Marcus' Children

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Marcus' Children is a studio album by Jamaican reggae singer Burning Spear originally released in 1978 as Social Living.

"Marcus Say Jah No Dead" was covered by Sinéad O'Connor on her album Throw Down Your Arms (2005).

The LP appears in a scene in the 1994 film Léon: The Professional, where it is endorsed by one of the movie's antagonists.

Track listing

Marcus' Children AKA Social Living

1. "Marcus Children Suffer" - 4:39
2. "Social Living"- 2:49
3. "Nyah Keith" - 4:03
4. "Institution" - 3:29
5. "Marcus Senior" - 5:09
6. "Civilized Reggae" - 7:11
7. "Mister Garvey" - 4:52
8. "Come"- 3:53
9. "Marcus Say Jah No Dead" - 3:57

Social Living (2003 Island Remaster)

1. "Marcus Children Suffer"
2. "Social Living"
3. "Nayah Keith"
4. "Institution"
5. "Marcus Senior"
6. "Civilized Reggae"
7. "Mister Garvey"
8. "Come"
9. "Marcus Say Jah No Dead"

Bonus Tracks

1. "Social Living [Extended Mix]"
2. "Civilized Reggae [Extended Mix]"

Credits

• Recorded at Harry J Studio, Kingston, Jamaica and at Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas
• Engineer Sylvan Morris
• Mixed at Compass Point Studios by Karl Pitterson and Benji Armbrister
• All songs written by Winston Rodney and published by EMI Copyright Holdings Ltd. except tracks 2, 3, 5 published by Blue Mountain Music

Musicians

• Earl "Chinna" Smith - guitar
• Bertram "Ranchie" McLean - guitar
• Brinsley Forde - guitar
• Donald "Roots" Kinsey - guitar
• Donald Griffiths - guitar
• Lowell "Sly" Dunbar - drums
• Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace - drums
• Angus Gaye - drums
• Robbie Shakespeare - bass
• Aston "Family Man" Barrett - bass
• George Oban - bass
• Bernard "Touter" Harvey - keyboards
• Earl "Wire" Lindo - keyboards
• Michael "Ibo" Cooper - keyboards
• Courtney Hemmings - keyboards
• Bobby Ellis - trumpet
• Dick Cuthell - trumpet
• Richard "Dirty Harry" Hall - tenor saxophone
• Herman Marquis - alto saxophone
• Vincent "Trommie" Gordon - trombone
• Rico Rodriguez - trombone
• Winston Rodney - percussion
• Uziah "Sticky" Thompson - percussion

Blood and Fire release notes

• Remastered by Kevin Metcalfe at the Town House, London
• Designed and built by Mat at intro, London
• Photograph of Cover by Phil Hale
• Photograph of the Black Disciple Band by Kim Gottlieb
• Photograph of Burning Spear by Adrian Boot
• The copyright to recording is owned by Island Records Inc. and is licensed to Blood and Fire Ltd.
• Blood and Fire would like to thank Chris Blackwell, Suzette Newman, Trevor Wyatt, Ian Moss and all at Island Records for their kind cooperation. Thanks also to Norman Urquia.