Burnin is the sixth album by Jamaican reggae group the Wailers (also known as Bob Marley and the Wailers), released in October 1973. It was written by all three members and recorded and produced by the Wailers in Jamaica, contemporaneously with tracks from the Catch a Fire album with further recording, mixing and completion while on the Catch a Fire tour in London. It contains the song "I Shot the Sheriff". It was the last album before Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer decided to pursue solo careers, while continuing their local releases through their company Tuff Gong Records. A commercial and critical success in the United States, Burnin was certified Gold and later added to the National Recording Registry, with the Library of Congress deeming it historically and culturally significant.

Recording

The album was recorded at Harry J's studio in Kingston, Jamaica, with the Wailers producing. It was mixed and overdubbed by Chris Blackwell at Island Records' Basing Street studios in London during the spring of 1973 while the band were touring in support of their previous album, Catch a Fire. The album maintained the same position in a 2012 update of the list.

In 2007 the album was added to the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry for its historical and cultural significance.

Track listing

  • Sides one and two were combined as tracks 1–10 on CD reissues.

The Definitive Remastered edition (2001)

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

  • 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

Musicians

  • Bob Marley – guitar, vocals
  • Peter Tosh – guitar, keyboards, vocals
  • Bunny Wailer – percussion, vocals
  • Aston "Family Man" Barrett – bass guitar, additional lead guitar on "I Shot the Sheriff"
  • Carlton "Carlie" Barrett – drums
  • Earl Lindo – keyboards, vocals

Additional musician and production staff

  • John "Rabbit" Bundrick – overdubbed keyboards

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