On April 13, 1973, “Island” label released “Catch a Fire”the fifth Wailers (The) album. It was recorded May–October 1972; at “Dynamic Sound Studios”, “Harry J. Studios” and “Randy’s Studios” in Kingston, Jamaica, mixed at “Island Studios” in London, and was produced by Chris Blackwell. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Catch a Fire” at number 126 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”.
Personnel:
- Peter Tosh – vocals, organ, guitar, piano
- Bob Marley – vocals, guitar
- Aston “Family Man” Barrett– bass guitar
- Carlton “Carlie” Barrett– drums
- Bunny Wailer– vocals, bongos, conga
- Wayne Perkins– guitar
- John “Rabbit” Bundrick– keyboards, synthesizer, clavinet
- Tommy McCook– flute
- Robbie Shakespeare– bass guitar
- Francisco Willie Pep – percussion
- Winston Wright – percussion
- Chris Karan – percussion
- Rita Marley– backing vocals
- Marcia Griffiths– backing vocals
- Carlton Lee – engineer
- Stu Barrett – engineer
- Tony Platt – engineer
- Bob Weiner – design
- Rod Dyer – design
All tracks by Bob Marley, except where noted.
- Concrete Jungle
- Slave Driver
- 400 Years – Peter Tosh
- Stop that Train – Peter Tosh
- Baby We’ve Got a Date (Rock It Baby)
- Stir It Up
- Kinky Reggae
- No More Trouble
- Midnight Ravers
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