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{{Infobox album | name = Give Thankx | type = Album | artist = Jimmy Cliff |
cover = Jimmy Cliff - Give Thankx.jpg | alt = | released = 1978 | recorded =
Aquarius Recording, Kingston, Jamaica | venue = | studio = | genre = Reggae |
length = | label = Warner Bros. | producer = Bob Johnston | prev_title = In
Concert: The Best of Jimmy Cliff | prev_year = 1976 | next_title = I Am the
Living | next_year = 1980 }} _GIVE THANKX_ is an album by the Jamaican
musician Jimmy Cliff, released in 1978.[1][2] Many of its songs were
influenced by Cliff's travels in Africa.[3] The album was produced by Bob
Johnston.[4]
** Critical reception
{{Album ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = [2][5] |rev2 = _Christgau's
Record Guide_ |rev2Score = B−[6] |rev3 = _The Encyclopedia of Popular Music_
|rev3score = [2][7] |rev4 = _The Rolling Stone Album Guide_ |rev4score =
[3][8] }} The _Calgary Herald_ opined that the album "seems to be directed at
the disco crowd rather than the Natty Dread followers."[9]
AllMusic commented that "Cliff's eclectic nature proves to be an asset
throughout this fine LP."<ref name="AMG"/> _The Rolling Stone Album Guide_
called the album "pleasantly breezy."<ref name=RS/>
** Track listing
All tracks written by Jimmy Cliff; except where indicated
1. "Bongo Man" – 5:03
2. "Stand Up and Fight Back" – 3:16 ( Rebop Kwaku Baah )
3. "She Is a Woman" – 4:08
4. "You Left Me Standing by the Door" – 3:21
5. "Footprints" – 3:57
6. "Meeting in Afrika" 3:37
7. "Wanted Man" – 3:41 (Jimmy Cliff, Leonard Smith)
8. "Lonely Streets" – 4:21
9. "Love I Need" – 3:36
10. "Universal Love (Beyond the Boundaries)" – 4:10
** Personnel
- Jimmy Cliff – vocals
- Earl "Chinna" Smith , Ernest Ranglin – lead and rhythm guitar
- Leonard Smith – rhythm guitar, percussion
- Leebert "Gibby" Morrison – bass
- Paul "Pablo" Smith – keyboards
- Ansel Collins , Keith Sterling , Leslie Butler – additional keyboards
- Ronald "Ronnie" Murphy – drums
- Rebop Kwaku Baah – congas, percussion
- Uziah "Sticky" Thompson – percussion
- Babi Floyd, Cheryl Lynn, Debby, Diema, Janice Pendarvis , Ken Williams, Pam – backing vocals
- The Meditations – backing vocals on "Bongo Man"
- Ras Michael and the Sons of Negus – Nyabinghi drums on "Bongo Man"
- Dave Wolfert, Steve Lukather – electric guitar on "You Left Me Standing By the Door"
- Will Lee – bass on "You Left Me Standing By the Door"
- Neil Larsen – piano on "You Left Me Standing By the Door"
- Jay Winding – organ on "You Left Me Standing By the Door"
- Jim Keltner – drums on "You Left Me Standing By the Door"
Technical
- Engineer – Boris Gardner, Mervyn Williams
- Assistant engineers – Jay Krugman, Julie Last, Steve Fontano
- Mastered by – Jo Hansch
- Mixed by and recorded by – John Stronach
- Bob Himmel – artwork
- Photography – Ruiko Yoshida
"You Left Me Standing by the Door"
Recorded at Cherokee Recording Studios, Hollywood
** References
[Reflist]
[Jimmy Cliff]
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Category:Jimmy Cliff albums Category:1978 albums Category:Albums produced by
Bob Johnston Category:Warner Records albums