Legalize It

originally released in 1976, 'legalize it' was peter tosh's debut album and, following years spent as a core member of the wailers, announced with a bold statement his arrival as a solo artist. although famous for its title track's celebration and promotion of the usage of marijuana, the album mixes tosh's political stance - attacking the hypocritical 'shitstem' and the brutality of the jamaican police - with humour and melodic infectiousness. one of the highlights is 'why must i cry', a song co-written with bob marley, which explores failures and struggles in the personal and wider sense. the album cemented tosh's position as a giant in reggae. it comes with a bonus track; an instrumental version of 'ketchy shuby'. the album features heavyweights of jamaican music and members of the wailers and peter tosh's backing band, word, sound and power. these include: bunny wailer, carlton and aston barrett, sly and robbie, al anderson, rita marley, mikey chung and booby ellis.