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Jimmy Cliff OM (born James Chambers, 1 April 1948, St Catherine, Jamaica) is a Jamaican reggae musician. He is best known among mainstream audiences for songs like “Sittin’ in Limbo”, “You Can Get It If You Really Want” and “Many Rivers to Cross” from The Harder They Come, a film soundtrack which helped popularise reggae across the world.
Cliff moved to Kingston in 1962. After he released two singles that failed to make much of an impression, his career took off when his “Hurricane Hattie” became a hit, while he was aged just 14; it was produced by Leslie Kong, with whom Cliff would remain until Kong’s death. Later local hit singles included “King of Kings”, “Dearest Beverley” and “Pride and Passion”. In 1964, Cliff was chosen as one of the Jamaican representatives at the World’s Fair, and Cliff soon signed to Island Records and moved to Britain. Island initially (and unsuccessfully) tried to sell Cliff to the rock audience, but his career took off in the late 1960s. His international debut album was Hard Road to Travel, which received excellent reviews and included “Waterfall”, a Brazilian hit that won the International Song Festival.
“Waterfall” was followed in 1969 by “Wonderful World, Beautiful People” and “Vietnam” in 1970, both popular throughout most of the world. Folk rock singer-songwriter Bob Dylan even called “Vietnam” the best protest song he’d ever heard. Wonderful World included a cover of Cat Stevens’ “Wild World”, which was a success in 1970.
Cliff moved to Kingston in 1962. After he released two singles that failed to make much of an impression, his career took off when his “Hurricane Hattie” became a hit, while he was aged just 14; it was produced by Leslie Kong, with whom Cliff would remain until Kong’s death. Later local hit singles included “King of Kings”, “Dearest Beverley” and “Pride and Passion”. In 1964, Cliff was chosen as one of the Jamaican representatives at the World’s Fair, and Cliff soon signed to Island Records and moved to Britain. Island initially (and unsuccessfully) tried to sell Cliff to the rock audience, but his career took off in the late 1960s. His international debut album was Hard Road to Travel, which received excellent reviews and included “Waterfall”, a Brazilian hit that won the International Song Festival.
“Waterfall” was followed in 1969 by “Wonderful World, Beautiful People” and “Vietnam” in 1970, both popular throughout most of the world. Folk rock singer-songwriter Bob Dylan even called “Vietnam” the best protest song he’d ever heard. Wonderful World included a cover of Cat Stevens’ “Wild World”, which was a success in 1970.
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Many Rivers To Cross
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You Can Get It If You Really Want
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I Can See Clearly Now
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Wonderful World, Beautiful People
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Vietnam
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Sitting In Limbo
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Miss Jamaica
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Hard Road To Travel
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Wild World
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Come Into My Life
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Struggling Man
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Let Your Yeah Be Yeah
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Sufferin' In The Land
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Hayzi22 wrote:
Jimmy Cliff is my favorite.
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Cousin_Eddy wrote:
Brilliant! Long live Jimmy Cliff!
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brownieboy wrote:
Wonderful world, beautiful people. sham about the play count, this is a huge tune!
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obskyr wrote:
REGGAE NIGHT!
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Isoniahtar wrote:
he's a rock n roll hall of fame 2010 nominee. let's cross our fingers! ^^
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Cousin_Eddy wrote:
Love you Jimmy :) Your music is timeless.
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behindmycamel wrote:
Shine on Jimmy Man :)
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teukufadly wrote:
ragga..mon
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oino7 wrote:
The Harder They Come video clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGE4dnrPPZQ
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CocoaDusted wrote:
Can't believe ther isn't more love for Keep Your Eyes on the Sparrow. It's turning into my favourite Jimmy Cliff song.
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bigga_nigga wrote:
Positive ragga. Sunny music.
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FlyingSalt wrote:
the harder they come is a classic film with a classic soundtrack. respect.
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kasa408 wrote:
thanks for Bob Marley's first studio gig. oh and thanks for Journey I LOVE THAT TUNE
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degalife wrote:
One of da biggest Jamaican icons! Jimmy!
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ProtexBlue wrote:
Vietnam is shit hot. What a song!
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Tehuutti wrote:
Probably my favorite artist nowadays. http://www.last.fm/group/Jimmy+Cliff
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obskyr wrote:
this
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is
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not
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gay
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