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| "Stir It Up" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Johnny Nash | |
| from the album I Can See Clearly Now | |
| B-side | "Cream Puff" |
| Released | March 31, 1972 |
| Genre | Reggae |
| Length | 2:58 |
| Label | Epic |
| Songwriter(s) | Bob Marley |
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| "Stir It Up" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Bob Marley & The Wailers | |
| from the album Catch a Fire | |
| Released | 1973 |
| Recorded | 1972 |
| Genre |
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| Label | Wail'n Soul'm |
| Songwriter(s) | Bob Marley |
| Producer(s) | Bob Marley and the Wailers |
"Stir It Up" is a song composed by Bob Marley in 1967 and first recorded by his group The Wailers that year and issued as a single. The song was subsequently covered by American singer Johnny Nash on his 1972 album I Can See Clearly Now album. The next year, Marley and the Wailers re-recorded the song for their album Catch a Fire.
The Wailers performed the song on The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1973 during their first trip to the UK.[1]
"Stir It Up" was Marley's first successful song outside Jamaica. Another song written by Bob Marley, "I Shot The Sheriff", was made a hit by Eric Clapton on the album 461 Ocean Boulevard, July 1974. Marley's first "own" international hit, "No Woman No Cry", was released on the Bob Marley and the Wailers album Live!, December 1975.
The Black Sorrows' version[]
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| "Stir It Up" | |
|---|---|
| Song by The Black Sorrows | |
| from the album The Chosen Ones - Greatest Hits | |
| Released | September 1, 1993 |
| Genre | Blues rock |
| Length | 3:34 |
| Label | CBS |
| Producer(s) | Joe Camilleri |
In September 1993, Australian band The Black Sorrows released a version of the song. It became a hit, peaking at number 20 in New Zealand, the band's highest charting single in that territory. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1994, Joe Camilleri was nominated for Producer of the Year for his work on this song, losing out to Tony Cohen.
Track listing[]
- CD single (Columbia 660 105-2)
- "Stir It Up" – 3:34
- "Ain't Love the Strangest Thing" (acoustic) – 4:10
- "Come On, Come On" (acoustic) – 2:50
Charts[]
| Chart (1993–94) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[2] | 58 |
| songid field is MANDATORY FOR GERMAN CHARTS | 53 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[3] | 20 |
Other cover versions[]
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- In 1991, the song was covered by Dread Zeppelin on their second album 5,000,000.
- In 1993, the song was covered by Haddaway on his debut album Haddaway.
- In 1998, Gilberto Gil's live cover appeared on his Grammy Award-winning album Quanta Live[4]
References[]
- ↑ The Old Grey Whistle Test (DVD). Warner Home Video. 2003.
- ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ↑ "Charts.nz – The Black Sorrows – Stir It Up". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
- ↑ Gordon, Diane (January 1999). "Gilberto Gil - Quanta Live". Jazz Times.
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