Could You Be Loved
The reggae and disco fusion that opened the Uprising era and went top ten across Europe.
Bob Marley and the Wailers, from Uprising (1980)
- Released
- 1980
- Length
- 3:35
- Album
- Uprising
It was released in 1980 as the first single from Uprising. It was written in 1979 on an aeroplane while the Wailers were experimenting on guitar, and has been described as a fusion of reggae and disco. In the middle, the backing singers quote a verse from Judge Not, Marley's first single. The instruments on the original record include guitars, bass, drums, acoustic piano, a Hohner Clavinet, an organ and the Brazilian cuica.
It reached the top ten in Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Switzerland and Britain, where it was number five. The 7-inch single ran 3:35 with One Drop on the B-side. Rolling Stone placed it at number 363 on its 500 Best Songs list in 2021.
Covers and versions
- Joe Cocker (1997) On Across from Midnight. The single reached number one in Hungary.
More songs by Bob Marley and the Wailers
No Woman, No Cry, I Shot the Sheriff, Get Up, Stand Up, Exodus, Three Little Birds, Redemption Song, Jamming, Is This Love, Buffalo Soldier
Sources
- Could You Be Loved, Wikipedia
- Uprising (Bob Marley and the Wailers album), Wikipedia