Bush Doctor

Bush Doctor
Studio album by Peter Tosh
Released	1978
Studios	Dynamic Sounds, Joe Gibbs Studio, Kingston, Jamaica and Bearsville, Woodstock, New York
Genres	Reggae, rock, ska
Length	39:46
Labels	Rolling Stones EMI
Producers	Peter Tosh, Robert Shakespeare
Peter Tosh chronology
Equal Rights (1977) Bush Doctor (1978) Mystic Man (1979)

"Bush Doctor"

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Bush Doctor is the third studio album by Jamaican reggae singer Peter Tosh. It was released in 1978 on Rolling Stones Records. 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.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Christgau's Record Guide	B+
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

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."

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, autoharp, 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

Sales and certifications

References