"Redemption Song" is a song by Bob Marley. It is the final track on Bob Marley and the Wailers' twelfth album, Uprising, produced by Chris Blackwell and released by Island Records. The song is considered one of Marley's greatest works. Some key lyrics derived from a speech given by the Pan-Africanist orator Marcus Garvey entitled "The Work That Has Been Done". At the time he wrote the song, circa 1979, Bob Marley had been diagnosed with the cancer in his toe that took his life a couple years later. According to Rita Marley, "he was already secretly in a lot of pain and dealt with his own mortality, a feature that is clearly apparent in the album, particularly in this song". Unlike most of Bob Marley's other tracks, it is strictly a solo acoustic recording, consisting of his singing and playing an acoustic guitar, without accompaniment. The song is in the key of G major.
| Genre | Folk |
| Length | 3:49 |
| Label | Island/Tuff Gong |
| Writer(s) | Bob Marley |
| Producer(s) | Bob Marley, Chris Blackwell |
About Redemption Song - Bob Marley
Final song on Bob Marley and the Wailers' ninth studio album written by Bob Marley after being diagnosed with the cancer in his toe that would take his life.
Achievement of Redemption Song - Bob Marley
Rolling Stone ranked it in the number 66 spot on "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list in 2004.
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Latest information about Redemption Song - Bob Marley updated on July 28 2021.
