Redemption Song

About Redemption Song

"Redemption Song" is a song by Bob Marley. It is the final track on Bob Marley & the Wailers' ninth album, Uprising, produced by Chris Blackwell and released by Island Records. The song is considered one of Marley's seminal works, with some key lyrics derived from a speech given by the Pan-Africanist orator Marcus Garvey. At the time he wrote the song, circa 1979, Bob Marley had been diagnosed with the cancer that later was to take his life. According to Rita Marley .

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About this song

Credited to

Bob Marley & The Wailers

Album

Legend - The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers · Track 12 of 16

Released

January 1, 2002

Duration

3:47

Ranking

#10 most played Bob Marley & The Wailers track on Foxsoundi

On Last.fm

768,340 listeners on Last.fm

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From the album: Legend - The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers