Disc 1
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 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 | |
(P) 2003 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
(C) 2003 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| 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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