''Equal Rights'' is the second studio album by

Peter Tosh Winston Hubert McIntosh, OM (19 October 1944 – 11 September 1987), professionally known as Peter Tosh, was a Jamaican reggae musician. Along with Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer, he was one of the core members of the band the Wailers (1963 ...

. It was released in 1977 (see

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) on

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The song "Get Up, Stand Up", which was co-written by Bob Marley, was originally a single by Tosh's previous band,

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, from their 1973 album '' Burnin'''. " Downpressor Man" is a cover of " Sinner Man". "I Am that I Am" refers to a religious concept commonly referred to by that phrase.

Track listing

All songs composed and arranged by Peter Tosh except as shown. ;Side 1 #"

Get Up, Stand Up "Get Up, Stand Up" is a song written by Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. It originally appeared on The Wailers' 1973 album '' Burnin. It was recorded and played live in numerous versions by Bob Marley and the Wailers, along with solo versions by P ...

" – 3:29 (Tosh,

Bob Marley Robert Nesta Marley (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981; baptised in 1980 as Berhane Selassie) was a Jamaican singer, musician, and songwriter. Considered one of the pioneers of reggae, his musical career was marked by fusing elements ...

) #" Downpressor Man" – 6:25 #"I Am that I Am" – 4:28 #"Stepping Razor" ( Joe Higgs; credited to Tosh) – 5:47 ;Side 2 #

"Equal Rights" – 5:58 #"African" – 3:41 #" Jah Guide" – 4:29 #"Apartheid" – 5:31 ;Track listing on "The Definitive Remasters" 2002 EMI CD release #"Get Up, Stand Up" #"Downpressor Man" #"I Am That I Am" #"Stepping Razor" #"Equal Rights" #"African" #"Jah Guide" #"Apartheid" #"400 Years" #"Hammer" (Extended Version) #"Jah Man Inna Jamdung" #"Vampire" #"Babylon Queendom" #"You Can't Blame the Youth" #"(Know) Dem a Wicked" #"Pound Get a Blow" #"Stop That Train" #"Get Up Stand Up" (Long Version) #"Equal Rights" (Extended Long Version) #"I Am That I Am" (Long Version) #"Apartheid" (Long Version) #"Stepping Razor" (Alternative Long Version) #"Get Up Stand Up" (Alternate Version) #"Pick Myself Up" (Live) #"African" (Live) *Tracks 1-8 originally issued April 1977 as ''Equal Rights'' *Tracks 9-17 previously unreleased original session outtakes *Tracks 18-23 previously unreleased original session alternatives and long versions *Tracks 24-25 recorded on 1982 US tour

Personnel

*Peter Tosh - vocals, guitar, keyboards *

Bunny Wailer Neville O'Riley Livingston (10 April 1947 – 2 March 2021), known professionally as Bunny Wailer, was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and percussionist. He was an original member of reggae group The Wailers along with Bob Marley and Peter To ...

- backing vocals * Sly Dunbar - drums * Earl "Wia" Lindo - keyboards *

Donald Kinsey Donald Kinsey (born May 12, 1953 in Gary, Indiana, United States) is an American guitarist and singer, best known as a member of the Word Sound and Power Band, the reggae backing group for Peter Tosh. Kinsey is one of three sons of the late C ...

- guitar, backing vocals *

Robbie Shakespeare Robert Warren Dale Shakespeare (27 September 1953 – 8 December 2021) was a Jamaican bass guitarist and record producer, best known as half of the reggae rhythm section and production duo Sly and Robbie, with drummer Sly Dunbar. Regarded as on ...

- bass *

Mikey Chung Michael Chung (1950 – 28 December 2021) also known as Mao Chung, was a Jamaican musician who played keyboards, guitar and percussion instruments. He was also an arranger and record producer of Jamaican music, and worked with a wide array of ...

- lead guitar * Al Anderson - lead guitar * Robert Lyn - organ *

Keith Sterling Keith Sterling (born Keith Sterling-McLeod, January 1952, Kingston, Jamaica)Larkin, Colin (2006) ''The Encyclopedia of Popular Music'', 4th edn., OUP USA, , p. 743 is a piano and keyboard player. Biography Keith Sterling is a well-respected Jama ...

- keyboards *Harold Butler - clavinet *Abdul Wali - guitar *

Karl Pitterson Karl Pitterson is a Jamaican record producer and sound engineer. Pitterson began his career in the early 1970s as house engineer with Jamaican studios such as Dynamics, Federal, Randy's, Studio One, Treasure Isle and Aquarius. Over the course of ...

- guitar * Uziah Thompson - percussion * Skully - percussion * "Dirty" Harry Hall - tenor saxophone *

Bobby Ellis Bobby Ellis OD (2 July 1932 – 18 October 2016) was a Jamaican trumpet player. He worked with many reggae artists including Peter Tosh, Burning Spear and The Revolutionaries. Biography Born in Kingston on 2 October 1932, Bobby Ellis attende ...

- trumpet ;Technical *

- recording engineer *

Alex Sadkin Alex Sadkin (April 9, 1949July 25, 1987) was an American record producer, engineer, mixer and mastering engineer. Sadkin grew up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida across the street from Bennett Elementary School, and played saxophone in Sunrise Junio ...

, Jack Nuber, Karl Pitterson - remix engineer *Herbie Miller, Ozzie Brown - production coordination *Andy Engel - artwork *Kim Gottlieb - front cover photography

References

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