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T-070.121.116-6 ASCAP, BMI, GEMA, ISWC, JASRAC
T-070.161.542-0 ASCAP, ISWC
Uses parts from
People Get Ready written by Curtis Mayfield - Quote
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Bob Marley, being very dedicated to Curtis Mayfield, in his "One Love" lyrics quoted from a few lines of "People Get Ready", and the original One Love recording was a Ska type performance.
When Marley, twelve years later and now a worldwide known artist, re-recorded "One Love" with 'his' Wailers for Exodus, the song was transponed to the same mode as "People Get Ready" and produced in a soulier way. It was also renamed "One Love/People Get Ready" and co-credited to Mayfield.
Speculations are that Island Records intended to prevent a copyright infringement case and that Marley agreed in order to pay respect to Mayfield.
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MIJAC MUSIC BMI, GEMA
WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP BMI, GEMA
ODNIL MUSIC LIMITED GEMA
FIFTY SIX HOPE ROAD MUSIC LIMITED ASCAP
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written by English

Title Performer Release date Info
1965 First recording on July 8, 1965
First release
April 1977
October 4, 1984
One Love Sounds Jamaican 1984 Unverified
1987 Live
1990
1991
1993
1994
1995
1995
1996
One Love Cleveland Watkiss featuring Project 23 (Cleveland Watkiss) 1996 Unverified
1998 Medley
October 2000 Live
2000 Live
One Love Reggie Paul 2000 Unverified
October 2, 2001
2002
2002
2003 A cappella
September 1, 2005
2005
January 2006
March 2006
(Makoto Karukaya) June 7, 2006
July 26, 2006
2006
July 3, 2007
2007
March 2008 Medley
A cappella
2008
April 28, 2009
2009
May 18, 2010
November 9, 2010
(Planet Music Studio Artists) 2010
2010 Live
Medley
One Love/People Get Ready Chris Arpad 2010 Unverified
November 15, 2011
August 1, 2012
October 2012
June 17, 2014
One Love SloGrass 2014 Unverified
April 2, 2015
January 29, 2016 Medley
One Love/People Get Ready Vince Harder & The HMG Choir (Vince Harder) 2016 Unverified
March 2017
July 15, 2017 Medley
Editor's cover song pick
April 6, 2018
June 29, 2018
July 17, 2020 Charity
July 31, 2020 Live
October 2, 2020 Medley
May 11, 2021
September 23, 2022
February 14, 2024

written by instrumental

Title Performer Release date Info
i 1977
i 1995 Live
i 1996
i November 1997
i March 27, 2001
i August 30, 2005 Medley
i 2005
i One Love Sweet Steel 2005 Unverified
i One Love / People Get Ready Mark Arneson 2005 Unverified
i 2006
i March 2007
i November 2008
i 2008
i 2008
i 2009
i April 20, 2010
i May 4, 2010
i 2011
i One Love Dr. Michael White 2011 Unverified
i April 2013
i June 2013
i 2013
i January 8, 2014
i August 2014
i One Love The Lounge Unlimited Orchestra April 30, 2015 Unverified
i January 13, 2017
i February 3, 2017
i August 24, 2018 Acoustic
i July 19, 2019 Acoustic
i April 18, 2020
i One Love (Feel Alright RMX) Richard Grosser January 2024 Unverified

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One Love vs. People Get Ready unread Research sebcat 18 July 30, 2018 by sebcat