Redemption Song Riddim – Island

Produced by Bob Marley and Chris Blackwell for Island in 1980, this Redemption Song release pairs Bob Marley and The Wailers’ acoustic classic with René Renegado’s Inspiration. It lands in the closing stretch of Marley’s Island era, when the label was pushing some of his most stripped-back and enduring material, and the title track is the clear anchor here. With just two cuts, it has a lean, voice-led feel that keeps the focus on the song’s message rather than heavy arrangement, which is exactly what makes it so recognisable within Marley’s catalogue and the wider Island output of the period.