Wanted Dread And Alive 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 1981 in two different versions; one for USA (EMI America) and one for Europe (Rolling Stones Records). Reissued by Capitol in 2002 with bonus tracks. The lead single from the album was the duet with American singer, Gwen Guthrie

Gwen Guthrie

Gwen Guthrie was an American singer-songwriter, who also sang backing vocals for Aretha Franklin, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, and Madonna, among others, and who wrote songs made famous by Ben E. King, and Roberta Flack....

 "Nothing But Love".
Wanted Dread and Alive was featured in the movie "Pineapple Express, starring Seth Rogen and James Franco

Track listing (Rolling Stones Records) (1A 062-64378)

All tracks composed by Peter Tosh; except where indicated

1. "Coming in Hot"
2. "Nothing But Love" (Ella Mitchell, Freddie Harris)
3. "Reggaemylitis"
4. "Rok With Me" (Jean Watt)
5. "Oh Bumbo Klaat"
6. "Wanted Dread and Alive"
7. "Rastafari Is"
8. "Guide Me from My Friends"
9. "Fools Die"

Track listing (EMI America) (SO-17055)

1. "Coming in Hot"
2. "Nothing But Love"
3. "Reggae-Mylitis
4. "The Poor Man Feel It"
5. "Cold Blood"
6. "Wanted Dread & Alive"
7. "Rastafari Is"
8. "That's What They Will Do"
9. "Fools Die"

Track listing (Capitol) (37693)

1. "Coming in Hot"
2. "Nothing But Love"
3. "Reggaemylitis"
4. "Rok With Me"
5. "Oh Bumbo Klaat"
6. "Wanted Dread and Alive"
7. "Rastafari Is"
8. "Guide Me from My Friends"
9. "Fools Die (For Want of Wisdom)"
10. "The Poor Man Feel It"
11. "Cold Blood"
12. "That's What They Will Do"
13. "Rok With Me (Alternative Long Mix)"
14. "Nothing But Love (Long Version)"

Personnel

• Backing Vocals - The Tamlins
  The Tamlins
  The 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...
  
  
• Bass - Robbie Shakespeare
• Drums - 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...
  
  
• Flute - Pee Wee
• Lead Guitar - Darryl Thompson
• Rhythm Guitar - Mikey Chung
  Mikey Chung
  Born Michael Chung in 1954, Mikey "Mao" Chung is a keyboard, guitar and percussion player, arranger and record producer of Jamaican music.-Biography:...
  
  
• Keyboards - Keith Sterling, Robbie Lyn
• Lead Vocals on "Nothing But Love" - Gwen Guthrie
  Gwen Guthrie
  Gwen Guthrie was an American singer-songwriter, who also sang backing vocals for Aretha Franklin, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, and Madonna, among others, and who wrote songs made famous by Ben E. King, and Roberta Flack....
  
  
• Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion - Peter Tosh
• Percussion - Noel "Scully" Simms
  Noel Simms
  Noel Simms , often known by his nickname Scully, is a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae percussionist and singer.-Biography:...
  
  , Uziah "Sticky" Thompson
• Tenor & Alto Saxophone - Dean Fraser
  Dean Fraser
  Dean 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
• Horns on "Nothing But Love" - Barry Rogers, Jon Faddis
  Jon Faddis
  Jon Faddis is an American jazz trumpet player, conductor, composer, and educator renowned for both his highly virtuosic command of the instrument and for his expertise in the field of music education...
  
  , Lew Soloff, Lou Marini
  Lou Marini
  Lou Marini, Jr. is an American saxophonist, arranger and composer. He is noted for his work in the jazz, rock, blues and soul music traditions.-Early life and range of musical experience:...
  
  

Recorded and mixed by Geoffrey Chung

Geoffrey Chung

Geoffrey Chung was a Jamaican musician, recording engineer, and record producer.-Biography:Chung was born in 1950 in Kingston, Jamaica...