Digitally remastered by Ted Jensen (2001, Sterling Sound, New York, New York)
Marley is in a mellow and happy mood as the album opens with "excuse me while I light my spliff" on "Easy Skanking" and maintains the feeling throughout. "Kaya" has one of the best bass riffs of any Marley song (played by the wonderful Aston "Family Man" Barrett). The hit single "Is This Love" is included and he sounds upbeat singing "She's Gone," although the subject is that his lover has just left him. Nothing fazed him; he was able to address political and emotional subjects with the same degree of feeling and his manner was truly saintly. KAYA is one of his finest moments.
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Bob Marley (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, percussion); Julian "Junior" Marvin (guitar); Tyrone Downie (keyboards, percussion); Aston "Family Man" Barrett (bass, percussion); Carlton Barrett (drums, percussion); Alvin "Seeco" Patterson (percussion).
The I Threes: Rita Marley, Marcia Griffiths, Judy Mowatt (background vocals).
Additional personnel: Vin Gordon (saxophone); Glen Da Costa, David Madden (trumpet).
Producer: Bob Marley & The Wailers. Reissue producers: Bill Levenson, Maxine Stowe.
Originally released on Island (9517).
- Format: Vinyl
- 2 LP
- Genre: Reggae
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Track Listing:
Original LP
A1 Easy Skanking
A2 Kaya
A3 Is This Love
A4 Sun Is Shining
A5 Satisfy My Soul
B1 She's Gone
B2 Misty Morning
B3 Crisis
B4 Running Away
B5 Time Will Tell
Kaya 40
C1 Easy Skanking
C2 Kaya
C3 Is This Love
C4 Sun Is Shining
C5 Satisfy My Soul
D1 She's Gone
D2 Misty Morning
D3 Crisis
D4 Running Away
D5 Time Will Tell
