Facts[]
Original version[]
- Compo
- by: Bob Marley
- Lyrics by: Bob Marley
- Produced by: The Wailers
- Year: 1967
- Length: 3:08
- Musical key: B flat major
- Recorded at: West Indies Studio, Kingston, Jamaica
- Released on following albums:
- Released on following compilations: African Herbsman (1972), Songs Of Freedom (1992), Africa Unite: The Singles Collection (Bonus Disc Edition, 2005)
- Lineup:
- Bob Marley, vocals
- Peter Tosh, harmony vocals
- Bunny Wailer, harmony vocals
- Jackie Jackson, bass
- Hugh Malcolm, drums
- Lyn Taitt, guitar
- Winston Wright, piano
- "Ranny", guitar
- Period of performances: 1967 - 1971
1972 version[]
- Composed by: Bob Marley
- Lyrics by: Bob Marley
- Produced by: Chris Blackwell, Bob Marley & The Wailers
- Year: 1972
- Length: 5:32 (originally 3:37)
- Musical key: A major
- Recorded at: Dynamic Sound Studios, Kingston, Jamaica
- Overdubbed at: Island Studios, London, UK
- Released on following albums: Catch A Fire (1973; Deluxe Edition 2001), Babylon By Bus (live, 1978)
- Released on following compilations: Legend (1984), One Love: The Very Best Of (2001), Gold (2005)
- Lineup:
- Bob Marley, vocals
- Peter Tosh, harmony vocals
- Bunny Wailer, harmony vocals
- Sparrow Martin, drums
- Robbie Shakespeare, bass
- Roger Lewis, guitar
- "Cat" Coore, guitar
- Earl Wya" Lindo, piano
- Tyrone Downie, organ
- Alvin "Seeco" Patterson, percussion
- Overdubs by:
- Wayne Perkins, lead guitar
- Period of performances: 1973 - 1975, 1979
1972 Nash cover version[]
1975 Swedish cover version[]
1999 jazz remix version[]
Live performances[]
- 1973-05-01: Old Grey Whistle Test, BBC Studios, London, Greater London (ENG)
- 1973-05-24: Paris Theatre, London, Greater London (ENG)
- 1973-07-11: Paul's Mall, Boston, MA (USA)
- 1973-11-27: Leeds Polytechnic, Leeds, West Yorkshire (ENG)
- 1975-07-07: Boarding House, San Francisco, CA (USA)
- 1979-04-10 (early): Nakano Sun Plaza Hall, Nakano, Toyko (JAP)
- 1979-04-23: Entertainment Centre, Perth, Western Australia (AUS)
- 1979-11-25: Santa Barbara County Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA (USA)
- 1979-11-27: The Roxy Theater, Los Angeles, CA (USA)
Rehearsal performances[]
Trivia[]
- the lyrics are easely interpreted as talking about the joys of sex
- one of the more known songs of Bob Marley, esp. after its release as a live-single from the Babylon By Bus album
Translations[]
External links[]