Bush Doctor
1978 studio album by Peter Tosh

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.
01Critical reception
| 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."
02Track listing
All tracks composed by Peter Tosh; except where indicated
- Side 1
- "(You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back" (Smokey Robinson, Ronald White), 3:43
- "Pick Myself Up", 3:55
- "I'm the Toughest", 3:48
- "Soon Come" (Tosh, Bob Marley), 3:54
- "Moses, The Prophet", 3:37
- Side 2
- "Bush Doctor", 4:04
- "Stand Firm", 6:10
- "Dem Ha Fe Get a Beatin'", 4:11
- "Creation", 6:29
- Bonus tracks on 2002 EMI Remaster
- "Lesson in My Life", (previously unreleased)
- "Soon Come", (long version)
- "I'm the Toughest", (long version)
- "Bush Doctor", (long version)
- "(You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back" (dub version)
- "Tough Rock Soft Stones", (previously unreleased)
03Personnel
- 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
04Charts
| Chart (1978/79) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) | 34 |
| United States (Billboard 200) | 104 |
05Sales and certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands (NVPI) | Gold | 50,000^ |
|
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Sources and credits
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