Natty Dread
by Bob Marley & The Wailers
- Type: Album
- Released: 25 October 1974
- Label: Island, Tuff Gong
- Country: Jamaica
- Length: 42:02
- Community rating: 4.56/5 from 8 ratings
Artists on this release: Carlton Barrett, Bernard "Touter" Harvey, Jean Roussel, Bob Marley, Al Anderson, Aston "Family Man" Barrett
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Released in 1974, 'Natty Dread' marks Bob Marley's first album without former bandmates Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer, establishing a new musical direction credited to Bob Marley & The Wailers. The album blends spiritually charged Rastafarian themes with sharp social and political commentary on tracks like "Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)" and "Revolution," while also featuring the iconic, nostalgic anthem "No Woman, No Cry." The production, co-produced by Chris Blackwell and The Wailers, achieves a clean, potent sound that balances the foundational rhythms of bassist Aston Barrett and drummer Carlton Barrett with the introduction of Al Anderson's blues-influenced lead guitar and the rich vocal harmonies of the I-Threes.
Genres
Tracklist
- Lively Up Yourself (05:10)
- No Woman No Cry (03:46)
- Them Belly Full (But We Hungry) (03:13)
- Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Roadblock) (06:45)
- So Jah S'eh (04:28)
- Natty Dread (03:35)
- Bend Down Low (03:19)
- Talkin' Blues (04:06)
- Revolution (04:20)
- Am-A-Do (03:20)
Credits
- Bob Marley - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Aston Barrett - bass guitar
- Carlton Barrett - drums, percussion
- Bernard "Touter" Harvey - piano, organ
- Jean Roussel - hammond organ, keyboards, arranger on "no woman no cry", "natty dread" and "lively up yourself"
- Al Anderson - lead guitar
- Rita Marley - backing vocals
- Judy Mowatt - backing vocals
- Marcia Griffiths - backing vocals
- Lee Jaffe - harmonica
- Sylvan Morris - engineer
- Phil Ault - engineer
- Sid Bucknor - mixer
- Chris Blackwell - producer
- The Wailers - producers
- Tony Wright - cover art