Equal Rights (album)

Equal Rights
Studio album by Peter Tosh
Released	1977
Recorded	Randy's Studio, Kingston, Jamaica
Genre	Reggae
Length	38:53
Label	CBS (US)
Producer	Peter Tosh
Peter Tosh chronology
Legalize It (1976) Equal Rights (1977) Bush Doctor (1978)

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Equal Rights is the second studio album by Peter Tosh. It was released in 1977 (see 1977 in music) on Columbia Records.

Content

The song "Get Up, Stand Up", which was co-written by Tosh, was originally a single by Tosh's previous band, The Wailers, from their 1973 album Burnin'. "Downpressor Man" is a cover of a "Sinner Man." "I Am that I Am" refers to a religious concept commonly referred to by that phrase.

Track listing

All songs by Peter Tosh except as shown.

Side 1

1. "Get Up, Stand Up" – 3:29 (Tosh, Bob Marley)
2. "Downpressor Man" – 6:25
3. "I Am that I Am" – 4:28
4. "Stepping Razor" (Joe Higgs; credited to Tosh) – 5:47

Side 2

5. "Equal Rights" – 5:58
6. "African" – 3:41
7. "Jah Guide" – 4:29
8. "Apartheid" – 5:31

CD bonus tracks

1. "Pick Myself Up (Live Version)" – 7:11
2. "African (Live Version)" – 4:45

• • Recorded 1982 US tour

2011 Legacy Edition

Disc 1:

1. "Get Up, Stand Up"
2. "Downpressor Man"
3. "I Am That I Am"
4. "Stepping Razor"
5. "Equal Rights"
6. "African"
7. "Jah Guide"
8. "Apartheid"
9. "400 Years"
10. "Hammer (Extended Version)"
11. "Jah Man Inna Jamdung"
12. "Vampire"
13. "Babylon Queendom"
14. "You Can't Blame The Youth"
15. "(Know) Dem A Wicked"

Tracks 1-8 originally issued April 1977, as Equal Rights (Columbia 34670). Tracks 9-15 previously unreleased original session Out-takes.

Disc 2:

1. "Get Up, Stand Up (Alternate Version)"
2. "Dub-Presser Man (Dub Version)"
3. "I Am That I Am (ShaJahShoka Dub Plate)"
4. "Heavy Razor (ShaJahShoka Dub Plate)"
5. "Equal Rights (Extended Version)"
6. "African (London Sound System Dub Plate)"
7. "Jah Guide (Dub Plate)"
8. "(Fight) Apartheid (Alternative Version)"
9. "Vampire (Demo)"
10. "Jah Man Inna Jamdung (Demo)"
11. "Hammer (ShaJahShoka Dub Plate)"
12. "Blame The Youth (Dub Version)"
13. "Babylon Queendom (Dub Version)"
14. "Vampires (Dub Version)"
15. "Get Up, Stand Up (Extended/Alternate Version)"

Tracks 1, 5, 8-10 & 15 previously unreleased original session alternate and extended versions. Tracks 2-4, 6 & 11-14 previously only available on extremely limited edition Dub Plates.

Personnel

• Peter Tosh: vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Sly Dunbar: drums
• Earl Lindo: keyboards
• Bunny Wailer: background vocals
• Robbie Shakespeare: bass
• Al Anderson: guitar
• Harold Butler: clavinet
• Carlton Barrett: drums
• Abdul Wali: guitar
• Karl Pitterson: guitar
• Tyrone Downie: keyboards
• Skully: percussion
• "Dirty" Harry Hall: tenor saxophone
• Bobby Ellis: trumpet

Remix Engineers - Alex Sadkin, Jack Nuber, Karl Pitterson