The Original Wailers

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The Original Wailers
Origin	Kingston, Jamaica
Genres	Reggae
Years active	2008 – present
Labels	MRG Recordings
Spinoff of	Bob Marley & the Wailers The Wailers Band

Members	Al Anderson, Chet Samuel, Rohan Reid, Howard Smith, Noel Aiken

Past members	Junior Marvin, Desmond Hyson, Steve Samuels, Christian Cowlin, Erica Newell, Paapa Nyarkoh

Website	www.theoriginalwailers.com

The Original Wailers are a reggae group formed by Al Anderson and Junior Marvin in 2008. Both are best known as guitarists for Bob Marley and the Wailers as well as former members of The Wailers Band. In April 2011, Marvin departed the band.

Discography

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Miracle EP (2012)

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Desi Hyson and Junior Marvin performing at Raggamuffin Music Festival#2011

Erica Newell performing at Raggamuffin Music Festival#2011

Cover of the EP *The Original Wailers: Miracle*

Four songs from the album are penned by singer & keyboardist, Desi Hyson. Backing singer Erica Newell, formerly of the Melody Makers sings on the cover of "Our Day Will Come".

MRG Recordings released The Original Wailers debut EP Miracle on 10 April 2012. Miracle was nominated for Best Reggae Album at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards on 5 December 2012.^[1]

No.	Title	Composer	Length
1.	"Blackbird"	Desmond Hyson	3:32
2.	"Justice"	Desmond Hyson	3:43
3.	"Love Supposed To Do"	Desmond Hyson	4:18
4.	"Dangerous"	Desmond Hyson	4:04
5.	"Our Day Will Come"	Mort Garson, Bob Hilliard	2:54

Personnel

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Produced by Al Anderson and Karl Pitterson
Recorded and Engineered by Karl Pitterson at Clubhouse Studio in Rhinebeck, NY
Mixed by Karl Pitterson, Jason Corsaro and Al Anderson.
Mastered by Tom Ryan at Gateway Mastering, Portland, ME

References

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^ "The Official Site of Music's Biggest Night". GRAMMY.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2014.

External links

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Official website

v t e Bob Marley and the Wailers
Bob Marley Peter Tosh Bunny Wailer Other vocalists: Junior Braithwaite Cherry Smith Beverley Kelso Constantine "Vision" Walker Rita Marley Marcia Griffiths Judy Mowatt Musicians: Aston "Family Man" Barrett Carlton Barrett Earl Lindo Tyrone Downie Alvin "Seeco" Patterson Al Anderson Earl "Chinna" Smith Donald Kinsey Junior Marvin
Studio albums	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)
Compilations	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)
Live albums	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)
Remix albums	Chances Are (1981) Chant Down Babylon (1999) B Is for Bob (2009)
Box sets	Songs of Freedom (1992) The Complete Bob Marley & the Wailers 1967–1972 (1997–2002)
Singles	"Judge Not" "Simmer Down" "Guava Jelly" "Stir It Up" "Get Up, Stand Up" "I Shot the Sheriff" "No Woman, No Cry (Live '75)" "Jah Live" "Exodus" "Waiting in Vain" "Jamming"/"Punky Reggae Party" "Is This Love" "Satisfy My Soul" "So Much Trouble in the World" "Could You Be Loved" "Redemption Song" "Three Little Birds" "Forever Loving Jah" "Buffalo Soldier" "One Love/People Get Ready" "Iron Lion Zion" "Sun Is Shining" "Turn Your Lights Down Low" "Slogans" "Is This Love"
Other songs	"Rude Boy" "Mr Brown" "Small Axe" "No Woman, No Cry" "Turn Your Lights Down Low" "Sun Is Shining" "One Drop" "War" "Hammer"
Performances	Smile Jamaica Concert (1976) Exodus Tour (1977) One Love Peace Concert (1978) Uprising Tour (1980)
Associated acts	The Skatalites The Upsetters Word, Sound and Power The Wailers Band The Original Wailers
Related people	Chris Blackwell Errol Brown Allan Cole Coxsone Dodd Vincent Ford Neville Garrick Joe Higgs Lee Jaffe Arthur Jenkins King Sporty Leslie Kong Johnny Nash Jimmy Norman Lee "Scratch" Perry Mortimer Planno Karl Pitterson Alex Sadkin
Related articles	Discography Band members Outline of Bob Marley 1976 assassination attempt Marley Natural Upsetter Records Tuff Gong Bob Marley Museum Statue of Bob Marley Tribute to the Legend: Bob Marley Marley soundtrack Hall of Fame: A Tribute to Bob Marley's 50th Anniversary Time Will Tell: A Tribute to Bob Marley One Love: The Bob Marley Musical Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical Bob Marley: One Love soundtrack
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