Judge Not (song)
"Judge Not" | ||||
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Single by Bob Marley & Beverley's All-Stars | ||||
B-side | "Do You Still Love Me?" | |||
Released | December 1962 | |||
Studio | Federal | |||
Genre | Ska | |||
Label | Beverley's | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bob Marley | |||
Producer(s) | Leslie Kong | |||
Bob Marley & Beverley's All-Stars singles chronology | ||||
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"Judge Not" is Bob Marley's first recorded single, recorded at Federal Studios and released on Leslie Kong's Beverley's Records in Jamaica in 1962 and on Island Records in the UK the following year.[1] With a ska beat, Marley has a youthful voice, as he was 16 years old at the time of recording. Headley Bennett performed saxophone on this recording.[2] Though "Judge Not" failed to achieve much success, Marley was not discouraged and continued to record music. "Judge Not" was re-released in the Songs of Freedom album in 1992 as well as other compilations. The song was also covered by Sublime, and can be found on the box set Everything Under the Sun.
The song is about morality, and may have been based on the Biblical quote "Judge not lest ye be judged". Some of the song lyrics are paraphrased in the background vocals of the later Marley hit "Could You Be Loved".
Covers
Ska band The Interrupters covered "Judge Not" on their 2014 debut album The Interrupters. The song is frequently included in their live sets.
References
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- The Wailing Wailers (1965)
- Soul Rebels (1970)
- Soul Revolution Part II (1971)
- The Best of the Wailers (1971)
- Catch a Fire (1973)
- Burnin' (1973)
- Natty Dread (1974)
- Rastaman Vibration (1976)
- Exodus (1977)
- Kaya (1978)
- Survival (1979)
- Uprising (1980)
- Confrontation (1983)
- African Herbsman (1973)
- Rasta Revolution (1974)
- Legend (1984)
- Rebel Music (1986)
- Natural Mystic: The Legend Lives On (1995)
- 21 Winners: The Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers (1997)
- One Love: The Very Best of Bob Marley & The Wailers (2001)
- Gold (2005)
- Africa Unite: The Singles Collection (2005)
- Live! (1975)
- Babylon by Bus (1978)
- Talkin' Blues (1991)
- Live at the Roxy (2003)
- Live Forever: September 23, 1980 • Stanley Theatre • Pittsburgh, PA (2011)
- Easy Skanking in Boston '78 (2015)
- Chances Are (1981)
- Chant Down Babylon (1999)
- B Is for Bob (2009)
- Songs of Freedom (1992)
- The Complete Bob Marley & the Wailers 1967–1972 (1997–2002)
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