THIS DAY IN MUSIC HISTORY April 13: Bob Marley & The Wailers Release a Seminal Album
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On this day in music history April 13, 1973, iconic reggae band, Bob Marley & The Wailers released their fifth studio album titled Catch a Fire via Island Records, which was the band’s first release on their new label. The album would go on to be a landmark moment for the group as its success catapulted Marley and the Wailers into international recording stars, which ultimately pushed reggae music into the forefront of music across the world.
Catch a Fire Track Listing
- Concrete Jungle
- Slave Driver
- 400 Years
- Stop That Train
- Baby We’ve Got a Date (Rock It Baby)
- Stir It Up
- Kinky Reggae
- No More Trouble
- Midnight Ravers
Album Credits
- Bob Marley – guitar, vocals, production
- Peter Tosh – organ, guitar, piano, vocals
- Bunny Wailer – bongos, conga, vocals
- Aston “Family Man” Barrett – bass guitar
- Carlton “Carlie” Barrett – drums
- Rita Marley – backing vocals
- Marcia Griffiths – backing vocals
- Chris Blackwell – production
- Carlton Lee – engineering
- Stu Barrett – engineering
- Tony Platt – engineering
- Bob Weiner – design
- Rod Dyer – design
Watch Bob Marley & The Wailers Perform “Stir It Up”
Bob Marley & The Wailers – Stir It Up (Live at The Old Grey Whistle, 1973)
Bob Marley & The Wailers do a live in-studio performance for London’s Top Gear Radio Show before performing live for BBC Channel 2′s Old Grey Whistle Test. …
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