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Uprising is the twelfth studio album by Bob Marley and the Wailers released in 1980. Marley died the following year, and Uprising was the final studio album released during his lifetime. This album is one of Marley's most directly religious, with nearly every song referencing his Rastafarian beliefs, culminating in the acoustic recording of "Redemption Song".

Uprising
Studio album by
Bob Marley and the Wailers
Released10 June 1980 (1980-06-10)
RecordedJanuary–April 1980
StudioTuff Gong Studios, Kingston, Jamaica
GenreReggae
Length35:53
LabelTuff Gong/Island
Producer
  • Chris Blackwell
  • Bob Marley
Bob Marley and the Wailers chronology
Survival
(1979)		 Uprising
(1980)		 Chances Are
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]
Smash Hits6/10[3]
"Could You Be Loved"
"Could You Be Loved" audio sample
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Uprising peaked at number 41 on the US Billboard Black Albums chart, and number 45 on the Pop Albums chart. "Could You Be Loved" was number six and number 56 respectively on the Club Play Singles and Black Singles charts. The album fared better in the UK where it was a top ten hit along with the single "Could You Be Loved" which reached number five in the UK singles charts.


Track listing



Original album (1980)


All tracks are written by Bob Marley.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Coming in from the Cold"4:30
2."Real Situation"3:08
3."Bad Card"2:50
4."We and Dem"3:12
5."Work"3:41
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."Zion Train"3:36
7."Pimper's Paradise"3:27
8."Could You Be Loved"3:57
9."Forever Loving Jah"3:52
10."Redemption Song"3:47

The Definitive Remastered edition (2001)


All tracks are written by Bob Marley.

Current CD version
No.TitleLength
1."Coming in from the Cold"4:30
2."Real Situation"3:08
3."Bad Card"2:50
4."We and Dem"3:12
5."Work"3:41
6."Zion Train"3:36
7."Pimper's Paradise"3:27
8."Could You Be Loved"3:57
9."Forever Loving Jah"3:52
10."Redemption Song"3:47
11."Redemption Song" (band version)4:47
12."Could You Be Loved" (12-inch version)5:24

Personnel



Musicians



Production



Charts



Weekly charts


Chart performance for Uprising
Chart (1980) Position
Austrian Albums Chart[4] 6
Norwegian Albums Chart[5] 6
New Zealand Albums Chart[6] 1
Swedish Albums Chart[7] 3
UK Albums Chart[8] 6
US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard) 45
US Top Soul LPs (Billboard) 41

Year-end charts


Chart (1980) Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 22
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[10] 25
Chart (1981) Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 23

Certifications


Certifications for Uprising
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
France (SNEP)[12] 2× Platinum 600,000*
Germany (BVMI)[13] Gold 250,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[14] Platinum 15,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[15] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[16] Gold 100,000
United States (RIAA)[17] Gold 500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.


References


  1. Planer, Lindsay. "Review: Uprising". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  2. Morris, Chris. "Review: Uprising". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
  3. Hepworth, David. "Albums". Smash Hits (26 June – 9 July 1980): 31.
  4. Steffen Hung. "Austria Top 40 – Hitparade Österreich". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  5. Steffen Hung. "Norwegian charts portal". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  6. Steffen Hung. "New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  7. Steffen Hung. "Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  8. "Bob Marley & the Wailers | Artist". Official Charts. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  9. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1980. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  10. "Top Selling Albums of 1980 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  11. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1981. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  12. "French album certifications – Bob Marley & The Wailers – Uprising" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 19 November 2021. Select BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS and click OK. 
  13. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Bob Marley; 'Uprising')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  14. "New Zealand album certifications – Bob Marley and the Wailers – Uprising". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  15. Sólo Éxitos 1959–2002 Año A Año: Certificados 1979–1990 (in Spanish). Iberautor Promociones Culturales. 2005. ISBN 8480486392.
  16. "British album certifications – Bob Marley – Uprising". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 June 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Uprising in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  17. "American album certifications – Bob Marley – Uprising". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

На других языках

- [en] Uprising (Bob Marley and the Wailers album)

[es] Uprising (álbum)

Uprising es el duodécimo álbum de estudio de Bob Marley & The Wailers. Se publicó en 1980 y fue el último de Bob Marley en vida, ya que al año siguiente el mítico cantante moriría.

[ru] Uprising (альбом Боба Марли)

Uprising — студийный альбом ямайской рэгги-группы Bob Marley & The Wailers, вышедший в 1980 году.


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