1978 Jimmy Cliff – Give Thankx

Jai Winding, Jim Keltner, Jimmy Cliff, Neil Larsen, Steve Lukather, Will Lee

Give Thankx is the twelfth album by Jimmy Cliff, released in 1978

Jimmy Cliff, OM (born James Chambers, 1 April 1948) is a Jamaican musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer and actor. He is the only currently living musician to hold the Order of Merit, the highest honour that can be granted by the Jamaican government for achievement in the arts and sciences.Cliff is best known among mainstream audiences for songs such as “Wonderful World, Beautiful People”, “The Harder They Come,” “Sitting in Limbo”, “You Can Get It If You Really Want” and “Many Rivers to Cross” from the soundtrack to The Harder They Come, which helped popularize reggae across the world; and his covers of Cat Stevens’ “Wild World” and Johnny Nash’s “I Can See Clearly Now” from the film Cool Runnings. He starred in the film The Harder They Come. Cliff was one of five performers inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010.

Tracks

1 Bongo Man (Jimmy Cliff) 5:03
2 Stand Up And Fight Back (Jimmy Cliff; Kwaku Baah) 3:15
3 She Is A Woman (Jimmy Cliff) 4:08
4 You Left Me Standing By The Door (Jimmy Cliff) 3:21
5 Footprints (Jimmy Cliff) 3:57
6 Meeting In Afrika (Jimmy Cliff) 3:38
7 Wanted Man (Jimmy Cliff; Leonard Smith) 3:41
8 Lonely Streets (Jimmy Cliff) 4:22
9 Love I Need (Jimmy Cliff) 3:36
10 Universal Love (Jimmy Cliff) 4:10

Biography

Jimmy Cliff

Musicians

1 Bongo Man

Bass	Leebert Morrisson
Drums	Michael Ras
Guitar	Leonard Smith
Guitar	Earl Smith
Keyboards	Paul Smith
Keyboards	Ansel Collins
Keyboards	Keith Sterling
Keyboards	Leslie Butler
Percussion	Kwaku Baah
Percussion	Uzziah Thompson

2 Stand Up And Fight Back

Bass	Leebert Morrisson
Drums	Ronald Murphy
Guitar	Leonard Smith
Guitar	Earl Smith
Keyboards	Paul Smith
Keyboards	Ansel Collins
Keyboards	Keith Sterling
Keyboards	Leslie Butler
Percussion	Kwaku Baah
Percussion	Uzziah Thompson

3 She Is A Woman

Bass	Leebert Morrisson
Drums	Ronald Murphy
Guitar	Leonard Smith
Guitar	Earl Smith
Keyboards	Paul Smith
Keyboards	Ansel Collins
Keyboards	Keith Sterling
Keyboards	Leslie Butler
Percussion	Kwaku Baah
Percussion	Uzziah Thompson

4 You Left Me Standing by the Door

Bass	Will Lee
Drums	Jim Keltner
Guitar	David Wolfert
Guitar	Steve Lukather
Piano	Jai Winding
Piano	Neil Larsen

5 Footprints

Bass	Leebert Morrisson
Drums	Ronald Murphy
Guitar	Leonard Smith
Guitar	Earl Smith
Keyboards	Paul Smith
Keyboards	Ansel Collins
Keyboards	Keith Sterling
Keyboards	Leslie Butler
Percussion	Kwaku Baah
Percussion	Uzziah Thompson

6 Meeting In Afrika

Bass	Leebert Morrisson
Drums	Ronald Murphy
Guitar	Leonard Smith
Guitar	Earl Smith
Keyboards	Paul Smith
Keyboards	Ansel Collins
Keyboards	Keith Sterling
Keyboards	Leslie Butler
Percussion	Kwaku Baah
Percussion	Uzziah Thompson

7 Wanted Man

Bass	Leebert Morrisson
Drums	Ronald Murphy
Guitar	Leonard Smith
Guitar	Earl Smith
Keyboards	Paul Smith
Keyboards	Ansel Collins
Keyboards	Keith Sterling
Keyboards	Leslie Butler
Percussion	Kwaku Baah
Percussion	Uzziah Thompson

8 Lonely Streets

Bass	Leebert Morrisson
Drums	Ronald Murphy
Guitar	Leonard Smith
Guitar	Earl Smith
Keyboards	Paul Smith
Keyboards	Ansel Collins
Keyboards	Keith Sterling
Keyboards	Leslie Butler
Percussion	Kwaku Baah
Percussion	Uzziah Thompson

9 Love I Need

Bass	Leebert Morrisson
Drums	Ronald Murphy
Guitar	Leonard Smith
Guitar	Earl Smith
Keyboards	Paul Smith
Keyboards	Ansel Collins
Keyboards	Keith Sterling
Keyboards	Leslie Butler
Percussion	Kwaku Baah
Percussion	Uzziah Thompson

10 Universal Love

Bass	Leebert Morrisson
Drums	Ronald Murphy
Guitar	Leonard Smith
Guitar	Earl Smith
Keyboards	Paul Smith
Keyboards	Ansel Collins
Keyboards	Keith Sterling
Keyboards	Leslie Butler
Percussion	Kwaku Baah
Percussion	Uzziah Thompson

Other Musicians

Background Vocals	Babi Floyd
Background Vocals	Cheryl Lynn
Background Vocals	Diema
Background Vocals	Janice Pendarvis
Background Vocals	Ken Williams
Background Vocals	Pam Hall

Liner Notes

Producer – Jimmy Cliff, Bob Johnston
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Jimmy Cliff, Diggles, Rebop Kwaku Baah, Ernest Ranglin, Earl Smith
Engineer – Boris Gardner, Mervyn Williams
Engineer (Assistant) – Jay Krugman, Julie Last, Steve Fontano
Mastered By – Jo Hansch
Mixed By – John Stronach
Recorded By – John Stronach

Design – Bob Himmel
Photography – Ruiko Yoshida

Mastered At Kendun Recorders
Recorded At Aquarius Studio
Recorded At Record Plant, N.Y.C.
Recorded At Record Plant, Sausalito
Recorded At Cherokee Studios
Remixed At Record Plant, Sausalito
Phonographic Copyright Warner Bros Records Inc
Copyright Island Music Ltd
Copyright Sunflower Music