Catfish Rising

Catfish Rising is the 18th studio album by the British rock group Jethro Tull, released on 10 September 1991.[5] 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.

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: 5 August 1991[1][2]
  2. "Still Loving You Tonight"
    Released: 1991
  3. "Rocks on the Road"
    Released: 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]

Track listing

Vinyl edition

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

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

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)[6]

Charts

Chart (1991)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7]36
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[8]30
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9]21
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[10]12
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11]48
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12]12
UK Albums (OCC)[13]27
US Billboard 200[14]88

References