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Subject: Jimmy Cliff
Written By: whistledog on 04/14/11 at 2:25 pm
Jimmy Cliff is a reggae musician from Jamaica, man! Though he's had over 2 dozen albums since 1968, he has not had many charted singles between North America and the UK, but what he did have is quite memorable ...
http://rockhall.com/media/assets/inductees/default/jimmy-cliff.jpg
1969 - Wonderful World Beautiful People
1969 - Come Into My Life
1970 - Vietnam
1970 - Wild World
1983 - Reggae Night
1984 - We All Are One
1994 - I Can See Clearly Now
1994 - (Your Love Keeps Liftin' Me) Higher and Higher
1995 - Hakuna Matata <featuring Lebo M>
Subject: Re: Jimmy Cliff
Written By: whistledog on 04/14/11 at 2:27 pm
Reggae Night is in my Top 40 of greatest songs of the 80s ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DH4cZlLPeQ0
Subject: Re: Jimmy Cliff
Written By: nally on 04/14/11 at 3:11 pm
I most remember his cover of "I Can See Clearly Now," which was from the soundtrack of Cool Runnings.
Subject: Re: Jimmy Cliff
Written By: Henk on 04/14/11 at 3:30 pm
Jimmy Cliff is a reggae musician from Jamaica, man! Though he's had over 2 dozen albums since 1968, he has not had many charted singles between North America and the UK, but what he did have is quite memorable ...
His real name is James Chambers. No idea why he changed it.
And let me update the discography...
1969 - Wonderful World Beautiful People
1969 - Come Into My Life
1970 - Vietnam
1970 - Sufferin' In The Land
1970 - Wild World
1971 - Synthetic World
1971 - Goodbye Yesterday
1976 - Synthetic World (re-entry)
1978 - Many Rivers To Cross
1983 - Treat The Youths Right
1983 - Reggae Night
1984 - Sunshine In The Music
1984 - We All Are One
1994 - I Can See Clearly Now
1994 - (Your Love Keeps Liftin' Me) Higher and Higher
1995 - Hakuna Matata <featuring Lebo M>
Subject: Re: Jimmy Cliff
Written By: Paul on 04/14/11 at 4:35 pm
Rather odd how one of his more 'famous' songs failed to chart anywhere...'The Harder They Come' (from the film of the same name)...
His covers don't really improve upon the originals, but there's no doubting the brilliance of some of his originals...'Wonderful World' being a highlight (I was brought up on that!)
Subject: Re: Jimmy Cliff
Written By: whistledog on 04/14/11 at 6:59 pm
1969 - Wonderful World Beautiful People
1969 - Come Into My Life
1970 - Vietnam
1970 - Sufferin' In The Land
1970 - Wild World
1971 - Synthetic World
1971 - Goodbye Yesterday
1976 - Synthetic World (re-entry)
1978 - Many Rivers To Cross
1983 - Treat The Youths Right
1983 - Reggae Night
1984 - Sunshine In The Music
1984 - We All Are One
1994 - I Can See Clearly Now
1994 - (Your Love Keeps Liftin' Me) Higher and Higher
1995 - Hakuna Matata <featuring Lebo M>
This is excellent :) 10 Top 40 hits!
I am glad to see 'Many Rivers to Cross' charted somewhere. I was starting to think UB40 were the first ones to make it a hit
Subject: Re: Jimmy Cliff
Written By: c_keenan2001@hotmail.com on 04/14/11 at 7:20 pm
I most remember his cover of "I Can See Clearly Now," which was from the soundtrack of Cool Runnings.
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I don't know if you'll have to go to You Tube to see this video but here's the video. :) :)
Subject: Re: Jimmy Cliff
Written By: Henk on 04/15/11 at 12:02 am
This is excellent :) 10 Top 40 hits!
I guess one could say he was quite popular in this neck of the woods.
I am glad to see 'Many Rivers to Cross' charted somewhere. I was starting to think UB40 were the first ones to make it a hit
Let's not forget Marcia Hines took the song to #21 in Dutch Top 40 in 1982. I think that precedes the UB 40 version. ;)