Burnin' (The Wailers album)

Burnin'
Studio album by The Wailers
Released
  • 19 October 1973
  • cat# ILPS 9256
Recorded April 1973
Studio Harry J. Studios, Kingston, Jamaica mixed at Island Studios, Notting Hill, London
Genre Reggae
Length 38:28
Label
Producer
The Wailers chronology
Catch a Fire
(1973)		 Burnin'
(1973)		 Rasta Revolution
(1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauA[2]

Burnin' is a reggae studio album by The Wailers, released in October 1973. The sixth 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 and 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 number one 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.

The Wailers' gold record award for Burnin' in Nine Mile, Jamaica

Burnin' peaked at number 151 and number 41 on the Billboard 200 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.[3] American singer 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.[4]

Track listing

Original album release (1973)

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Get Up, Stand Up"Bob Marley, Peter Tosh3:15
2."Hallelujah Time"Jean Watt3:27
3."I Shot the Sheriff"Marley4:39
4."Burnin' and Lootin'"Marley4:11
5."Put It On"Marley3:58
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Small Axe"Marley4:00
7."Pass It On"Jean Watt3:32
8."Duppy Conqueror"Marley3:44
9."One Foundation"Tosh3:44
10."Rasta Man Chant"Traditional; arranged by Marley, Tosh, Livingston3:43

The Definitive Remastered edition (2001)

Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Reincarnated Souls" (b-side of "Concrete Jungle")Livingston4:01
12."No Sympathy" (previously unreleased)Tosh3:08
13."The Oppressed Song" (previously unreleased)Livingston3:16

Text from 12 June 2001 Tuff Gong cat# 314 548 894-2 CD liner notes:[5]

  • bonus tracks 11-13 recorded during Burnin' sessions at Harry J. Studios, Kingston
  • track 11: originally issued 29 May 1973 b-side of "Concrete Jungle"; Island WIP cat# 6164
  • tracks 12 and 13: previously unreleased

Deluxe edition (2004)

Personnel

The Wailers
Technical

Artwork

Charts

Chart (1975) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[6] 151
US Black Albums[6] 41

References

  1. ↑ Ruhlmann, William. "Bob Marley / The Wailers – Burnin'". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "The Wailers". Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "319 – The Wailers, 'Burnin'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Recordings by Historical Figures and Musical Legends Added To the 2006 National Recording Registry". Library of Congress. 6 March 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Bob Marley & The Wailers – Burnin' (CD, Album)". Discogs. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Burnin' – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
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