Catfish Rising

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Catfish Rising
Studio album by
Released10 September 1991
RecordedEarly 1991
Genre
Length42:49/60:01 (Vinyl/with bonus 12")
60:01 (CD)
LabelChrysalis
ProducerJethro Tull
Jethro Tull chronology
Live at Hammersmith '84
(1990)
Catfish Rising
(1991)
A Little Light Music
(1992)
Singles from Catfish Rising
  1. "This Is Not Love"
    Released: August 1991[1]
  2. "Still Loving You Tonight"
    Released: 1991
  3. "Rocks on the Road"
    Released: 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

Catfish Rising is the 18th studio album by the British rock group Jethro Tull, released on 10 September 1991.[4] It is the first Tull album to feature keyboardist Andrew Giddings. The album continues the hard rock and blues sound of the previous two albums.

Track listing[edit]

Vinyl edition[edit]

All tracks are written by Ian Anderson

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."This Is Not Love"3:56
2."Occasional Demons"3:48
3."Rocks on the Road"5:30
4."Thinking Round Corners"3:31
5."Still Loving You Tonight"4:30
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Doctor to My Disease"4:34
2."Like a Tall Thin Girl"3:36
3."Sparrow on the Schoolyard Wall"5:21
4."Roll Yer Own"4:25
5."Gold-Tipped Boots, Black Jacket and Tie"3:38
Bonus 12 inch, side one
No.TitleLength
1."When Jesus Came to Play"5:04
2."Sleeping with the Dog"4:25
Bonus 12 inch, side two
No.TitleLength
1."White Innocence"7:43

CD edition[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."This Is Not Love"3:56
2."Occasional Demons"3:48
3."Roll Yer Own"4:25
4."Rocks on the Road"5:30
5."Sparrow on the Schoolyard Wall"5:21
6."Thinking Round Corners"3:31
7."Still Loving You Tonight"4:30
8."Doctor to My Disease"4:34
9."Like a Tall Thin Girl"3:36
10."White Innocence"7:43
11."Sleeping with the Dog"4:25
12."Gold-Tipped Boots, Black Jacket and Tie"3:38
13."When Jesus Came to Play"5:04
2006 remaster bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."Night in the Wilderness"4:06
15."Jump Start" (live; recorded at the Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, 25 November 1987)7:49
  • "Night in the Wilderness" appeared as the B-side to many Catfish Rising -era singles.
  • The live version of "Jump Start" appeared as the B-side to several single releases of "This Is Not Love".

Personnel[edit]

Jethro Tull
Additional personnel
  • Andy Giddings – keyboards (on tracks 1, 4 & 8)
  • Foss Patterson – keyboards (on track 10)
  • John Bundrick – keyboards (on track 11)
  • Matt Pegg – bass guitar (on tracks 1, 4 & 7)
  • Scott Hunter - drums, percussion (on track 5)[5]

Charts[edit]

Chart (1991) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 36
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[7] 30
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 21
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[9] 12
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 48
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 12
UK Albums (OCC)[12] 27
US Billboard 200[13] 88

References[edit]

  1. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 434. ISBN 9780862415419.
  2. ^ Eder, Bruce. Catfish Rising at AllMusic
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  4. ^ Flick, Larry (7 September 1991). "Guns N' Roses, Garth Brooks Pre-orders Boom As Biz Eyes Star-Studded September" (PDF). Billboard: 73 – via World Radio History.
  5. ^ "Scott Hunter". Jethrotull.com. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Jethro Tull – Catfish Rising" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  7. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  8. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Jethro Tull – Catfish Rising" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Jethro Tull – Catfish Rising". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Jethro Tull – Catfish Rising". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  11. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Jethro Tull – Catfish Rising". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Jethro Tull | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  13. ^ "Jethro Tull Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 April 2018.