African Herbsman
| African Herbsman | |
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| Compilation album by The Wailers | |
| Released | July 1973 |
| Recorded | 1970–71 |
| Genre | Early Reggae |
| Label | Trojan |
| Producer | Lee Perry |
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| Allmusic |  [1] |
African Herbsman is a compilation of the Wailers songs, released by Trojan Records in 1973, shortly after their major-label debut album Catch a Fire had been released by Island Records.
The compilation is the UK equivalent of the Jamaican album Soul Revolution, with the songs "Memphis" and "Duppy Conqueror" replaced by several other tracks from the period. Most of the added tracks are non-album singles from the period, but it also includes "400 Years" from the album Soul Rebels.
African Herbsman album is a collection of some of the songs that the Wailers recorded in Jamaica together with producer Lee Perry from 1970 to 1971, before they received international recognition. Included are also two of the group's self-productions, "Trenchtown Rock" and "Lively Up Yourself", that both had been big hits in Jamaica.
Several of the songs included here would later be re-recorded by Marley for his later albums. Examples are "Lively Up Yourself" (on Natty Dread), "Duppy Conqueror" (on Burnin'), and "Sun Is Shining" (on Kaya).
Track listing
Original album (1973)
All tracks written by Bob Marley, unless noted.
| Side one | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
| 1. | "Lively Up Yourself" | Bob Marley | Non-album single (1971) | 2:53 |
| 2. | "Small Axe" | Marley | Non-album single (1970) | 3:54 |
| 3. | "Duppy Conqueror" | Marley | Soul Revolution (1971) | 3:44 |
| 4. | "Trenchtown Rock" | Marley | Non-album single (1971) | 2:57 |
| 5. | "African Herbsman" | Ritchie Havens | Soul Revolution (1971) | 2:24 |
| 6. | "Keep on Moving" | Lee Perry, Curtis Mayfield, Marley | Soul Revolution (1971) | 3:09 |
| 7. | "Fussing and Fighting" | Marley | Soul Revolution (1971) | 2:28 |
| 8. | "Stand Alone" | Marley | Soul Revolution (1971) | 2:12 |
| Side two | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
| 9. | "All in One" (medley pt.1) ("Bend Down Low" / "Nice Time" / "One Love" / "Simmer Down" / "It Hurts to Be Alone" / "Lonesome Feelings" / "Love and Affection" / "Put It On" / "Duppy Conqueror") | Neville Livingstone, Marley | Non-album single (1971) | 3:36 |
| 10. | "Don't Rock My Boat" | Marley | Soul Revolution (1971) | 4:33 |
| 11. | "Put it On" | Marley | Soul Revolution (1971) | 3:33 |
| 12. | "Sun Is Shining" | Marley | Soul Revolution (1971) | 2:15 |
| 13. | "Kaya" | Marley | Soul Revolution (1971) | 2:39 |
| 14. | "Riding High" | Neville Livingston, Cole Porter | Soul Revolution (1971) | 2:44 |
| 15. | "Brain Washing" | Marley | Soul Revolution (1971) | 2:38 |
| 16. | "400 Years" | Peter Tosh | Soul Rebels (1970) | 2:32 |
Trojan Records reissue (2003)
| Bonus tracks cat# 06076-80399-2[2] | ||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
| 17. | "Memphis" (The Upsetters dub version) | Chuck Berry | Soul Revolution (1971) | 2:09 |
| 18. | "Live" ("Lively Up Yourself" version) | Tommy McCook | Non-album single (1971) | 2:51 |
| 19. | "More Axe" | Bob Marley | Non-album single (1970) | 2:31 |
| 20. | "the Axe Man" ("Small Axe" version) | The Upsetters | Non-album single (1970) | 2:47 |
| 21. | "Zig Zag" ("Duppy Conqueror" version) | The Upsetters | Non-album single (1970) | 2:58 |
| 22. | "Grooving Kingston 12" ("Trenchtown Rock" version) | Bob Marley and the Wailers | Non-album single (1971) | 2:56 |
| 23. | "Moving Version" (DJ Big Youth version) | Lee Perry, Curtis Mayfield, Bob Marley | Non-album single (1971) | 2:58 |
| 24. | "Keep on Skanking" | Bob Marley | Non-album single (1974) | 3:21 |
| 25. | "Copasetic:" ("All in One" version) ("Bend Down Low" / "Nice Time" / "One Love" / "Simmer Down" / "It Hurts to be Alone" / "Lonesome Feeling") | The Upsetters | Non-album single (1971) | 3:05 |
| 26. | "Kaya" (version 2) | Bob Marley and the Wailers | Non-album single (1971) | 2:41 |
