The Wailing Wailers

The Wailing Wailers
Studio album by The Wailers
Released	1965
Recorded	1964–1965
Genre	Ska
Label	Studio One
Producer	Clement Dodd
The Wailers chronology
The Wailing Wailers (1965) Soul Rebels (1970)

The Wailing Wailers is the debut album by The Wailers published on the Studio One label. Originally released in very late 1965 and compiled from various recordings made over the years 1964-1965, it compiles what Clement Coxsone Dodd considered the best Wailers recordings from this period. It is not a studio album in the conventional sense but was the first full length LP released of the band's work. The album has remained in print since its release, but after the first release (which has a different cover) each release of the album was newly overdubbed to fit with musical trends of the time. The album has never been released on CD with the original tracklisting or cover but all tracks (with and without overdubs) are available across various compilations released by Heartbeat Records in the 1990s and 2000s. The front cover's band photo was also an inspiration for Walt Jabsco, the unofficial logo for 2 Tone Records, the drawing was created by Jerry Dammers and Horace Panter and is based on Peter Tosh (right).

Track listing

All songs written by Robert Nesta Marley except where indicated.

1. "(I Am Gonna) Put It On"
2. "I Need You
3. "Lonesome Feeling"
4. "What's New Pussycat?"
5. "One Love"
6. "You Don't Miss Your Water (When The Well Runs Dry)"
7. "Ten Commandments of Love"
8. "Rude Boy"
9. "It Hurts To Be Alone"
10. "Love and Affection"
11. "I'm Still Waiting"
12. "Simmer Down"