Bush Doctor

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

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

1. "(You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back" (Smokey Robinson, Ronald White) – 3:43
2. "Pick Myself Up" – 3:55
3. "I'm the Toughest" – 3:48
4. "Soon Come" (Tosh, Bob Marley) – 3:54
5. "Moses – The Prophet" – 3:37

Side 2

1. "Bush Doctor" – 4:04
2. "Stand Firm" – 6:10
3. "Dem Ha Fe Get a Beatin'" – 4:11
4. "Creation" – 6:29

Bonus tracks on 2002 EMI Remaster

10. "Lesson in My Life" – (previously unreleased)
11. "Soon Come" – (long version)
12. "I'm the Toughest" – (long version)
13. "Bush Doctor" – (long version)
14. "(You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back" (dub version)
15. "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

References

1. ^ "New Tosh Album". The Globe and Mail. 11 Nov 1978. p. P35.
2. ^ Horowitz, Hal. "Bush Doctor – Peter Tosh". AllMusic. Rovi. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
3. ^ Freedberg, Mike (15 Mar 1979). "Peter Tosh brings music and 'da message' to The Paradise". Bay State Banner. No. 23. p. 14.
4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated ed. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 311. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.