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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.
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Top 10 Jimmy Cliff Songs
The Harder They Come
Many Rivers To Cross
You Can Get It If You Really Want
I Can See Clearly Now
Wonderful World, Beautiful People
Sitting In Limbo
Vietnam
Hard Road To Travel
Miss Jamaica
Wild World
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Top 10 Jimmy Cliff Albums
The Harder They Come
Jimmy Cliff
We Are All One: The Best of Jimmy Cliff
The Best Of Jimmy Cliff
Anthology (disc 1)
Best of Jimmy Cliff
Struggling Man
Ultimate Collection
Definitive Collection
Sunshine in the Music
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