Catch a Fire
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.
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
Personnel
- Bob Marley - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Vocals, Producer
- Aston Barrett - Bass, Guitar (Bass)
- Carlton "Carlie" Barrett - Drums
- Chris Blackwell - Producer
- Carlton Lee - Engineer
- Bunny Livingston - Bongos, Conga, Vocals
- Bunny Wailer - Bongos, Conga, Vocals
- Peter MacKintosh - Organ, Guitar, Piano, Vocals
- Tony Platt - Engineer
- Bob Weiner - Design
- Rod Dyer - Design
