Equal Rights (album)
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Equal Rights is an album by Peter Tosh
Peter Tosh
Peter Tosh, born Winston Hubert McIntosh , was a Jamaican reggae musician who was a core member of the band The Wailers , and who afterward had a successful solo career as well as being a promoter of Rastafari.Peter Tosh was born in Grange Hill, Jamaica, an illegitimate child to a mother too young...

. It was released in 1977 (see 1977 in music
1977 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1977.-January–February:*January 1 – The Clash headline the gala opening of the London music club, The Roxy....

).

Track listing

All Songs by Peter Tosh except "Stepping Razor" by Joe Higgs
Joe Higgs
Joe Higgs was a reggae musician from Jamaica. In the late 1950s and 1960s he was part of the duo Higgs and Wilson together with Roy Wilson...

  1. "Get Up, Stand Up
    Get Up, Stand Up
    "Get Up, Stand Up" is a reggae song written by Bob Marley and Peter Tosh.The song originally appeared on The Wailers' 1973 album Burnin. It was recorded and played live in numerous versions by The Wailers and Bob Marley & The Wailers, along with solo versions by Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer...

    " – 3:29 (Tosh, Bob Marley
    Bob Marley
    Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers...

    )
  2. "Downpressor Man" – 6:25
  3. "I Am that I Am
    I Am that I Am
    I Am that I Am is a common English translation of the response God used in the Hebrew Bible when Moses asked for His name . It is one of the most famous verses in the Torah...

    " – 4:28
  4. "Stepping Razor
    Stepping razor
    -Music:* "Steppin' Razor", 1967 song written by Joe Higgs* "Steppin' Razor", 1977 cover song on Peter Tosh's album Equal Rights.* "Steppin' Razor", 1993 title of film about Peter Tosh life called ....

    " – 5:47
  5. "Equal Rights" – 5:58
  6. "African" – 3:41
  7. "Jah
    Jah
    Jah is the shortened form of the divine name YHWH , an anglicized version of the Tetragrammaton . The name is most commonly associated with the Rastafari movement or within the word hallelujah, although Christian groups may use the name to varying degrees. For example, Jehovah's Witnesses use a...

     Guide" – 4:29
  8. "Apartheid" – 5:31

Bonus Tracks (CD)

  1. "Pick Myself Up (Live Version)" – 7:11
  2. "African (Live Version)" – 4:45
      • Recorded 1982 US tour

Personnel

  • Peter Tosh
    Peter Tosh
    Peter Tosh, born Winston Hubert McIntosh , was a Jamaican reggae musician who was a core member of the band The Wailers , and who afterward had a successful solo career as well as being a promoter of Rastafari.Peter Tosh was born in Grange Hill, Jamaica, an illegitimate child to a mother too young...

    : vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Sly Dunbar
    Sly Dunbar
    Lowell "Sly" Fillmore Dunbar is a drummer.-Biography:Dunbar, whose nickname was reportedly given for his passion for Sly & the Family Stone, launched his musical career while still in his adolescence, playing with a local group, The Yardbrooms, at the age of fifteen...

    : drums
  • Earl Lindo
    Earl Lindo
    Earl "Wire" Lindo, b. 7 January 1953 is a Jamaican reggae musician. He is a member of The Wailers and has collaborated with numerous reggae artists including Burning Spear.-Biography:...

    : keyboards
  • Bunny Wailer
    Bunny Wailer
    Bunny Wailer, , also known as Bunny Livingston and affectionately as Jah B, is a singer songwriter and percussionist and was an original member of reggae group The Wailers along with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh...

    : background vocals
  • Robbie Shakespeare: bass
  • Al Anderson: guitar
  • Harold Butler: clavinet
  • Carlton Barrett
    Carlton Barrett
    Carlton "Carly" Barrett was an influential reggae drummer and percussion player. His musical development in the early years were with his brother Aston "Family Man" Barrett as a member of Lee "Scratch" Perry's "house band" The Upsetters. The brothers joined Bob Marley and The Wailers around 1970...

    : drums
  • Abdul Wali: guitar
  • Karl Pitterson
    Karl Pitterson
    Karl Pitterson is a Jamaican record producer and sound engineer.Pitterson began his career in the early 1970s as house engineer with such legendary Jamaican studios as Dynamics, Federal, Randy's, Studio One, Treasure Isle and Aquarius...

    : guitar
  • Tyrone Downie
    Tyrone Downie
    Tyrone Downie is a Jamaican keyboardist/pianist who is most known for his involvement as a member of Bob Marley and The Wailers. He studied at Kingston College and joined the wailers in the mid-1970s, making his recording début with the band on Rastaman Vibration, having previously been a member of...

    : keyboards
  • Skully
    Noel Simms
    Noel Simms , often known by his nickname Scully, is a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae percussionist and singer.-Biography:...

    : percussion
  • "Dirty" Harry Hall: tenor saxophone
  • Bobby Ellis
    Bobby Ellis
    Bobby Ellis born 2 July 1932, is a Jamaican trumpet player. He has worked with many reggae artists including Peter Tosh, Burning Spear, and The Revolutionaries.-Biography:...

    : trumpet


Remix Engineers - Alex Sadkin
Alex Sadkin
Alex Sadkin is best remembered as a record producer in the early 1980s, but actually got his start in the music industry as a saxophonist for the Las Olas Brass in Fort Lauderdale, Florida....

, Jack Nuber, Karl Pitterson
Karl Pitterson
Karl Pitterson is a Jamaican record producer and sound engineer.Pitterson began his career in the early 1970s as house engineer with such legendary Jamaican studios as Dynamics, Federal, Randy's, Studio One, Treasure Isle and Aquarius...

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