Best of Jimmy Cliff [Import]

Jimmy Cliff | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 30, 1990)
• Original Release Date: 1990
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Island UK
• ASIN: B00000E5N2
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #113,321 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Hard Road to Travel

2. Sooner or Later

3. Sufferin' in the Land

4. Keep Your Eyes on the Sparrow

5. Struggling Man

6. Wild World

7. Vietnam

8. Another Circle

9. Wonderful World, Beautiful People

10. The Harder They Come

11. Let Your Yeah Be Yeah

12. Synthetic World

13. I'm No Immigrant

14. Give and Take

15. Many Rivers to Cross

16. Going Back West

17. Sitting in Limbo

18. Come into My Life

19. You Can Get It If You Really Want

20. Goodbye Yesterday

Editorial Reviews

20 track collection for a nice price on the Polygram label. Includes 'Another Cycle', 'Come Into My Life', 'The Harder They Come', 'You Can Get It If You Really Want', 'Wild World' (Cat Stevens) & many more. 1990.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Solid As a Rock, May 8, 2004

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Gary Selikow (Great Kush) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of Jimmy Cliff (Audio CD)

OK this is definitely the best reggae compilation album. As far as I am concerned Jimmy Cliff is better than Bob Marley.
And this CD contains Jimmy Cliff's very best work.
When I was twelve years old, in 1984, I got hold of this exquisite Jimmy Cliff album called House of Exile (1974) , and since then the tape has been worn. I have since then, been unable to get another copy of House of Exile, but now I have found this fantastic album which has 5 incredible from House of Exile, as well as many other fantastic Jimmy Cliff hits.
The lively upbeat `Solid As a Rock', `Music Maker', the contemplative `House of Exile', the exquisite gospel piece, `I Want To Know' as well as songs from the late 60's like `Wonderful World, Beautiful People', `Suffering in the Land' and `Many Rivers to Cross'.
This is indeed a masterpiece. Let it be your first Cliff album, indeed your first reggae album.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good collection, September 19, 2000

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Sean M. Kelly (Portland, Oregon United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of Jimmy Cliff (Audio CD)

This cd, while not earthshattering, is a good collection of the more essential Cliff recordings. It represents Cliff's most productive early-mid 70's period nicely, and certainly shows why Cliff is the reggae master for the ages. A tad overpriced, and I personally feel you can get much better, but still a nice collection all in all.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy. Ohhh Jimmy!, October 8, 1999

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Chill0ut1 (San Jose, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Best of Jimmy Cliff (Audio CD)

This is the ultimate Jimmy Cliff CD. His more recent material from the '80s like Cliff Hanger and Hangin' Fire are great pop albums, but there is no better classic reggae than the songs on this CD. I will even argue that this album it is better than any offerings from his overproduced adversary, Bob Marley.