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Script error: No such module "Unsubst-infobox". Script error: No such module "Listen". Bush Doctor is the third studio album by Jamaican reggae singer Peter Tosh. It was released in 1978 on Rolling Stones Records.[1] The album features Mick Jagger as guest vocalist on one song, while Keith Richards plays guitar on two tracks. The rhythm section featured Sly and Robbie.[2]
Critical reception
Template:Album ratings The Bay State Banner called the album "a rather lame hybrid of rock and ska that pales beside his earlier, Jamaican releases on the Intel-Diplo label."[3]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Peter Tosh; except where indicated
- Side 1
- "(You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back" (Smokey Robinson, Ronald White) – 3:43
- "Pick Myself Up" – 3:55
- "I'm the Toughest" – 3:48
- "Soon Come" (Tosh, Bob Marley) – 3:54
- "Moses – The Prophet" – 3:37
- Side 2
- "Bush Doctor" – 4:04
- "Stand Firm" – 6:10
- "Dem Ha Fe Get a Beatin'" – 4:11
- "Creation" – 6:29
- Bonus tracks on 2002 EMI Remaster
- "Lesson in My Life" – (previously unreleased)
- "Soon Come" – (long version)
- "I'm the Toughest" – (long version)
- "Bush Doctor" – (long version)
- "(You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back" (dub version)
- "Tough Rock Soft Stones" – (previously unreleased)
Personnel
- Peter Tosh – rhythm and acoustic guitars, clavinet, audio harp, lead vocals
- Robbie Shakespeare – bass, pick guitar, guitar, horn arrangements
- Sly Dunbar – drums, gato box
- Mikey "Mao" Chung – lead guitar, Moog synthesizer, Fender Rhodes, pick guitar
- Robert Lyn – acoustic piano, organ, Fender Rhodes, clavinet
- Keith Sterling – keyboards
- Luther François – soprano saxophone
- Donald Kinsey – lead guitar
- Larry McDonald – percussion
- Uziah "Sticky" Thompson – percussion
with:
- Karl Pitterson – arrangement on "Creation"
- Happy Traum – autoharp on "Creation"
- Keith Richards – guitar on "Bush Doctor" and "Stand Firm"
- Mick Jagger – vocals on "(You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back"
Technical personnel
- The Glimmer Twins – executive producer
- Errol Thompson, Geoffrey Chung, Lew Hahn – engineer
Charts
| Chart (1978/79) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 34 |
| United States (Billboard 200) | 104 |
Sales and certifications
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