Mama Africa (album)
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Mama Africa is an album by Peter Tosh
. It was released in 1983 (see 1983 in music
).
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 1983 (see 1983 in music
1983 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1983.-January-April:*January – ZTT Records is founded.*January 8 – The UK singles chart is tabulated from this week forward by The Gallup Organization...
).
Track listing
All tracks composed by Peter Tosh; except where indicated- "Mama Africa" - 7:56
- "Glass House" - 5:53
- "Not Gonna Give It Up" - 5:45
- "Stop That Train" - 4:01
- "Johnny B. GoodeJohnny B. Goode"Johnny B. Goode" is a 1958 rock and roll song written and originally performed by American musician Chuck Berry. The song was a major hit among both black and white audiences peaking at #2 on Billboard magazine's Hot R&B Sides chart and #8 on the Billboard Hot 100.The song is one of Chuck Berry's...
" (Chuck BerryChuck BerryCharles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as "Maybellene" , "Roll Over Beethoven" , "Rock and Roll Music" and "Johnny B...
) - 4:03 - "Where You Gonna Run" (Donald KinseyDonald KinseyDonald Kinsey is an American guitarist and singer, best known as a member of The Wailers Band, the reggae backing group for Bob Marley & The Wailers....
) - 4:09 - "Peace Treaty" - 4:21
- "Feel No Way" - 3:29
- "Maga Dog" - 4:25
2002 Re-issue bonus tracks
- "Johnny B. Goode (Long Version)"
- "Where You Gonna Run (Long Version)"
- "Mama Africa (7" Version)"
Personnel
- Backing Vocals - Audrey HallAudrey Hall-Biography:Hall began her career singing with Dandy Livingstone in the duo Dandy & Audrey. They recorded the song "Morning Side of the Mountain" in 1969, the success of which led to an album of the same name. They released a second album on the Trojan label, I Need You. Livingstone also produced...
, Betty WrightBetty WrightBessie Regina Norris, better known by her stage name, Betty Wright , is a Grammy winning Miami-based soul and R&B singer-songwriter, who won fame in the 1970s with hits such as "Clean Up Woman" and "Tonight Is the Night"...
, Chris KimseyChris KimseyChristopher Kenneth Kimsey is a record producer, mixer and musician most famous for having co-produced The Rolling Stones' Undercover and Steel Wheels albums...
, Donald KinseyDonald KinseyDonald Kinsey is an American guitarist and singer, best known as a member of The Wailers Band, the reggae backing group for Bob Marley & The Wailers....
, Dorriett Myers, Pam Hall, Peter Tosh, Raymond Hall, The TamlinsThe TamlinsThe Tamlins were a 1970s Jamaican reggae and dub vocal group. Composed of Carlton Smith, Junior Moore, and Derrick Lara, The Tamlins are among the most recognized back-up singers in reggae, especially for their years of international touring in support of Peter Tosh... - Clavinet - Peter Tosh
- Drums - Carlton "Santa" Davis, Sly DunbarSly DunbarLowell "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...
- Engineer - Geoffrey ChungGeoffrey ChungGeoffrey Chung was a Jamaican musician, recording engineer, and record producer.-Biography:Chung was born in 1950 in Kingston, Jamaica...
, Lancelot "Maxie" McKenzie - Lead Guitar - Darryl Thompson, Donald Kinsey
- Rhythm Guitar - Mikey ChungMikey ChungBorn Michael Chung in 1954, Mikey "Mao" Chung is a keyboard, guitar and percussion player, arranger and record producer of Jamaican music.-Biography:...
, Steve Golding - Keyboards - Byron Allred, Peter Couch
- Mixed By - Chris Kimsey (tracks: A1 to A4, B2 to B5), Peter Tosh (tracks: A1 to A4, B2 to B5)
- Organ - Robert Lynn (tracks: A1 to A4, B3 to B5)
- Percussion - SkullyNoel SimmsNoel Simms , often known by his nickname Scully, is a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae percussionist and singer.-Biography:...
, Uziah "Sticky" Thompson - Piano - Keith Sterling
- Saxophone - Dean FraserDean FraserDean Fraser is a Jamaican saxophonist who has contributed to hundreds of reggae recordings since the mid-1970s. He was awarded the Musgrave Medal by the Jamaican government in 1993 in recognition of his services to music.-Biography:Fraser started to play the clarinet at the age of 12...
- Trombone - Ronald "Nambo" Robinson
- Trumpet - Arnold Breckenridge, David Madden, Junior "Chico" Chin