Catch a Fire

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Template:Album infobox Catch a Fire was the major label debut album for Jamaican roots reggae band The Wailers, released on Island Records in 1973 (see 1973 in music). The album established the band as international superstars, and Marley in particular became world-famous, especially in the Caribbean and Africa, and among immigrants in Europe and African-Americans in the United States. The socially aware lyrics and militant tone surprised many listeners, but others were attracted to songwriters Bob Marley and Peter Tosh's confrontational subjects and optimistic view of a future free from oppression.

Catch a Fire peaked at #171 and #51 on Billboard's (North America) Pop Albums and Black Albums charts respectively. It is number 123 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

1 Track listing
- 1.1 Side one
- 1.2 Side two
2 Iconic Cover Art
3 Personnel

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Track listing

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Side one

"Concrete Jungle" (Marley) - 4:13
"Slave Driver" (Marley) - 2:53
"400 Years" (Marley/Tosh) - 2:45
"Stop That Train" (Tosh) - 3:55
"Baby We've Got A Date" (Marley) - 3:57

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Side two

"Stir It Up" (Marley) - 5:32
"Kinky Reggae" (Marley) - 3:37
"No More Trouble" (Marley) - 3:57
"Midnight Ravers" (Marley) - 5:10

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Iconic Cover Art

Image:Bob marley1.jpg The first 20,000 copies of the original 1973 vinyl release were encased in the famous Zippo sleeve (pictured above). This sleeve worked as a Zippo lighter case would, opening at a side hinge to reveal the record within.

However, the producers soon realized that this operation would require hand-manufacture, as machinery available was not sufficient to rivet the upper and lower halves of the sleeve together.

Copies of the record from these original pressings have since become moderately collectable, and subsequent pressings are recognizable by their alternative cover art (pictured).

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