Mama Africa (Peter Tosh album)

Mama Africa is a studio album by the Jamaican musician Peter Tosh, released in 1983. It peaked at number 59 on the Billboard 200, becoming Tosh's highest-charting album in the U.S. Tosh supported the album with a North American tour. A video was shot for "Johnny B. Goode".

Critical reception

The New York Times wrote: "Like most of Mr. Tosh's albums, Mama Africa is uneven—Mr. Tosh's raw baritone can be inexpressive—but in 'Glasshouse' and a few other songs Mr. Tosh shows both vehemence and a preacher's timing." The Globe and Mail determined that "Mama Africa has more snap rhythmically than anything he's done since Bush Doctor."

Track listing

All tracks composed by Peter Tosh; except where indicated

1. "Mama Africa" - 7:56
2. "Glasshouse" - 5:52
3. "Not Gonna Give It Up" - 5:48
4. "Stop That Train" - 4:02
5. "Johnny B. Goode" (Chuck Berry) - 4:04
6. "Where You Gonna Run" (Donald Kinsey) - 4:09
7. "Peace Treaty" - 4:21
8. "Feel No Way" - 3:31
9. "Maga Dog" - 4:30

Personnel

• Peter Tosh - lead and backing vocals, clavinet
• Leebert "Gibby" Morrison, Robbie Shakespeare - bass guitar
• Carlton "Santa" Davis, Sly Dunbar - drums
• Geoffrey Chung, Lancelot "Maxie" McKenzie - engineer
• Darryl Thompson, Donald Kinsey, Ed Edizalde - lead guitar
• Mikey Chung, Steve Golding - rhythm guitar
• Byron Allred, Peter Couch - keyboards
• Robert Lyn - organ (tracks: A1 to A4, B3 to B5)
• Skully, Uziah "Sticky" Thompson - percussion
• Keith Sterling - piano"
• Dean Fraser - saxophone
• Ronald "Nambo" Robinson - trombone
• Arnold Brackenridge, David Madden, Junior "Chico" Chin - trumpet
• Jon Paris - harmonica
• Audrey Hall, Betty Wright, Donald Kinsey, Dorett Myers, Pam Hall, Raymond Hall, the Tamlins - backing vocals

• Chris Kimsey, Peter Tosh - mixing
• John "Jellybean" Benitez - mixing on "Johnny B. Goode"

Charts

References