Waiting in Vain (album version)

~ Recording by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleCountry/Date
Official
1.7Waiting in Vain4:16Bob Marley & The WailersExodus
  • 1977-06-03 US
1.7Waiting in Vain4:15Bob Marley & The WailersExodus
1.7Waiting in Vain - Esperando En Vano4:16Bob Marley & The WailersExodus
6.7Waiting in Vain4:16Bob Marley & The WailersThe Box Set
1.10Waiting in Vain4:10Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers (blue labels)
  • 1984-05-08 GB
1.10Waiting in Vain4:08Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers
  • 1984-05 CA
1.7Waiting in Vain4:16Bob Marley & The WailersExodus
1.10Waiting in Vain4:08Bob Marley & The WailersLegend - The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers
1.10Waiting in Vain4:08Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley & The Wailers
1.10Waiting in Vain4:08Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers
1.10Waiting in Vain4:08Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers (Club Edition, Reissue)
1.10Waiting in Vain4:16Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers
1.10Waiting in Vain4:16Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers
1.10Waiting in Vain4:11Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers
1.10Waiting in Vain4:08Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers
1.10Waiting in Vain4:09Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers
1.10Waiting in Vain4:08Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers
1.11Waiting in Vain4:10Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers
1.10Waiting In Vain4:08Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers
1.10Waiting in Vain4:10Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers (white \ rainbow Island labels)
1.10Waiting in Vain4:09Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers (62 minute version)
1.10Waiting in Vain4:08Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers
1.8Waiting In Vain4:14Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers
  • 1984 -
1.10Waiting in Vain4:10Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers
1.10Waiting in Vain4:08Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers
1.7Waiting In Vain4:15Bob Marley & The WailersExodus
  • 1990-03-26 ZA
1.7Waiting in Vain4:16Bob Marley & The WailersExodus
  • 1990-05-31 US
1.10Waiting in Vain4:08Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers
  • 1990-05-31 US
1.10Waiting in Vain4:09Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers (1990's Barry Diament remastered extended version)
  • 1990-06-19 GB
1.7Waiting in Vain4:16Bob MarleyCities 97 Sampler, Volume 2 (Collectibles)
  • 1990-11-20 US
1.7Waiting in Vain4:16Bob Marley & The WailersExodus (club edition)
1.7Waiting in Vain4:16Bob Marley & The WailersExodus (PDO press)
1.7Waiting in Vain4:15Bob Marley & The WailersExodus
1.7Waiting in Vain4:16Bob Marley & The WailersExodus (club edition)
1.7Waiting in Vain4:16Bob Marley & The WailersExodus
1.10Waiting in Vain4:16Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers
1.10Waiting in Vain4:10Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers
1.10Waiting in Vain4:16Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers
1.10Waiting In Vain4:15Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers
1.10Waiting in Vain4:16Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers
  • 1992-07-10 JP
1.6Waiting in Vain4:12Bob Marley & The WailersSongs of Freedom
  • 1992-10-06 -
1.10Waiting in Vain4:16Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers (Rob Fraboni / Barry Diament Remaster, PMDC France pressing)
1.10Waiting in Vain4:16Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers
  • 1992 -
1.10Waiting in Vain4:08Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers (50 minute version)
1.10Waiting in Vain4:16Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers
1.7Waiting in Vain4:16Bob Marley & The WailersExodus
  • 1995-01-03 DE
1.7Waiting in Vain4:15Bob Marley & The WailersExodus
  • 1995-03-15 US
1.7Waiting in Vain4:16Bob Marley & The WailersExodus
  • 1995-04 US
1.7Waiting in Vain4:15Bob Marley & The WailersExodus
1.12Waiting in Vain4:07Bob Marley & The WailersThe Very Best in Memoriam
1.10Waiting in Vain4:16Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers (BMG Direct, 62 minute version)
1.7Waiting in Vain4:16Bob Marley & The WailersExodus
  • 2001-01-01 US
1.9Waiting in Vain4:13Bob Marley & The WailersOne Love: The Very Best of Bob Marley & The Wailers
  • 2001-05-21 CA
1.9Waiting in Vain4:12Bob Marley & The WailersOne Love: The Very Best of Bob Marley & The Wailers
  • 2001-05-22 US
1.7Waiting in Vain4:16Bob Marley & The WailersExodus (2001 deluxe edition)
  • 2001-10-16 US
1.7Waiting in Vain4:16Bob Marley & The WailersExodus
  • 2001-11-13 GB
1.7Waiting in Vain4:16Bob Marley & The WailersExodus
  • 2001-11-13 US
1.7Waiting in Vain4:16Bob Marley & The WailersExodus
  • 2001-11-13 US
1.7Waiting in Vain4:16Bob Marley & The WailersExodus (Bob Marley & The Wailers: The Definitive Remasters)
1.7Waiting in Vain4:16Bob Marley & The WailersExodus
  • 2001-11-19 GB
1.9Waiting in Vain4:12Bob Marley & The WailersOne Love: The Very Best Of
  • 2001-11-21 JP
1.9Waiting in Vain4:12Bob Marley & The WailersOne Love: The Very Best Of
  • 2001-11-27 XE
1.9Waiting In Vain4:11Bob Marley & The WailersOne Love: The Very Best Of
1.9Waiting in Vain4:12Bob Marley & The WailersOne Love: The Very Best of Bob Marley & The Wailers
1.9Waiting in Vain4:12Bob Marley & The WailersOne Love: The Very Best of Bob Marley & The Wailers
1.9Waiting in Vain4:12Bob Marley & The WailersOne Love: The Very Best of Bob Marley & The Wailers
1.9Waiting in Vain4:12Bob Marley & The WailersOne Love: The Very Best of Bob Marley & The Wailers
1.11Waiting in Vain4:16Bob Marley & The WailersLegend (Deluxe Edition)
  • 2002-01-01 XW
1.11Waiting in Vain4:17Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers (deluxe edition)
  • 2002-02-12 US
1.11Waiting in Vain4:16Bob Marley & The WailersLegend
  • 2002-02-25 XW
1.11Waiting in Vain4:16Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers (deluxe edition)
  • 2002-02-25 XE
1.11Waiting in Vain4:16Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers
  • 2002-05-21 US
1.11Waiting in Vain4:17Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers
  • 2002-05-21 US
  • 2002-05-22 DE
1.7Waiting In Vain4:16Bob Marley & The WailersExodus
  • 2002-07-23 -
1.11Waiting in Vain4:11Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley & The Wailers (24-bit / 96 kHz download)
  • 2002-09-22 XW
1.11Waiting In Vain4:12Bob Marley & The WailersLegend – The Best of Bob Marley & The Wailers (2002 Edition)
1.11Waiting in Vain4:16Bob Marley & The WailersLegend (Deluxe Edition)
1.11Waiting in Vain3:49Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers
1.11Waiting in Vain4:17Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers (Made in the EU by Cinram Optical Disc)
1.11Waiting in Vain4:17Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers (Sony DADC press)
1.11Waiting in Vain4:17Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers
1.11Waiting in Vain4:17Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers
1.11Waiting in Vain4:17Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers (Made in Germany by EDC)
1.11Waiting in Vain4:16Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers (deluxe edition)
1.11Waiting In Vain4:17Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers
1.14Waiting In Vain4:14Bob Marley & The WailersOne Love: The Very Best Of
  • 2002 -
1.11Waiting in Vain4:16Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers (deluxe, Sound & Vision, PAL version)
1.6Waiting in Vain4:14Bob Marley & The Wailers18 Greatest Hits
1.52Waiting in Vain4:11Bob Marley100 Hits Groovy Times
1.10Waiting in Vain4:16Bob Marley & The WailersAfrica Unite: The Singles Collection
  • 2005-11-07 GB
1.10Waiting in Vain (album version)4:15Bob Marley & The WailersAfrica Unite: The Singles Collection
  • 2005-11-07 XE
2.7Waiting in Vain4:16Bob Marley & The WailersAfrica Unite: The Singles Collection
  • 2005-11-07 GB
1.11Waiting in Vain4:16Bob Marley & The WailersAfrica Unite: The Singles Collection
  • 2005-11-07 FR
  • 2005-11-11 DE
  • - XE
1.11Waiting in Vain (album version)4:15Bob Marley & The WailersAfrica Unite: The Singles Collection
  • 2005-11-07 XE
2.7Waiting in Vain (album version)4:16Bob Marley & The WailersAfrica Unite: The Singles Collection
  • 2005-11-10 XE
1.10Waiting in Vain4:16Bob Marley & The WailersAfrica Unite: The Singles Collection
Bootleg
1.8Waiting in Vain4:07Bob MarleyForever Gold
1.34Waiting in Vain3:59Bob Marley & The Wailers100 Hits Mexico
(unknown)
1.10Waiting in Vain4:08Bob Marley & The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers
1.10Waiting in Vain4:08Bob Marley and The WailersLegend: The Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers (50-minute release)
  • 1984 -

Relationships

assistant engineer:Terry Barham
Guy Bidmead
engineer:Karl Pitterson
producer:Bob Marley & The Wailers
mixer:Aston Barrett
Chris Blackwell
Karl Pitterson
acoustic guitar:Bob Marley (from 1977-01 until 1977-04)
bass:Aston “Familyman” Barrett (from 1977-01 until 1977-04)
drums (drum set):Carlton Barrett (from 1977-01 until 1977-04)
guitar:Aston “Familyman” Barrett (from 1977-01 until 1977-04)
Junior Marvin (from 1977-01 until 1977-04)
keyboard:Tyrone Downie (from 1977-01 until 1977-04)
percussion:Aston “Familyman” Barrett (from 1977-01 until 1977-04)
Carlton Barrett (from 1977-01 until 1977-04)
Tyrone Downie (from 1977-01 until 1977-04)
Bob Marley (from 1977-01 until 1977-04)
Alvin “Seeco” Patterson (from 1977-01 until 1977-04)
background vocals:Tyrone Downie (from 1977-01 until 1977-04)
Marcia Griffiths (from 1977-01 until 1977-04)
Rita Marley (from 1977-01 until 1977-04)
Judy Mowatt (from 1977-01 until 1977-04)
vocals:Bob Marley (from 1977-01 until 1977-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Island Records Ltd. (in 1977)
Island Records, Inc. (in 1977)
The Island Def Jam Music Group (in 2001)
mixed at:Island Studios in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, United Kingdom (from 1977-03 until 1977-04)
has remixes:Waiting in Vain (Jim James remix)
mash-ups:Killing in Vain by David Begun
Waiting in Heaven (The Cure vs. Bob Marley) by Mighty Mike
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/58Zt987fK6gWxtO0MwEzPn [info]
recording of:Waiting in Vain (from 1977-01 until 1977-04)

Related works

Waiting in Vain

lyricist and composer:Bob Marley
publisher:Almo Music Corp.
Bob Marley Music
Bob Marley Music Inc.
Copyright Control
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Blue Mountain Music (in 1977)
Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1977)
Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1977)