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Catch a Fire is the major label debut for Jamaican roots reggae band Bob Marley & the Wailers, released in 1973 (see 1973 in music). The album established the band as international superstars, and Marley in particular became world-famous, especially in the Caribbean and Africa, and among immigrants in Europe and African-Americans in the United States. The socially aware lyrics and militant tone surprised many listeners, but others were attracted to songwriters Bob Marley and Peter Tosh's confrontational subjects and optimistic view of a future free from oppression.Catch a Fire peaked at #171 and #51 on Billboard's (North America) Pop Albums and Black Albums charts respectively.
1 Track listing
- "Concrete Jungle" (Marley) - 4:13
- "Slave Driver" (Marley) - 2:53
- "400 Years" (Marley/Tosh) - 2:45
- "Stop the Train" (Tosh) - 3:55
- "Baby We've Got a Date" (Marley) - 3:57
- "Stir It Up" (Marley) - 5:32
- "Kinky Reggae" (Marley) - 3:37
- "No More Trouble" (Marley) - 3:57
- "Midnight Ravers" (Marley) - 5:10
2 Personnel
- Bob Marley - Guitarnylon strings. steel strings and more guide dots on the fretboard. A guitar is a stringed musical instrument played with the fingers or a plectrum ( guitar pick). The sound is produced by vibrating strings. Guitars have a body (which is hollow for acousti (Acoustic), Guitar, Vocals, ProducerIn the music industry, record producer designates a person responsible for completing a master recording so that it is fit for release. In earlier days, record producers bore the title of A&R men for Artists and Repertory which gives a clearer picture of
- Aston Barrett - BassBass can refer to many different things. Musical SAMPA: [beIs], rhyming with "face" Instrument An abbreviated name for the bass guitar An abbreviated name for the double bass A common name for the Basso vocal range. Terminology Bass (musical term) A bassl, Guitar (Bass)
- Carlton "Carlie" Barrett - Drums
- Chris Blackwell - ProducerIn the music industry, record producer designates a person responsible for completing a master recording so that it is fit for release. In earlier days, record producers bore the title of A&R men for Artists and Repertory which gives a clearer picture of
- Carlton Lee - Engineer
- Bunny Wailer - BongosBongos are a percussion instrument. Made up of a set of two small drums attached by a thick piece of wood, bongos are played while held between the knees. The two drums are of different sizes, with the larger one being called the hembra ( Spanish for fema, CongaConga is a drum, a type of music, and a type of dance. Conga drum A conga is a tall narrow single-headed Cuban drum (of African origin, derived from the Congolese Makuta drums). It was initially made from hollowed logs with cowhides nailed or strung on, a, Vocals
- Peter Tosh - Organ, Guitar, Piano, Vocals
- Tony Platt - Engineer
- Bob Weiner - Design
- Rod Dyer - Design
Bob Marley albums 1973 albums Reggae albums