The Best of the Wailers is an album by The Wailers, released in August 1971. Despite its title, it is not a compilation album

Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

. The album was recorded in 1969-1970 (prior to the band's involvement with Lee Perry) but only released in 1971.

The album was produced by Leslie Kong

Leslie Kong

Leslie Kong was a Chinese Jamaican record producer.-Career:Leslie and his two older brothers Cecil and Lloyd ran a restaurant, ice cream parlour and record shop called Beverley's in Orange Street, Kingston...

, who died of a heart attack at the age of 38 a week after the album was released.

Track listing

1. "Soul Shakedown Party"
2. "Stop The Train"
3. "Caution"
4. "Soul Captives"
5. "Go, Tell It on the Mountain"
6. "Can't You See"
7. "Soon Come"
8. "Cheer Up"
9. "Back Out"
10. "Do It Twice"
11. "Soul Shakedown Party" (Version) (Bonus Track on 2004 Remaster)
12. "Soon Come" (Version) (Bonus Track on 2004 Remaster)