Stir It Up

Facts Edit

Original version Edit

• 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

1972 version Edit

• 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

1972 Nash cover version Edit

1975 Swedish cover version Edit

1999 jazz remix version Edit

Live performances Edit

• 1973-05-01: Old Grey Whistle Test, BBC Studios, London, Greater London (ENG)
• 1973-05-24: Paris Theatre, London, Greater London (ENG)
• 1973-07-11: Paul's Mall, Boston, MA (USA)
• 1973-11-27: Leeds Polytechnic, Leeds, West Yorkshire (ENG)
• 1975-07-07: Boarding House, San Francisco, CA (USA)
• 1979-04-10 (early): Nakano Sun Plaza Hall, Nakano, Toyko (JAP)
• 1979-04-23: Entertainment Centre, Perth, Western Australia (AUS)
• 1979-11-25: Santa Barbara County Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA (USA)
• 1979-11-27: The Roxy Theater, Los Angeles, CA (USA)

Rehearsal performances Edit

• 1973-10-24 Capitol Studios Rehearsal: Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA (USA)

Trivia Edit

• 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

Translations Edit

External links Edit

• Sing365.com - Original lyrics of "Stir It Up"