Catfish Rising
{{short description|1991 studio album by Jethro Tull}}
{{use British English|date=May 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}
{{Infobox album|
| name = Catfish Rising
| type = Album
| artist = Jethro Tull
| cover = Jethro Tull Catfish Rising.jpg
| alt =
| released = 2 September 1991
| recorded = Early 1991
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Progressive rock|hard rock|{{nowrap|blues rock}}|}}
| length = 42:49/60:01 (Cassette)
60:01 (CD)
| label = Chrysalis
| producer = Jethro Tull
| prev_title = Live at Hammersmith '84
| prev_year = 1990
| next_title = A Little Light Music
| next_year = 1992
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Catfish Rising
| type = studio
| single1 = This Is Not Love
| single1date = 5 August 1991{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/greatrockdiscogr00stro/page/434/mode/2up|title=The Great Rock Discography|year=1995|page=434 |isbn=9780862415419 |last1=Strong |first1=Martin Charles |publisher=Canongate Press }}{{Cite magazine |title=Jethro Tull – This Is Not Love (Advert) |date=1991-08-10 |magazine=Music Week |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1991/MW-1991-08-10.pdf}}
| single2 = Still Loving You Tonight
| single2date = 16 September 1991 (EU)
| single3 = Rocks on the Road
| single3date = 9 March 1992
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r10372|tab=review|last=Eder|first=Bruce|label=Catfish Rising}}
| rev2 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
| rev2Score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite book|last=Larkin|first=Colin|author-link=Colin Larkin|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music|year=2007|publisher=Oxford University Press|edition=4th|isbn=978-0195313734|title-link=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music}}
}}
Catfish Rising is the 18th studio album by the British rock group Jethro Tull, released on 2 September 1991.{{Cite magazine |title=Guns N' Roses, Garth Brooks Pre-orders Boom As Biz Eyes Star-Studded September |magazine=Billboard |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1991/BB-1991-09-07.pdf |last=Flick |first=Larry |date=1991-09-07 |pages=73 |via=World Radio History}} 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
=Vinyl edition=
{{tracklist
| all_writing = Ian Anderson
| headline = Side one
| title1 = This Is Not Love
| length1 = 3:56
| title2 = Occasional Demons
| length2 =3:48
| title3 = Rocks on the Road
| length3 = 5:30
| title4 = Thinking Round Corners
| length4 = 3:31
| title5 = Still Loving You Tonight
| length5 = 4:30
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Side two
| title1 = Doctor to My Disease
| length1 = 4:34
| title2 = Like a Tall Thin Girl
| length2 = 3:36
| title3 = Sparrow on the Schoolyard Wall
| length3 = 5:21
| title4 = Roll Yer Own
| length4 = 4:25
| title5 = Gold-Tipped Boots, Black Jacket and Tie
| length5 = 3:38
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Limited edition bonus 12", side one
| title1 = When Jesus Came to Play
| length1 = 5:04
| title2 = Sleeping with the Dog
| length2 = 4:25
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Limited edition bonus 12", side two
| title1 = White Innocence
| length1 = 7:43
}}
=CD edition=
{{Track listing
| title1 = This Is Not Love
| length1 = 3:56
| title2 = Occasional Demons
| length2 = 3:48
| title3 = Roll Yer Own
| length3 = 4:25
| title4 = Rocks on the Road
| length4 = 5:30
| title5 = Sparrow on the Schoolyard Wall
| length5 = 5:21
| title6 = Thinking Round Corners
| length6 = 3:31
| title7 = Still Loving You Tonight
| length7 = 4:30
| title8 = Doctor to My Disease
| length8 = 4:34
| title9 = Like a Tall Thin Girl
| length9 = 3:36
| title10 = White Innocence
| length10 = 7:43
| title11 = Sleeping with the Dog
| length11 = 4:25
| title12 = Gold-Tipped Boots, Black Jacket and Tie
| length12 = 3:38
| title13 = When Jesus Came to Play
| length13 = 5:04
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = 2006 remaster bonus tracks
| title14 = Night in the Wilderness
| length14 = 4:06
| title15 = Jump Start
| length15 = 7:49
| note15 = live; recorded at the Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, 25 November 1987
}}
- "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
- Ian Anderson – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitars, acoustic mandolin, electric mandolin, flute, keyboards, drums, percussion
- Martin Barre – electric guitar
- Dave Pegg – acoustic bass guitar, electric bass guitar
- Doane Perry – drums, percussion
;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){{Cite web|url=http://jethrotull.com/the-attic/past-band-members-and-guests/scott-hunter/|title=Scott Hunter|website=Jethrotull.com|access-date=19 May 2021}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! Chart (1991) ! Peak |
| {{Album chart|Austria|36|artist=Jethro Tull|album=Catfish Rising|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 20, 2024}} |
| scope="row"| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts){{cite book|last=Pennanen|first=Timo|title=Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972|edition=1st|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava|location=Helsinki|year=2006|isbn=978-951-1-21053-5| language= fi}}
| align="center"| 30 |
|---|
| {{Album chart|Germany4|21|id=1290|artist=Jethro Tull|album=Catfish Rising|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 20, 2024}} |
| {{Album chart|Norway|12|artist=Jethro Tull|album=Catfish Rising|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 20, 2024}} |
| {{Album chart|Sweden|48|artist=Jethro Tull|album=Catfish Rising|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 20, 2024}} |
| {{Album chart|Switzerland|12|artist=Jethro Tull|album=Catfish Rising|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 20, 2024}} |
| {{Album chart|UK2|27|date=19910908|refname=UK albums|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 20, 2024}} |
| {{Album chart|Billboard200|88|artist=Jethro Tull|refname=Billboard 200|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 20, 2024}} |