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Most of [[Bob Marley]]'s early music was recorded with [[Peter Tosh]] and [[Bunny Wailer]], who together with Marley were the most prominent members of [[Bob Marley and the Wailers|The Wailers]]. In 1972, The Wailers had their first hit outside [[Jamaica]] when [[Johnny Nash]] covered histheir song "[[Stir It Up]]", which became a [[United Kingdom|U.K.]] hit. The 1973 album, ''[[Catch a Fire]]'', was released worldwide, and sold well. It was followed by ''[[Burnin' (The Wailers album)|Burnin']]'' which included the song "[[I Shot the Sheriff]]", of which a cover version by [[Eric Clapton]] became a hit in 1974.

Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer left The Wailers in 1974. Bob Marley proceeded with [[Bob Marley and the Wailers]], which included the [[Wailers Band]] and the [[I Threes]]. In 1975, he had his first own hit outside Jamaica with "[[No Woman, No Cry]]," from the ''[[Natty Dread]]'' album. His subsequent albums, including ''[[Rastaman Vibration]]'', ''[[Exodus (Bob Marley & The Wailers album)|Exodus]]'', ''[[Kaya (album)|Kaya]]'', ''[[Survival (Bob Marley & The Wailers album)|Survival]]'' and the last album released during his lifetime, ''[[Uprising (Bob Marley & The Wailers album)|Uprising]]'', were big international sellers. Between 1991 and 2007 Bob Marley and The Wailers have sold in excess of 21 million records. These statistics did not begin to be collected until ten years after his death.<ref>{{cite book|last=Moskowitz|first=David Vlado|title=Bob Marley: A Biography|year=2007|publisher=Greenwood Press|location=Westport, Conn.|isbn=0-313-33879-5|url=http://books.google.com/?id=aNv2XuFP2-QC&pg=PA3&lpg=PA3&dq=Since+1991,+Bob+Marley+and+the+Wailers+have+sold+in+excess+of+21+million+records#v=onepage&q=&f=false}}</ref>