The Harder They Come (Bonus Tracks) (1972) (Reissued/Remastered)

Artist: Jimmy Cliff
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Label: Universal Records
UPC: 00044006949529
Release Date: 8/5/2003
Buy.com Sku: 60608451
Item#: M5J5JY
Format:  CD

Song Listing

Disc 1
Song TitleSample
1. You Can Get It If You Really Want - Jimmy Cliff ~ Original Soundtrack
2. Draw Your Brakes - Scotty ~ Original Soundtrack
3. Rivers Of Babylon - The Melodians ~ Original Soundtrack
4. Many Rivers To Cross - Jimmy Cliff ~ Original Soundtrack
5. Sweet And Dandy - The Maytals ~ Original Soundtrack
6. Harder They Come, The - Jimmy Cliff ~ Original Soundtrack
7. Johnny Too Bad - The Slickers ~ Original Soundtrack
8. 007 (Shanty Town) - Desmond Dekker ~ Original Soundtrack
9. Pressure Drop - The Maytals ~ Original Soundtrack
10. Sitting In Limbo - Jimmy Cliff ~ Original Soundtrack
11. You Can Get It If You Really Want - Jimmy Cliff ~ Original Soundtrack
12. Harder They Come, The - Jimmy Cliff ~ Original Soundtrack
Disc 2
Song TitleSample
1. Israelites - Desmond Dekker & The Aces ~ Original Soundtrack
2. My Conversation - The Uniques ~ Original Soundtrack
3. Do The Reggay - The Maytals ~ Original Soundtrack
4. Viet Nam - Jimmy Cliff ~ Original Soundtrack
5. I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash ~ Original Soundtrack
6. Reggae Hit The Town - The Ethiopians ~ Original Soundtrack
7. Double Barrel - Dave & Ansel Collins ~ Original Soundtrack
8. It Mek - Desmond Dekker ~ Original Soundtrack
9. Sweet Sensation - The Melodians ~ Original Soundtrack
10. Let Your Yeah Be Yeah - Jimmy Cliff ~ Original Soundtrack
11. Cherry Oh Baby - Eric Donaldson ~ Original Soundtrack
12. Monkey Spanner - Dave & Ansel Collins ~ Original Soundtrack
13. 54-46 (That's My Number) - The Maytals ~ Original Soundtrack
14. It's My Delight - The Melodians ~ Original Soundtrack
15. Wonderful World, Beautiful People ~ Original Soundtrack
16. Pomp And Pride - The Maytals ~ Original Soundtrack
17. Guava Jelly - Johnny Nash ~ Original Soundtrack
18. Bigger They Come The Harder They Fall, The - Jimmy Cliff ~ Original Soundtrack

(P) 2003 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
(C) 2003 Universal-Island Records Ltd.

 
Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
The 2003 Deluxe Edition of THE HARDER THEY COME includes a bonus CD of early reggae tracks recorded between 1968 & 1972, rare photos and original artwork.
Producers: Jimmy Cliff, Derrick Harriot, Leslie Kong, Byron Lee.
Originally released on Mango SMSAS (7400). Includes liner notes by David Katz.
The soundtrack to the groundbreaking film about Jamaican subcultures, this superb selection is also a synthesis of late 60s and early 70s reggae. Recordings by Jimmy Cliff, the movie's star, form the album's core and his contributions, notably 'Many Rivers To Cross', show his understated power to great effect. An important figure in the development of reggae, Cliff at last secured deserved acclaim with this collection. His work is ably supported by 'Pressure Drop', one of the finest songs the Maytals ever recorded, while the Melodians and Slickers prove equally strong. The latter's 'Johnny Too Bad' perfectly encapsulates the film's plot, one that helped launch reggae into the international arena.

 
Artist Overview
One of the great popularizers of reggae music, Jimmy Cliff blazed a trail into rock that Bob Marley later followed. In the mid 1960s, the young Jamaican singer moved to London to pursue his singing career. After returning to his home and recording some ska & rocksteady material, Cliff finally broke through in 1969 with "Wonderful World, Beautiful People." After hearing the song, Paul Simon travelled to Kingston and booked the same rhythm section, studio, and engineer to record "Mother and Child Reunion"--arguably the first U.S.-made reggae song. As the gun-toting, reggae-singing star of THE HARDER THEY COME (1972), Cliff was suddenly Jamaica's most marketable property. It was the island's best homegrown film, and its soundtrack one of the biggest-selling reggae records of all time.

Artist Influences
Jackie Wilson | James Brown | Joe Higgs | John Holt | Laurel Aitken | Smokey Robinson | The Flamingos | The Isley Brothers | The Paragons (Reggae) | The Skatalites

Artist Contemporaries
Alton Ellis | Barrington Levy | Bob Marley | Dennis Brown | Desmond Dekker | Dr. Alimantado | Junior Murvin (Reggae) | Lee "Scratch" Perry | Peter Tosh | The Congos | The Heptones | The Meditations | Toots & The Maytals

Artist Followers
Aswad | Black Uhuru | Gregory Isaacs | Ijahman | Linton Kwesi Johnson | Sly & Robbie | Steel Pulse | Sugar Minott | The Police | The Rolling Stones | U Roy | UB40 | Ziggy Marley


 
Associated Artists and Works
California Dreams
Original Soundtrack
Original Soundtrack

 
Technical Info
Release Date : 08/05/2003
Original Release Date : 1972
Catalog ID : 069 495
Label : Hip-O Records
Number of Discs : 2
Studio/Live : Studio
Mono/Stereo : Stereo
SPAR Code : n/a
UPC : 00044006949529

 
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone (12/11/03, p.124)
- Ranked #119 in Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time" - "'Many Rivers To Cross' is one of the finest songs to come from the island..."

Rolling Stone (8/7/03, p.77)
- 5 stars out of 5 - "...THE HARDER THEY COME only sounds more alive thirty years after its original appearance..."

Entertainment Weekly (10/12/01, p.29)
- Ranked #12 in EW's "100 Best Movie Soundtracks" - "...A vital compilation...Heartfelt and urgent..."

Q (10/01, p.144)
- 5 stars out of 5 - "...The songs have aged better than the film, with many of Cliff's contributions remaining bona fide standards..."

Down Beat (1/02, p.46)
- Included in Downbeat's "Best CDs of 2001".

Down Beat (12/01, p.88)
- 5 stars out of 5 - "...Vastly enjoyable..."

Mojo (Publisher)
(6/02, p.66)
- Included in Mojo's "100 Coolest Movie Soundtracks".

  
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