.11Redemption Song3:49Bob Marley & The WailersMarleyBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Soundtrack
Universal Island Records (not for release label use; a division of Universal Music Operations Limited), Tuff Gong276 876-6, 279 876-8, 2799776
2.11Redemption Song3:49Bob Marley & The WailersMarley (The original Soundtrack)Bob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Soundtrack
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Tuff GongB0016736-02
Bootleg
1.15Redemption Song3:47Bob Marley & The Wailers15 grandes éxitos en Versión OriginalBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)9820-2
1.13Redemption Song3:49Bob MarleyForever GoldBob MarleyAlbum + Compilation
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)DR - 99300
1.18Redemption Song3:46Bob Marley & The WailersMTV History 2000Bob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
  • -2000
Halahup RecordsHAL078
1.14Redemption Song3:49Bob Marley & The WailersBest Of Bob MarleyBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation + Mixtape/Street
(unknown)
1.11Redemption Song3:47Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The WailersBob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)A2-90169
1.11Redemption Song3:47Bob Marley and The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers (50-minute release)Bob Marley & The WailersAlbum + Compilation
  • -1984
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)90169-2

Relationships

engineer:Errol Brown (engineer)
executive producer:Chris Blackwell (Island Records)
producer:Chris Blackwell (Island Records)
Bob Marley & The Wailers
mixer:Chris Blackwell (Island Records)
The Wailers (’60s – ’70s Jamaican reggae band of Wailer, Marley & Tosh)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Island Records, Inc. (US) (in 1980)
recorded at and mixed at:Tuff Gong Studios in Kingston, Jamaica
has remixes:Redemption Song (Ziggy Marley remix)
mash-ups:Redemption Songs Are Back in Town (Bob Marley vs. Thin Lizzy) by Talk Hard Productions
part of:Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 42) (order: 42)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 66) (order: 67)
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/7MKcM6TfaGKQVFfhstCbOw [info]
recording of:Redemption Song

Redemption Song

lyricist and composer:Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Bob Marley Music
Gallo Music Publishers
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント
ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Blue Mountain Music (in 1980)
Bob Marley Music Inc. (in 1980)
Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1980)
Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1980)
later translated versions:Canción de redención
Kaiho no kioku
is the basis for:Eres libre
music quoted in:Run for Cover