Burnin' (The Wailers album)

Burnin'
Studio album by The Wailers
Released	October 19, 1973
Recorded	Harry J. Studios, Kingston, Jamaica, April 1973
Genre	Reggae
Length	38:28
Label	Tuff Gong/Island
Producer	Chris Blackwell and The Wailers
The Wailers chronology
Catch a Fire (1973) Burnin' (1973) Rasta Revolution (1974)

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Burnin' is a roots reggae album by The Wailers, released in 1973 (see 1973 in music). The fourth album by Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer (the last before Tosh and Bunny departed for solo careers and the band became known as Bob Marley & the Wailers), Burnin opens with a signature song, the call to action "Get Up, Stand Up" and includes a more confrontational and militant tone than previous records, such as in another Marley standard turned into a #1 blues rock hit by Eric Clapton, "I Shot the Sheriff". The songs "Duppy Conqueror", "Small Axe", "Put It On" and "Pass It On" are re-recordings of songs previously released.

Burnin' peaked at #151 and #41 on Billboard's Pop Albums and Black Albums charts respectively. In 2003, the album was ranked number 319 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Singer and Rapper Lauryn Hill's album cover for her debut The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was inspired by the album cover of Burnin'. In 2007 the album was added to the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry for its historical and cultural significance.

Track listing

Original Album Release (1973)

Side One

1. "Get Up, Stand Up" (Marley/Tosh) - 3:16
2. "Hallelujah Time" (Livingston) - 3:28
3. "I Shot the Sheriff" (Marley) - 4:41
4. "Burnin' and Lootin'" (Marley) - 4:15
5. "Put It On" (Marley) - 4:00

Side Two

1. "Small Axe" (Marley) - 4:01
2. "Pass It On" (Livingston) - 3:33
3. "Duppy Conqueror" (Marley) - 3:44
4. "One Foundation" (Tosh) - 3:42
5. "Rasta Man Chant" (Trad., arr. Marley/Tosh/Livingston) - 3:47

CD Remastered Bonus Tracks (2001)

1. "Reincarnated Souls" (Livingston) - 3:43
2. "No Sympathy" (Tosh) - 3:08
3. "The Oppressed Song" (Livingston) - 3:16

Deluxe Edition (2004)

Disc One: Burnin' Remastered

1. "Get Up, Stand Up" (Marley/Tosh) – 3:20
2. "Hallelujah Time" (Livingston) – 3:31
3. "I Shot the Sheriff" (Marley) – 4:41
4. "Burnin' and Lootin'" (Marley) – 4:16
5. "Put It On" (Marley) – 4:01
6. "Small Axe" (Marley) – 4:02
7. "Pass It On" (Livingston) – 3:35
8. "Duppy Conqueror" (Marley) – 3:47
9. "One Foundation" (Tosh) – 3:44
10. "Rasta Man Chant" (Trad., arr. Marley/Tosh/Livingston) – 3:48
11. "Reincarnated Souls" (Livingston) (Bonus Track) – 3:45
12. "No Sympathy" (Tosh) (Bonus Track) – 3:10
13. "The Oppressed Song" (Livingston) (Bonus Track) – 3:17
14. "Get Up, Stand Up" (Marley/Tosh) (Unreleased Alternate Take) – 3:43
15. "Get Up, Stand Up" (Marley/Tosh) (Unreleased Single Version) – 3:11

Disc Two: Live at Leeds, November 23, 1973

1. "Duppy Conqueror" (Marley) – 6:03
2. "Slave Driver" (Marley) – 5:00
3. "Burnin' and Lootin'" (Marley) – 8:29
4. "Can't Blame the Youth" (Tosh) – 5:09
5. "Stop That Train" (Tosh) – 3:57
6. "Midnight Ravers" (Marley) – 6:29
7. "No More Trouble" (Marley) – 6:59
8. "Kinky Reggae" (Marley) – 5:56
9. "Get Up, Stand Up" (Marley/Tosh) – 6:15
10. "Stir It Up" (Marley) – 7:25
11. "Put It On" (Marley) – 4:29
12. "Lively Up Yourself" (Marley) – 13:35

Personnel

• Bob Marley - Guitar, Vocals
• Aston "Family Man" Barrett - Bass, Guitar
• Carlton "Carlie" Barrett - drums
• Chris Blackwell - Producer
• Earl Lindo - Keyboards
• Bunny Livingston (aka Bunny Wailer) - Percussion, Vocals
• Peter Tosh - Guitar, Vocals, keyboards
• Tony Platt - Engineer
• The Wailers - Producer, Performer
• Phill Brown - Engineer

Artwork

CCS London
Bob Bowkett
Simon Perfitt
Photography by Ester Anderson