Pärast seda väikest õnnetust olid bändi näpud jällegi suhteliselt põhjas omadega ja pealegist olid nad kusagil Las Vegases kus polnud just kõige rahulikum keskond kui sul raha ei ole. Mingit moodi leidsid nad ennast teel San Fransisco'sse. Seal viibides tegin nad kohaliku raadiojaama KSAN-FM jaoks raadiosaate. Kogu see kogemus suurendas nende populaarsust Põhja-Ameerikas. 1973 aastal rahvast pingesse panevas olukorras lasi bänd välja järje albumile ,,Catch a Fire" mis sai nimeks ,,burnin". Sellelt albumilt võis leida nii mõnedki Wailersi klassikud nagu ,,I shot the Sheriff" ja ,,Get Up Stand Up". Wailersi populaarsus Põhja-Ameerikas kasvas veelgi enam peale Eric Claptoni ümberlindistamist loole ,,I Shot the Sheriff", millest sai number 1 hitt ühendriikide tabelis. 1975 nägi ilmavalgust Wailersi kolmas album ühendriikides nimega ,,Natty Dread" koos selliste heade lugudega nagu ,,Talking Blues" või ,,No Woman No Cry". Halvast küljest
Between 1968 and 1972, Bob and Rita Marley, Peter McIntosh and Bunny Livingston re-cut some old tracks with JAD Records in Kingston and London in an attempt to commercialize The Wailers' sound. Livingston later asserted that these songs "should never be released on an album ... they were just demos for record companies to listen to." The Wailers' first album, Catch A Fire, was released worldwide in 1973, and sold well. It was followed a year later by Burnin', which included the songs "Get Up, Stand Up" and "I Shot The Sheriff". Eric Clapton made a hit cover of "I Shot the Sheriff" in 1974, raising Marley's international profile. The Wailers broke up in 1974 with each of the three main members going on to pursue solo careers. The reason for the breakup is shrouded in conjecture; some believe that there were disagreements amongst Livingston, McIntosh, and Marley concerning performances, while
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