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In 2014 in the Phoenix New Times, David Accomazzo wrote "Dave Robinson, who constructed the tracklist for Legend, [said that] the tracklist for Legend deliberately was designed to appeal to white audiences.
It's important to remember that for all of Marley's rhetoric, he worked alongside with Chris Blackwell (his white producer) to add American rock elements to 'Catch a Fire', changing the sound just enough to hopefully capture a larger audience outside of Jamaica.
May 7, 2024 · In 2014, David Accomazzo of the Phoenix New Times highlighted that the album’s curator, Dave Robinson, had intentionally crafted the tracklist to appeal to predominantly white audiences. “Island Records had viewed Marley as a political revolutionary, and Robinson saw this perspective as damaging to Marley’s bottom line,” Accomazzo wrote.
Jul 2, 2014 · The track selection on Legend was made very carefully and justified by focus groups along the way to appeal to just about everyone and offend no one. In “The Whitewashing of Bob Marley,” the fascinating cover story of this week’s LA WEEKLY, writer Chris Kornelis describes how Marley’s music came to be sold to the suburbs:
Jun 6, 2021 · These songs are the most commercially accessible, the record was designed to appeal to white audiences. To be honest, these songs, while incredible, only show one side to Marley. The songs are happy, loving songs, for the most part.
In 2014 in the Phoenix New Times, David Accomazzo wrote "Dave Robinson, who constructed the tracklist for Legend, [said that] the tracklist for Legend deliberately was designed to appeal to white audiences.
Jul 2, 2014 · As Dave Robinson, who constructed the tracklist for Legend, tells writer Chris Kornelis in this week's cover story, the tracklist for Legend deliberately was designed to appeal to white...
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