"The Master Has Come Back" was the second international single from
Damian Marley
Damian Robert Nesta “Jr. Gong” Marley (born 21 July 1978) is a Jamaican reggae musician. The second youngest child of Bob Marley, he is the recipient of four Grammy Awards.
Early life, education and family
Marley is the youngest son of leg ...
's ''
Welcome to Jamrock
''Welcome to Jamrock'' is the third studio album by Jamaican reggae/dancehall artist Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley. The album was released on September 12, 2005, in the United Kingdom, and one day later in the United States.
Marley won two 2006 Gram ...
'' album, while "
Road to Zion" was released in the
U.S.
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Released on December 12, 2005.
In 1976,
Bunny Wailer
Neville O'Riley Livingston (10 April 1947 – 2 March 2021), known professionally as Bunny Wailer, was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and percussionist. He was an original member of reggae group The Wailers along with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. ...
released his solo album ''
Blackheart Man
''Blackheart Man'' is the debut album by Bunny Wailer, originally released on 8 September 1976, in Jamaica on Solomonic Records and internationally on Island Records.
Overview
The songs on the album are regarded as the finest written by Bunny Wa ...
'' featuring a song called "Bide Up". It is no coincidence that the chorus ("The master has come back"), lyrics ("for the dark clouds to bring rain, then comes the sun to shine again"), and the general sense of the song reappear on Damian's version. Wailer being one of the two last living members of the original
Bob Marley and the Wailers
Bob Marley and the Wailers (previously known as the Wailers and prior to that the Wailing Rudeboys, the Wailing Wailers and the Teenagers) were a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae band. The founding members, in 1963, were Bob Marley (Robert ...
, his closeness with the Marley family is evident.
The single was played on radio and has charted in the
UK at #74, but there is no video for it.
Track listing
UK - CD
# "The Master Has Come Back" (UK Radio Edit)
# "And You Be Loved (Halfway Tree Album Version)"
# "
Road to Zion"
(featuring Nas
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** Nas Air (S ...
) (Video)
References
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2005 singles
Damian Marley songs
2005 songs
Universal Records singles
Songs written by Damian Marley