''Marcus' Children'' is a studio album by

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Burning Spear Winston Rodney OD (born 1 March 1945), better known by the stage name Burning Spear, is a Jamaican roots reggae singer-songwriter, vocalist and musician. Burning Spear is a Rastafarian and one of the most influential and long-standing roots ar ...

originally released in 1978 as ''Social Living''. "Marcus Say Jah No Dead" was covered by

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on her album '' Throw Down Your Arms'' (2005). The LP appears in a scene in the 1994 film '' Léon: The Professional'', where it is endorsed by one of the movie's antagonists.

Track listing

Marcus' Children AKA Social Living

#"Marcus Children Suffer" - 4:39 #"Social Living"- 2:49 #"Nyah Keith" - 4:03 #"Institution" - 3:29 #"Marcus Senior" - 5:09 #"Civilized Reggae" - 7:11 #"Mister Garvey" - 4:52 #"Come"- 3:53 #"Marcus Say Jah No Dead" - 3:57

Social Living (2003 Island Remaster)

#"Marcus Children Suffer" #"Social Living" #"Nayah Keith" #"Institution" #"Marcus Senior" #"Civilized Reggae" #"Mister Garvey" #"Come" #"Marcus Say Jah No Dead"

Bonus Tracks

#"Social Living xtended Mix #"Civilized Reggae xtended Mix

Credits

*Recorded at

Harry J Studio Harry Zephaniah Johnson (6 July 1945 – 3 April 2013), known by the stage name Harry J, was a Jamaican reggae record producer. Biography Born in Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica, Johnson started to play music with the Virtues as a bass player bef ...

, Kingston, Jamaica and at

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, Nassau, Bahamas *Engineer Sylvan Morris *Mixed at

Karl Pitterson Karl Pitterson is a Jamaican record producer and sound engineer. Pitterson began his career in the early 1970s as house engineer with Jamaican studios such as Dynamics, Federal, Randy's, Studio One, Treasure Isle and Aquarius. Over the course of ...

and Benji Armbrister *All songs written by

Winston Rodney Winston Rodney OD (born 1 March 1945), better known by the stage name Burning Spear, is a Jamaican roots reggae singer-songwriter, vocalist and musician. Burning Spear is a Rastafarian and one of the most influential and long-standing roots ar ...

and published by

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Musicians

Earl "Chinna" Smith Earl "Chinna" Smith (born 6 August 1955), a.k.a. Earl Flute and Melchezidek the High Priest,Johnson, Richard (2013)The Melchizedek way, ''Jamaica Observer'', 6 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013 is a Jamaican guitarist active since the late ...

- guitar *

Bertram "Ranchie" McLean Bertram McLean (c.1948 – 14 November 2012), also known by his nickname "Ranchie", was a Jamaican musician active between the 1970s and the 1990s, who recorded with many of Jamaica's biggest stars. Biography McLean began working as a session m ...

- guitar *

Brinsley Forde Brinsley Forde MBE (born 16 October 1953) is a British singer and actor of Guyanese parentage who is best known as the founder member of the reggae band Aswad and as a child actor in the children's television series '' Here Come the Double D ...

- guitar * Donald "Roots" Kinsey - guitar * Donald Griffiths - guitar * Lowell "Sly" Dunbar - drums *

Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace (born 22 August 1950) is a Jamaican drummer who worked for several years at Studio One, and has worked with numerous reggae artists including The Gladiators, Inner Circle,Hebdige, Dick (1987) ''Cut 'n' Mix: Culture, ...

- drums * Angus Gaye - drums *

Robbie Shakespeare Robert Warren Dale Shakespeare (27 September 1953 – 8 December 2021) was a Jamaican bass guitarist and record producer, best known as half of the reggae rhythm section and production duo Sly and Robbie, with drummer Sly Dunbar. Regarded as ...

- bass * Aston "Family Man" Barrett - bass * George Oban - bass * Bernard "Touter" Harvey - keyboards * Earl "Wire" Lindo - keyboards * Michael "Ibo" Cooper - keyboards * Courtney Hemmings - keyboards *

Bobby Ellis Bobby Ellis OD (2 July 1932 – 18 October 2016) was a Jamaican trumpet player. He worked with many reggae artists including Peter Tosh, Burning Spear and The Revolutionaries. Biography Born in Kingston on 2 October 1932, Bobby Ellis attended ...

- trumpet *

Dick Cuthell Dick Cuthell is a British musician and record producer. He plays flugelhorn, cornet, and trumpet, amongst a range of other brass instruments, including tenor horn and valve trombone. Cuthell is best known for his work with The SpecialsStrong, Ma ...

- trumpet * Richard "Dirty Harry" Hall - tenor saxophone *

Herman Marquis Herman Marquis is a Jamaican saxophone musician who has played with many reggae artists including Burning Spear. He recorded for Arthur "Duke" Reid in the 1960s and was a member of The Revolutionaries and The Upsetters in the 1970s.Barrow, Steve ...

- alto saxophone * Vincent "Trommie" Gordon - trombone * Rico Rodriguez - trombone *

- percussion *

Uziah "Sticky" Thompson Uzziah "Sticky" Thompson (1 August 1936 – 25 August 2014) was a Jamaican percussionist, vocalist and deejay active from the late 1950s. He worked with some of the best known performers of Jamaican music and played on hundreds of albums. Biog ...

- percussion

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Inc. and is licensed to Blood and Fire Ltd. *Blood and Fire would like to thank

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, Trevor Wyatt,

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