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Best of Jimmy Cliff

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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.

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.

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.

This compilation of Jimmy's music is simply the bomb!!Listen to House of exile through fundamental regggae and conclude why this man is the maestro.He interweaves true life situation and passion on this set.Simply the best.

This is Jimmy Cliff at his best.If you like reggae and Jimmy Cliff this is a must album to have. If you don't know what reggae music is, just listen to this compilation to get the idea.

Jimmy Cliff was indeed, the herald of the reggae. In those early seventies, he dared to record a rhythm totally unknown for the most audiences, that in spite of the he fact it reached, notorious acknowledgment, after him Bobby Bloom would record Montego Bay. But Cliff paved the way and sow the seed for Bob Marley ten years after.

Tracks like "The harder they come" (that worked out as musical curtain in the famous cult movie of Perry Henzellin 1973) , "Come in to my life", "Wild world" and "Wonderful world, beautiful people", are still a corker.

Don't miss this album that represents certainly a remarkable piece of the variegated musical universe in that creative decade of the seventies.