Natty Dread  

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Natty Dread is a 1974 reggae album by Bob Marley & The Wailers.

An important transition in Marley's discography, Natty Dread was the first album released as Bob Marley & the Wailers (as opposed to The Wailers) and the first recorded without former bandmates Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer. It is also the first album recorded with the I-Threes, a female vocal trio that included Bob's wife, Rita Marley, along with Marcia Griffiths and Judy Mowatt.

Natty Dread peaked at #44 on Billboard's (North America) Black Albums chart, and at #92 on the Pop Albums chart.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Lively Up Yourself" (Bob Marley) – 5:11
2. "No Woman, No Cry" (Vincent Ford) – 3:46
3. "Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)" (Lecon Cogill/Carlton Barrett) – 3:13
4. "Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Roadblock)" (Aston Barrett/Hugh Peart) – 6:45

Side two

1. "So Jah Seh" (Rita Marley/Willy Francisco) – 4:27
2. "Natty Dread" (Rita Marley/Allen Cole) – 3:35
3. "Bend Down Low" (Bob Marley) – 3:22
4. "Talkin' Blues" (Lecon Cogill/Carlton Barrett) – 4:06
5. "Revolution" (Bob Marley) – 4:23

2001 Remaster Bonus Track

1. "Am-A-Do" (Bob Marley) - 3:20

Current CD Version

1. "Lively Up Yourself" (Bob Marley) – 5:11
2. "No Woman, No Cry" (Vincent Ford) – 3:46
3. "Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)" (Lecon Cogill/Carlton Barrett) – 3:13
4. "Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Roadblock)" (Aston Barrett/Hugh Peart) – 6:45
5. "So Jah Seh" (Rita Marley/Willy Francisco) – 4:27
6. "Natty Dread" (Rita Marley/Alan Cole) – 3:35
7. "Bend Down Low" (Bob Marley) – 3:22
8. "Talkin' Blues" (Lecon Cogill/Carlton Barrett) – 4:06
9. "Revolution" (Bob Marley) – 4:23
10. "Am-A-Do"(bonus track) (Bob Marley) - 3:20

Recorded during Natty Dread sessions and first released on "Talkin' Blues" on Feb. 4, 1991.

The first CD issue of Natty Dread featured track mixes that differed on some tracks from those on the original 1974 vinyl release.