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Bob Marley & The Wailers

Waiting in Vain

1977 · via Bob Marley & The Wailers

Bob Marley & The Wailers’ recording of “Waiting in Vain” came out in 1977, the earliest year on file; Janette Silvera’s came out the same year. Bob Marley wrote it. Also recorded by Annie Lennox (released 1995), Satellite Lovers (released 1996) and M.Y.M.P. (released 2003), among 92 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Marley's version came out in 1977, and Prince's turned up in 2016, so put them back to back and hear how long one man's patience can stretch across a song. Prince opens up a lot of doors from here.

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Credited writer: Bob Marley.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1977, the same year as Janette Silvera.

Other recordings on file · first release year

92 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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