The Wailers - Burnin' (1973)

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Burnin' is the second and final official album recorded by the Wailers (Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer) and was released just six months after their first release Catch a Fire. Like Catch a Fire, many tracks on Burnin' are re-recordings of older tracks.

The album features two songs sung by Bunny Wailer "Hallelujah Time" and "Pass it On" and two songs sung by Peter Tosh, "One Foundation" and "Get Up, Stand Up".

Tensions between the three Wailers led to the group splitting up shortly after Burnin' was released. All three of the Wailers went on to pursue their own musical careers with Bob Marley recording (with an assortment of musicians) under the name "Bob Marley and the Wailers".

This album does not have quite the same raw energy of Catch a Fire or the commercial appeal of albums such as Exodus but, like all Bob Marley albums, Burnin' is a classic and a must for any reggae music collection.

Tracklisting - Standard Version

The digital reissue of this album contains 3 bonus tracks which were out-takes from the Burnin' sessions, "Reincarnated Souls", "No Sympathy and "The Oppressed Song". "Reincarnated Soul" was also the b-side to "Concrete Jungle"

  1  Get Up Stand Up
  2  Hallelujah Time
  3  I Shot The Sheriff
  4  Burnin' And Lootin'
  5  Put It On
  6  Small Axe
  7  Pass It On
  8  Duppy Conqueror
  9  One Foundation
10  Rastaman Chant
11  Reincarnated Soul
12  No Sympathy
13  Oppressed Song

Tracklisting - Deluxe Edition

A deluxe edition of this album was released in 2004 which includes a bonus disc featuring many of the songs on Burnin' recorded at a concert in Leeds, England shortly prior to the Wailers break-up. Unfortunately, Bunny Wailer did not play at this concert as he had already declared that he would no longer tour outside of Jamaica.

Disc 1

All of the tracks from the standard version plus the following:-

14  Get up, stand up - (Unreleased Alternate Take)
15  Get up, stand up - (Unreleased Single Version)

Disc 2 - with "Deluxe Edition" only

  1  Duppy Conqueror - (Live November '73)
  2  Slave Driver - (Live November '73)
  3  Burnin' and Lootin' - (Live November '73)
  4  Can't Blame the Youth - (Live November '73)
  5  Stop that Train - (Live November '73)
  6  Midnight Ravers - (Live November '73)
  7  No More Trouble - (Live November '73)
  8  Kinky Reggae - (Live November '73)
  9  Get up, stand up - (Live November '73)
10  Stir it up - (Live November '73)
11  Put it on - (Live November '73)
12  Lively up yourself - (Live November '73)

Lineup

Disc One

Bob Marley - Lead vocalist, harmony vocals, guitar
Peter McIntosh - Piano, organ, guitar, vocals
Bunny Livingston - Congas, bongos, vocals
Aston (Family Man) Barrett - Bass Guitar
Carlton (Carly) Barrett - Drums
Earl "Wya" Lindo - Keyboards
Alvin "Seeco" Patterson - Percussion

Disc Two

Bob Marley - Vocals, Guitar
Peter McIntosh - Vocals, Guitar
Aston (Family Man) Barrett - Bass Guitar
Carlton (Carly) Barrett - Drums
Earl "Wya" Lindo - Keyboards






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