"Exodus" is the ninth studio album by Jamaican reggae band Bob Marley and the Wailers, first released in June 1977 through Island Records, following "Rastaman Vibration" (1976). The album was a success both critically and commercially. It received gold certifications in the US, UK and Canada, and was the album that propelled Marley to international stardom.

On 3 December 1976, an assassination attempt was made on Bob Marley's life in which his chest was grazed and his arm was struck with a bullet, but he survived. Following the assassination attempt, Marley left Jamaica and was exiled to London, where "Exodus" was recorded.

Bob Marley and the Wailers were a Jamaican reggae band led by Bob Marley. It developed from the earlier ska vocal group, The Wailers, created by Peter Tosh, Marley, and Bunny Wailer in 1963. When brothers Aston "Family Man" Barrett (bass) and Carlton Barrett (drums) joined the band and Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh left in 1974, Marley began touring with new band members as Bob Marley and the Wailers.

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