27/02/2019

Jimmy Cliff "Give Thankx" (1978) -Pop Reggae-



Label : Warner Bros. Records


Jamaïque Side 1

01 - Bongo Man (Jimmy Cliff)
02 - Stand Up And Fight Back (Jimmy Cliff & A.K. Baah)
03 - She Is A Woman (Jimmy Cliff)
04 - You Left Me Standing By The Door (Jimmy Cliff)
05 - Footprints (Jimmy Cliff)

Side 2

01 - Meeting In Afrika (Jimmy Cliff)
02 - Wanted Man (Jimmy Cliff & Leonard Smith)
03 - Lonely Streets (Jimmy Cliff)
04 - Love I Need (Jimmy Cliff)
05 - Universal Love (Beyond The Boundaries) (Jimmy Cliff)


Oneness
Jimmy Cliff : Vocals
Ernest Ranglin : Lead Guitar
Sticky (Uzziah Thompson) : Percussion
Leonard Smith : Rhythm Guitar, Percussion
Gibby (Leebert Morrison) : Bass Guitar
Reebop (Kwaku Baah) : Congas, Percussion
Ronnie (Ronald Murphy) : Drums
Pablo (Paul Smith) : Keyboards
Chinna (Earl Smith) : Rhythm & Lead Guitar

Additional Keyboards : Ansel Collins, Leslie Butler, Keith Sterling
Background vocals : Debby, Pam, Diema

Produced by Bob Johnston & Jimmy Cliff
Recorded & Mixed by John Stronach

Give Thanks to Lloyd Chin-Loy for his special cooperation & Good Will & to Leon Pendarvis for his contributions

Background vocals on "Bongo Man" : The Meditations
Nyabinghi Drums on "Bongo Man" : Ras Michael & The Sons of Negus
All Rhythm Arrangements by Earl Chinna Smith Reebop Kwaku Baah, Ernest Ranglin, Jimmy Cliff & Riggles (Noah Bailey)
Recorded at Aquarius Recording Co, Ltd, Kingston, Jamaica
Engineers : Mervyn Williams, Boris Gardner

New York
Background vocals : Babi Floyd, Cheryl Lynn, Ken Williams, Janice Gadsden Pendarvis
Lead Vocals Recorded at Record Plant, New York City & Sausalito & in Jamaica
Engineering Assistants : Julie Last, Jay Krugman

West Coast
"You Left Me Standing By The Door"
Reebop (Kwaku Baah) : Conga
Jaï Winding : Organ
Neil Larsen : Piano
Steve Lukather : Electric Guitar
David Wolfert : Electric Guitar
Jim Keltner : Drums
Will Lee : Bass
Frank DeCaro : Contractor & Music Coordinator
Recorded at Cherokee Recording Studios, Hollywood
Remixed at Record Plant, Sausalito, Califonria
Engineering Assistant : Steve Fontano
Mastered at Kendun Recorders, Burbank by Jo Hansch