Songs of Freedom is a four-disc box set containing music by Bob Marley and the Wailers, from Marley's first song "Judge Not" recorded in 1961, to a live version of "Redemption Song

Redemption Song

The song urges listeners to "Emancipate yourself from mental slavery," because "None but ourselves can free our minds". These lines were taken from a speech given by Marcus Garvey in Nova Scotia during October 1937 and published in his Black Man magazine:...

", recorded in 1980 at his last concert.

It is said to be complementary to the greatest hits compilation Legend, in the sense that any of the tracks with the same names are presented in different versions from the normal single mixes on Legend - as an example see the number of 12" mixes in the track listing below.

Disc one

1. "Judge Not
   Judge Not
   "Judge Not" is the first single Bob Marley recorded. It was released in 1961, only in Jamaica on Leslie Kong label Beverley's. With a ska beat, Marley has a youthful voice, as it was his first recorded song. Though "Judge Not" failed to achieve much success, Marley was not discouraged and continued...
   
   " - 2:26
2. "One Cup of Coffee" - 2:34
3. "Simmer Down
   Simmer Down
   "Simmer Down" was the first single released by The Wailers, accompanied by the ska supergroup, The Skatalites, and produced by Clement "Coxsone" Dodd in 1963...
   
   " - 2:50
4. "I'm Still Waiting" - 3:07
5. "One Love / People Get Ready
   People Get Ready (song)
   "People Get Ready" was a 1965 single by The Impressions, and the title track from the album of the same name. The single is today the group's best-known hit, reaching number-three on the Billboard R&B Chart and number 14 on the Billboard Pop Chart...
   
   " [Original] - 3:21
6. "Put It On" - 3:08
7. "Bus Dem Shut (Pyaka)" - 2:47
8. "Mellow Mood" [Original] - 3:31
9. "Bend Down Low" - 2:30
10. "Hypocrites" - 2:36
11. "Stir It Up
    Stir It Up
    "Stir It Up" is a song composed by Bob Marley in 1967, written for his wife Rita, and first made popular by Johnny Nash. Nash's recording hit the top 15 in both Britain and America in 1972....
    
    " [Original] - 3:13
12. "Nice Time" - 2:44
13. "Thank You Lord" [Original] - 3:41
14. "Hammer" - 2:57
15. "Caution" - 2:45
16. "Back Out" - 2:18
17. "Soul Shake Down Party" - 3:06
18. "Do It Twice" - 2:49
19. "Soul Rebel" - 3:19
20. "Sun Is Shining
    Sun is Shining
    "Sun Is Shining" is a song by Bob Marley & The Wailers first appearing on the Lee Perry-produced album Soul Revolution in 1971, and then on African Herbsman in 1973. Marley later re-recorded the song for his 1978 album Kaya. In 1999 a reggae fusion remix by "Bob Marley vs. Funkstar De Luxe" reached...
    
    " - 2:11
21. "Don't Rock the Boat" - 4:32
22. "Small Axe" - 3:57
23. "Duppy Conqueror" - 3:39
24. "Mr. Brown" - 3:32

Disc two

1. "Screwface" - 2:23
2. "Lick Samba" - 2:33
3. "Trenchtown Rock" [Alternative Mix] - 3:28
4. "Craven Choke Puppy" - 2:53
5. "Guava Jelly" - 2:18
6. "Guava Jelly/This Train/Cornerstone/Comma Comma/Dewdrops/Stir It Up
   Stir It Up
   "Stir It Up" is a song composed by Bob Marley in 1967, written for his wife Rita, and first made popular by Johnny Nash. Nash's recording hit the top 15 in both Britain and America in 1972....
   
   /I'm Hurting Inside" [Acoustic Medley] - 12:09
7. "I'm Hurting Inside" [Alternative Mix] - 3:29
8. "High Tide or Low Tide" - 4:09
9. "Slave Driver" - 2:51
10. "No More Trouble" - 3:59
11. "Concrete Jungle" - 4:11
12. "Get Up, Stand Up
    Get Up, Stand Up
    "Get Up, Stand Up" is a reggae song written by Bob Marley and Peter Tosh.The song originally appeared on The Wailers' 1973 album Burnin. It was recorded and played live in numerous versions by The Wailers and Bob Marley & The Wailers, along with solo versions by Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer...
    
    " - 3:14
13. "Rastaman Chant" - 3:51
14. "Burnin' and Lootin'" - 4:13
15. "Iron Lion Zion
    Iron Lion Zion
    "Iron Lion Zion" is a song written and recorded in April 1973 or 1974 by Jamaican singer-songwriter Bob Marley and first released posthumously in May 1992 on the Songs of Freedom box set, reaching number 5 in the UK Singles Chart, . A remixed version was released in 1995 on Natural Mystic: The...
    
    " [Original] - 2:56
16. "Lively Up Yourself" - 5:11
17. "Natty Dread" - 3:34
18. "I Shot the Sheriff
    I Shot the Sheriff
    "I Shot the Sheriff" is a song written by Bob Marley, told from the point of view of a man who admits to having killed the local sheriff, but claims to be falsely accused of having killed the deputy sheriff. He also claims to have acted in self defense when the sheriff tried to shoot him. The...
    
    " [Live] - 5:26

Disc three

1. "No Woman, No Cry
   No Woman, No Cry
   "No Woman, No Cry" is a reggae song by Bob Marley & The Wailers. The song first became known in 1974 through the studio album Natty Dread. The live version from the 1975 album Live! is perhaps best known — it was this version which was released on the greatest hits compilation Legend. The original...
   
   " [Live at The Roxy
   The Roxy Theatre
   The Roxy Theatre is a famous nightclub, on the Sunset Strip, in West Hollywood, California. The Roxy is owned by Lou Adler and Adler's son, Nic, who operates the club.- History :...
   
   ] - 5:22
2. "Who the Cap Fit" - 4:22
3. "Jah Live
   Jah Live
   "Jah Live" is a song by Bob Marley & The Wailers, released as a single in 1975. The song was recorded and released within days following the announcement of the death of Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia whom Rastafarians see as God, whom they call Jah...
   
   " - 4:16
4. "Crazy Baldheads" - 3:10
5. "War
   War (Bob Marley song)
   "War" is a song recorded and made popular by Bob Marley. It first appeared on Bob Marley and the Wailers' 1976 Island Records album, Rastaman Vibration, Marley's only top 10 album in the USA...
   
   " - 3:37
6. "Johnny Was
   Johnny Was
   Johnny Was is an Irish/British gangster movie directed by Mark Hammond, written by Brendan Foley, and made in 2005 by Ben Katz Productions, Borderline Productions and Nordisk Film...
   
   " - 3:47
7. "Rat Race" - 2:49
8. "Jamming
   Jamming (song)
   "Jamming" is a song by the reggae band Bob Marley & the Wailers from their 1977 album Exodus. The song also appears on the compilation album Legend....
   
   " [12" Mix] - 5:45
9. "Waiting In Vain
   Waiting in Vain
   "Waiting in Vain" is a song written by reggae musician Bob Marley and recorded by Bob Marley & The Wailers, for his 1977 album Exodus. Released as a single, it hit number twenty-seven in the UK Singles Chart.-Annie Lennox version:...
   
   " [Advert Mix] - 3:59
10. "Exodus" [12" Mix] - 7:25
11. "Natural Mystic" - 3:28
12. "Three Little Birds
    Three Little Birds
    "Three Little Birds" is a song by Bob Marley & The Wailers. It is the fourth track on side two of their 1977 album Exodus and was released as a single in 1980. The song reached the Top 20 in the UK, peaking at number 17. It is one of Bob Marley's most popular songs. The song has been covered by...
    
    " [Alternative Mix] - 2:57
13. "Running Away
    Running Away
    "Running Away" is a single recorded by Hoobastank. It was the third single released from the band's 2001 self titled debut.The song peaked at #2 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and became the highest charting single from the album and one of Hoobastank's biggest hits. It is also featured...
    
    " - 4:14
14. "Keep on Moving" [London Version] - 5:44
15. "Easy Skanking" - 2:56
16. "Is This Love
    Is This Love (Bob Marley song)
    "Is This Love" is a song by Bob Marley & The Wailers, released on his 1978 album Kaya. The song became one of the best known Marley songs and was part of the Legend compilation...
    
    " [Horns Mix] - 4:00
17. "Smile Jamaica
    Smile Jamaica
    Smile Jamaica is a Jamaican produced Television show which airs on Television Jamaica weekdays from 6:00 am – 8:30 am . It is the premier morning show for the network providing programming of news and information to start the day....
    
    " - 3:13
18. "Time Will Tell" - 3:30

Disc four

1. "Africa Unite" - 2:54
2. "Survival" - 3:52
3. "One Drop" - 3:52
4. "One Dub" - 3:53
5. "Zimbabwe" - 3:48
6. "So Much Trouble in the World" - 3:57
7. "Ride Natty Ride [12" Mix] - 6:23
8. "Babylon System" - 4:19
9. "Coming In From the Cold" [12" Mix] - 6:04
10. "Real Situation" - 3:09
11. "Bad Card" - 2:48
12. "Could You Be Loved
    Could You Be Loved
    "Could You Be Loved" is a song by Bob Marley & The Wailers. It was released in 1980 on their last album Uprising and is included on Bob Marley & The Wailers greatest hits album Legend...
    
    " [12" Mix] - 5:27
13. "Forever Loving Jah" - 3:52
14. "Rastaman Live Up" - 5:21
15. "Give Thanks and Praises" - 3:14
16. "One Love / People Get Ready
    People Get Ready (song)
    "People Get Ready" was a 1965 single by The Impressions, and the title track from the album of the same name. The single is today the group's best-known hit, reaching number-three on the Billboard R&B Chart and number 14 on the Billboard Pop Chart...
    
    " [12" Mix] - 7:07
17. "Why Should I" - 3:33
18. "Redemption Song
    Redemption Song
    The song urges listeners to "Emancipate yourself from mental slavery," because "None but ourselves can free our minds". These lines were taken from a speech given by Marcus Garvey in Nova Scotia during October 1937 and published in his Black Man magazine:...
    
    " [Live in Pittsburgh
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
    
    ] - 4:09

External links

• Booklet corrections by Roger Steffens