Cliff Hanger (album)
| Cliff Hanger | ||||
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| Studio album by Jimmy Cliff | ||||
| Released | 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Studio | Unique Recording Studios, New York City[1] | |||
| Genre | Reggae | |||
| Length | 39:52 | |||
| Label | CBS Records | |||
| Producer | Jimmy Cliff, La Toya Jackson, Amir-Salaam Bayyan, Paul Higgins, Rick Iantosca | |||
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
Cliff Hanger is an album by Jimmy Cliff, released in 1985 through CBS Records. In 1986, the album won Cliff the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Recording.[3][4]
The album featured collaborations with members of Kool and the Gang and included two songs co-written by La Toya Jackson.[4]
Track listing
All songs by Jimmy Cliff, unless noted otherwise#
- "Hitting with Music" – 4:15
- "American Sweet" (Bayyan, La Toya Jackson) –3:41
- "Arrival" – 4:07
- "Brown Eyes" (Bayyan, La Toya Jackson) –3:39
- "Reggae Street" – 3:29
- "Hot Shot" – 4:25
- "Sunrise" – 3:48
- "Dead and Awake" – 3:36
- "Now and Forever" – 4:55
- "Nuclear War" – 4:12
Personnel
- Jimmy Cliff – piano, vocals
- Jaco Pastorius – bass (on "Brown Eyes")
- Ansel Collins – organ
- La Toya Jackson - writer, arranger
- Amir-Salaam Bayyan – synthesizer, guitar
- Ronald Bell – keyboards, tenor saxophone
- Harold Butler – keyboards
- Wilburn Cole – drums
- Peter Duarte – horn
- Sly Dunbar – drums
- Gary Henry – keyboards
- Christopher Meredith – bass
- Kim Palumu – guitar
- Michael Ray – trumpet
- Robbie Shakespeare – bass
- Earl "Chinna" Smith – guitar
- Kendal Stubbs – bass
- Dennis White – horn
- Curtis "Fitz" Williams – saxophone
- Sidney Wolfe – percussion
- Fernando Luis – guitar
- Isidro Ross – percussion
- Rick Iantosca – guitar, keyboards
- Syd Judah – horn
- Cliff Adams – trombone
- Bertram "Ranchie" McLean – rhythm guitar
References
- ^ "View Image". 45worlds.com. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "Cliff Hanger". AllMusic. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ "We Are the Honored 1985". Billboard. Vol. 98. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 15, 1986. p. 5. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ a b "Cliff Hanger did it for Jimmy", Jamaica Observer, 11 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014
