- aka "One Love/People Get Ready"
- It was first recorded in a ska style by Marley's original group, The Wailers in 1965 and was released as a single.
- Released on 1977 in album Exodus also
- also included on the compilation African Herbsman under the name "All in One"
- The song contains an interpolation of The Impressions' song "People Get Ready" written by Curtis Mayfield
- The original recording of the song does not credit Mayfield's song and is simply titled "One Love" - this because copyright law was not enforced for Jamaican recordings at this time. When the famous version was recorded for Island in 1977 it was titled "One Love/People Get Ready" and credited Mayfield
- The original song was published in the key of Bb major, but it has now been transposed so it is in the key of C major.
- A posthumous music video was created for the song in 1984 to accompany the Bob Marley & The Wailers compilation album, Legend.
- features several cameo appearances including Paul McCartney
- The song has been featured in Jamaica Tourist Board television advertisements since 1994
- "One Love" was chosen as the best music of Jamaica over the last 50 years.
- "One Love/People Get Ready" was named song of the millennium by the BBC.
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Let's get together and feel all right - One Love
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