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"No Woman, No Cry" is a reggae song performed by Bob Marley and the Wailers. The song was recorded in 1974 and released on the studio album Natty Dread. [2]The live recording of this song from the 1975 album Live! was released as a single and is the best-known version; it was later included on several compilation albums, including the greatest hits compilation Legend.
Illustration of the weeping by the rivers of Babylon from Chludov Psalter (9th century). The song is based on the Biblical Psalm 137:1–4, a hymn expressing the lamentations of the Jewish people in exile following the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem in 586 BC: [1] Previously the Kingdom of Israel, after being united under Kings David and Solomon, had been split in two, with the Kingdom of ...
"Rivers of Babylon" (arranged and released by The Jamaicans, Boney M arrangement became a world hit) "Rock-of-my Soul" "Rock of Ises" "Roll River Jordan" "Run Come Rally" "Satta Massagana" "Send One Mighty Ingel" "So Long Rastafari" (arranged by Bob Marley in 1978; arranged and released by Dennis Brown in 1979-also check out SO LONG-Count Ossie ...
— Bob Marley and the Wailers, “No Woman, No Cry” “But we won’t worry, we won’t shed no tears / We found a way to cast away the fears.” — Bob Marley and the Wailers, “Forever ...
In 1975, Marley had his international breakthrough with his first hit outside Jamaica, "No Woman, No Cry", from the Natty Dread album. This was followed by his breakthrough album in the United States, Rastaman Vibration (1976), which became the 48th best-selling album on the Billboard Soul Charts in 1978. [3]
Bob Marley and the Wailers. 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; with:
IN FOCUS: The memorable track is the reggae icon’s most-played song in the UK – more so than ‘One Love’ and ‘Three Little Birds’. Why do Brits love it so much? asks Annabel Nugent
Soul Rebels is the second studio album by the Wailers, their first album to be released outside Jamaica.The Wailers approached producer Lee "Scratch" Perry in August 1970 to record an entire album, and the sessions took place at Randy's recording studio (also known as Studio 17) [1] above Randy's Record Mart at 17 North Parade in Kingston, Jamaica, [2] until November.