Stir It Up

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Compo
by: Bob Marley
Lyrics by: Bob Marley
Produced by: The Wailers
Year: 1967
Length: 3:08
Musical key: B flat major
Recorded at: West Indies Studio, Kingston, Jamaica
Released on following albums:
Released on following compilations: African Herbsman (1972), Songs Of Freedom (1992), Africa Unite: The Singles Collection (Bonus Disc Edition, 2005)
Lineup:
- Bob Marley, vocals
- Peter Tosh, harmony vocals
- Bunny Wailer, harmony vocals
- Jackie Jackson, bass
- Hugh Malcolm, drums
- Lyn Taitt, guitar
- Winston Wright, piano
- "Ranny", guitar
Period of performances: 1967 - 1971

Composed by: Bob Marley
Lyrics by: Bob Marley
Produced by: Chris Blackwell, Bob Marley & The Wailers
Year: 1972
Length: 5:32 (originally 3:37)
Musical key: A major
Recorded at: Dynamic Sound Studios, Kingston, Jamaica
Overdubbed at: Island Studios, London, UK
Released on following albums: Catch A Fire (1973; Deluxe Edition 2001), Babylon By Bus (live, 1978)
Released on following compilations: Legend (1984), One Love: The Very Best Of (2001), Gold (2005)
Lineup:
- Bob Marley, vocals
- Peter Tosh, harmony vocals
- Bunny Wailer, harmony vocals
- Sparrow Martin, drums
- Robbie Shakespeare, bass
- Roger Lewis, guitar
- "Cat" Coore, guitar
- Earl Wya" Lindo, piano
- Tyrone Downie, organ
- Alvin "Seeco" Patterson, percussion
Overdubs by:
- Wayne Perkins, lead guitar
Period of performances: 1973 - 1975, 1979

the lyrics are easely interpreted as talking about the joys of sex
one of the more known songs of Bob Marley, esp. after its release as a live-single from the Babylon By Bus album