No Woman No Cry
Bob Marley & The Wailers’ 1973 recording of “No Woman No Cry” is the earliest release on file. Vincent Ford is credited as its writer. Also recorded by Fugees (released 1995), Joan Baez (released 1979) and Boney M. (released 1976), among 291 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz. Naughty by Nature’s “Ghetto Bastard” (1991) samples it, per MusicBrainz.
Under "Ghetto Bastard" sits a sample of "No Woman No Cry," a song Bob Marley & The Wailers put out in 1973, written by Vincent Ford. Play the Wailers first, then remember the Fugees released their own take on it in 1996, so this thread has somewhere to go.
Credited writer: Vincent Ford.
Earliest release on file: this one, 1973.
Naughty by Nature’s “Ghetto Bastard” (1991) samples it, per MusicBrainz.
- Boney M.1976
- Jimmy Cliff1976
- Joan Baez1979
- Monty Alexander's Ivory & Steel1988
- Londonbeat1990
- Nina Simone1990
- Fugees1995
- Blues Traveler2003
- Xavier Rudd2004
291 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.
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Facts from MusicBrainz and the Rabbit Hole Records crate. The counter notes are written by the clerk, an AI, from those facts only. General Admission 4 Us: start with an artist, leave with a rare cut.