#140 Bob Marley and the Wailers, 'Catch a Fire' (1973)

I, along with the rest of the world, know Bob Marley and The Wailers hits very well, and while this record only includes one “hit,” the rest of the songs on the album hold their own. ‘Catch A Fire’ was the group’s fifth album, but first for Island Records. At the end of 1971, the band embarked on a UK tour with Johnny Nash but following the tour, they got stuck in the UK as they didn’t have the funds to return to Jamaica. Their work permit wouldn’t allow them to earn the money to get back to the UK. Stuck without options, the band reached out to Island Records founder, Chris Blackwell, who advanced the band money to get home and record a new album.