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Boney M.

No Woman, No Cry

1976 · via Naughty by Nature

Boney M.’s earliest release of “No Woman, No Cry” on file came out in 1976. Vincent Ford is credited as its writer. The earliest release on file is Bob Marley & The Wailers’, from 1973. Also recorded by Joan Baez (released 1979), Bob Marley (released 1996) and Londonbeat (released 1990), among 291 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz. Naughty by Nature’s “Ghetto Bastard” (1991) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

Boney M. – No Woman, No Cry
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Under the hard edges of "Ghetto Bastard" sits "No Woman, No Cry," and Boney M. had their own take on record back in 1976. Spin theirs, then the Naughty track, and hear the same song pulled toward opposite ends.

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Credited writer: Vincent Ford.

Earliest release on file: Bob Marley & The Wailers, 1973.

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Naughty by Nature’s “Ghetto Bastard” (1991) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

Other recordings on file · first release year

291 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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