Marcus' Children

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Marcus' Children aka Social Living
Social 500x500.jpg
Studio album by
Burning Spear
Released1978
Recorded1978
GenreReggae
Length37:05
LabelIsland (ILPS 9556)
ProducerWinston Rodney
Karl Pitterson
Burning Spear chronology
Live
(1977) 		Marcus' Children aka Social Living
(1978) 		Living Dub Vol 1
(1979)
Alternative cover
Blood and Fire release
Blood and Fire release
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Pop Matters(Favorable) link
Robert Christgau(A-) link

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[edit]

Marcus' Children AKA Social Living[edit]

  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)[edit]

  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[edit]

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

Credits[edit]

Musicians[edit]

Blood and Fire release notes[edit]

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