What is the best Israel Vibration album of all time?

Three polio survivors singing Rastafari harmonies with unmatched conviction, Israel Vibration's catalog is one of reggae's most moving stories of resilience and faith. Which album moves you most? Cast your vote!

1. 1
   The Same Song

   The 1978 debut produced by Tommy Cowan for his Top Ranking label, introducing three polio survivors singing harmony roots reggae.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Play It Real

   Their 2015 album on Utopia, recorded by Skelly and Wiss nearly four decades after the group's first single, Why Worry, appeared in 1976.
   775pts
3. 3
   Stamina

   Their 2007 album on the Mediacom label, the duo's first new studio release in four years and a return to classic harmony roots reggae.
   689pts
4. 4
   Forever

   The 1991 RAS album that continued the reunited trio's run of roots reggae releases, with Skelly, Wiss and Apple all contributing songs.
   596pts
5. 5
   Reggae Music Never Dies

   The 2025 album produced by Aston Barrett Jr. with Wailers musicians, featuring Skelly's final recordings alongside new material from Wiss.
   596pts
6. 6
   Praises

   The 1990 RAS follow-up to Strength of My Life that built on the trio's comeback and cemented their international popularity with uplifting roots harmonies.
   596pts
7. 7
   Free to Move

   The 1996 album that peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart and was the last studio record by the original trio.
   596pts
8. 8
   Why You So Craven

   The 1981 follow-up capturing their raw street-level roots style with spiritual commentary and three-part harmonies.
   423pts
9. 9
   Reggae Knights

   The 2010 album recorded at Jimmy Cliff's Kingston studio with Roots Radics veterans and Robbie Shakespeare, nominated for the 2012 Grammy for Best Reggae Album.
   423pts
10. 10
    On the Rock

    The 1995 album co-produced with Doctor Dread and backed by the Roots Radics, featuring the popular singles Rudeboy Shufflin' and Sugar Me.
    423pts
11. 11
    Fighting Soldiers

    Produced in 2002 by the French label Nocturne and issued in the US by RAS the following year, a roots album from the Skelly and Wiss duo.
    423pts
12. 12
    Strength of My Life

    The 1988 triumphant comeback album recorded with Ras Records after years of struggle, reaffirming their roots conviction.
    310pts
13. 13
    Pay the Piper

    The 1999 RAS album, among the first made by Skelly and Wiss as a duo after Apple Gabriel left, keeping their spiritual roots message intact.
    310pts
14. 14
    Unconquered People

    Their second album, released by EMI's Harvest label in 1980, affirming their spiritual resilience and uncompromising Rastafari message.
    0pts
15. 15
    IV

    Israel Vibration's 1993 album on RAS Records, one of a steady run of roots releases by the original trio of Skelly, Wiss and Apple in the early 1990s.
    0pts
16. 16
    Jericho

    The 2000 RAS album recorded by Skelly and Wiss as a duo after Apple Gabriel's departure, backed by their longtime associates the Roots Radics.
    0pts

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