Erinomaisessa kunnossa oleva Skandinavia-painos 1978.

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Kaya

Island Records – ILPS 9517

Scandinavia 1978

Roots Reggae

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

Phonographic Copyright ? – Island Records Ltd.

Printed By – SIB-Tryck, Tumba

Licensed From – Media-Aides Ltd.

Published By – Rondor Music Ltd.

Backing Vocals – I Threes

Bass Guitar [Fender], Percussion – Aston "Family Man" Barrett

Design [Cover], Graphics – Neville Garrick

Drums, Percussion – Carlton Barrett

Engineer – Alex Sadkin, Karl Pitterson

Engineer [Assistant] – Terry Barham

Executive-Producer – Chris Blackwell

Illustration – Paul Smykle*

Keyboards, Percussion – Tyrone Downie

Lead Guitar – Julian (Junior) Marvin*

Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion – Bob Marley

Mixed By – Chris Blackwell, Robert Ash

Percussion – Alvin "Seeco" Patterson

Photography By – Kate Simon

Producer – Bob Marley & The Wailers

Saxophone – Vin Gordon

Trumpet – David Madden, Glen Da Costa*

Written-By – R. Marley*

Kaya is the tenth studio album by the Jamaican reggae band Bob Marley and the Wailers, released in 1978.[1][2] The album consists of tracks recorded alongside those released on the Exodus album. It was produced by the Wailers.[3]

The album's release coincided with the One Love Peace Concert, heralding Marley's triumphant return to Jamaica from exile in London. Three of the songs are new versions of tracks from the 1971 album Soul Revolution Part II. Kaya reached the top five in the UK album charts. A 40th anniversary remix was released on 2 June 2018.[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source Rating

AllMusic StarStarStarStar[5]

Christgau's Record Guide A?[6]

The Encyclopedia of Popular Music StarStarStarStar[7]

MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide StarStarHalf star[3]

Lester Bangs, in Rolling Stone, wrote: "Musically, Kaya is a succession of the most tepid reggae clichés, pristinely performed and recorded, every last bit of tourist bait (down to the wood blocks) in place just like a Martin Denny record."[8] The Bay State Banner noted that "the Wailers take freely from Gamble & Huff's chords, Euro-disco's burping bass, and pop-soul ballads' blithe strings and synthesizers, but they funk up and condense these styles and use reggae's chicken scratch and snap-on drumming as disco employs congas: for a counter-voice to handle the unspeakable passions in a song."[9] Robert Christgau said, "If this is MOR, it's MOR like good Steely Dan—MOR with a difference." Christgau added, "Marley has sung with more apparent passion, it's true, but never more subtly, and his control of the shift in conception that began with Exodus is now absolute. He hasn't abandoned his apocalyptic vision—just found a day-to-day context for it."[6] The Globe and Mail opined that "Marley's reggae, expansive as always, has this time failed to integrate the Jamaican and American elements."[1

Robert Nesta ”Bob” Marley (kasteestaan 1981 alkaen Berhane Selassie; 6. helmikuuta 1945 Saint Ann, Jamaika – 11. toukokuuta 1981 Miami, Florida, Yhdysvallat) oli jamaikalainen laulaja-lauluntekijä, muusikko, rastafari-liikkeen tunnettu edustaja ja The Wailers -yhtyeen johtohahmo. Marley oli yksi jamaikalaisperäisen reggae-musiikin kehittäjistä ja sen kuuluisin esittäjä. Monet hänen tunnetuimmista lauluistaan ovat yhteiskunnallisesti kantaa ottavia, ja hänet tunnettiin myös afrikkalaisen vapautusliikkeen tukijana. Marley aloitti uransa 1960-luvulla ska-musiikilla, mutta varsinainen suosio kohtasi häntä vasta 1973 julkaistujen albumien Catch a Fire ja Burnin’ myötä. Marleyn tunnetuimpia kappaleita ovat muun muassa ”One Love”, ”No Woman, No Cry”, ”Could You Be Loved”, ”Get Up, Stand Up”, ”Exodus”, ”I Shot the Sheriff”, ”Redemption Song” ja ”Buffalo Soldier”. Marley kuoli syöpään vuonna 1981.