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
"Mama Africa" - 7:56 "Glasshouse" - 5:52 "Not Gonna Give It Up" - 5:48 "Stop That Train" - 4:02 "Johnny B. Goode" (Chuck Berry) - 4:04 "Where You Gonna Run" (Donald Kinsey) - 4:09 "Peace Treaty" - 4:21 "Feel No Way" - 3:31 "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 Technical Chris Kimsey, Peter Tosh – mixing John "Jellybean" Benitez – mixing on "Johnny B. Goode"
Charts Chart (1983)PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report) 47US Billboard 200 59
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