{{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 (band)|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)<br>60:01 (CD) | label = [[Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis]] | producer = [[Jethro Tull (band)|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<ref>{{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 }}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> | 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}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r10372|tab=review|last=Eder|first=Bruce|label=''Catfish Rising''}}</ref> | rev2 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]'' | rev2Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{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}}</ref>
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'''''Catfish Rising''''' is the eighteenth studio album by the [[British rock]] group [[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]], released on 2 September 1991.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Guns N' Roses, Garth Brooks Pre-orders Boom As Biz Eyes Star-Studded September |magazine=[[Billboard (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}}</ref> 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 (musician)|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 (musician)|Ian Anderson]] – [[vocals]], [[acoustic guitar]], [[electric guitars]], acoustic [[mandolin]], electric mandolin, [[flute]], [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[drums]], [[percussion]] *[[Martin Barre]] – electric guitar *[[Dave Pegg]] – acoustic [[bass guitar]], electric bass guitar *[[Doane Perry]] – [[drums]], [[percussion]]
;Additional personnel:
*[[Andrew Giddings|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)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" ! Chart (1991) ! Peak<br/>position |- ! scope="row"| Australian Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref name="ARIA Chart">{{cite web|url= https://imgur.com/a/BabxhuF | title =Jethro Tull ARIA Chart History June 1988 to September 2025|publisher=ARIA|via=Imgur.com|access-date=8 October 2025}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.</ref> | align="center"| 153 |- {{Album chart|Austria|36|artist=Jethro Tull|album=Catfish Rising|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 20, 2024}} |- ! scope="row"| Finnish Albums ([[The Official Finnish Charts]])<ref name=FINI>{{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}}</ref> | align="center"| 30 |- {{Album chart|Germany|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}} |}
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