African Herbsman

African Herbsman
Compilation album by The Wailers
Released	July 1973
Recorded	1970–71
Genre	Early Reggae
Label	Trojan
Producer	Lee Perry

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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 V/4" 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]
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

References

1. African Herbsman at AllMusic
2. African Herbsman (Bonus Tracks)