Mystic Man

Mystic Man
Studio album by
Released1979
RecordedDynamic Sound Studio, Kingston, Jamaica
GenreReggae
Length44:24
LabelRolling Stones Records / EMI / Intel Diplo
ProducerPeter Tosh, Word, Sound and Power (Keith Sterling, Mikey Chung, Robbie Lyn, Robbie Shakespeare, Sly Dunbar)
Peter Tosh chronology
Bush Doctor
(1978)
Mystic Man
(1979)
Wanted Dread & Alive
(1981)

Mystic Man is the fourth studio album by Peter Tosh. All songs were composed by Peter Tosh. It was released in 1979 by Rolling Stones Records (his second album for the label), EMI, and Intel Diplo (in Jamaica).

The album's cover photo, by Annie Leibovitz, shows Tosh's head in profile, with his head cupped in his hands, as if in prayer.[1] Sw. Anand Prahlad, in his book Reggae Wisdom, suggested that on this and previous album Bush Doctor, Tosh was seeking to portray himself in the role of "healer and prophet".[2]

The album peaked at number 6 in Italy, 17 in Germany, 25 in Austria, 27 in Sweden, 44 in the Netherlands, and at 123 on the Billboard 200.[3][4]

The album was reissued in 2002 with five bonus tracks.[5]

  1. ^ Masouri, John (2013) Steppin' Razor: The Life of Peter Tosh, Omnibus Press, ISBN 978-1847728364
  2. ^ Prahlad, Sw. Anand (2001) Reggae Wisdom: Proverbs in Jamaican Music, University Press of Mississippi, ISBN 978-1578063192, p. 38
  3. ^ "Peter Tosh - Mystic Man", dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 30 November 2018
  4. ^ "Peter Tosh Chart History: Billboard 200", billboard.com. Retrieved 30 November 2018
  5. ^ Cibula, Matt (2002) "Peter Tosh: reissues", PopMatters, 12 August 2002. Retrieved 30 November 2018