You Can Get It If You Really Want
Draw Your Brakes
Rivers Of Babylon
Many Rivers To Cross - Harder They Come/Soundtrack Version
Sweet And Dandy
The Harder They Come
Johnny Too Bad
007 Shanty Town
Pressure Drop - Single Version
Sitting In Limbo
You Can Get It If You Really Want
The Harder They Come - Single Version
Frogtoon Music Album Info: The Harder They Come
Published: 01 Jan 2018, 19:34
The Harder They Come Is The Soundtrack Album To The Iconic Film Of The Same Name Released In 1972 In The United Kingdom As Island Records ILPS 9202. It Was Issued In February 1973 In North America As Mango Records SMAS-7400. It Peaked At #140 On The Billboard 200. The Heart Of The Soundtrack Comes From Performances By The Film's Star Reggae Singer Jimmy Cliff. Only The Title Track "The Harder They Come" Was Recorded By Cliff Specifically For The Soundtrack With Three Earlier Songs By Cliff Added. The Remainder Of The Album Is A Compilation Of Singles Released In Jamaica From The Period Of 1967 Through 1972 Assembled By The Harder They Come Director And Co-Writer Perry Henzell From Songs By Favored Reggae Singers. In Addition To Cliff These Artists Include The Melodians The Slickers DJ Scotty And Seminal Early Reggae Stars Desmond Dekker And Toots And The Maytals. The Soundtrack Album Played A Major Part In Popularizing Reggae In The United States And The World Beyond The Film Itself Preventing The Genre From Remaining An Isolated Phenomenon In Jamaica. In 2003 The Album Was Ranked Number 119 On Rolling Stone Magazine's List Of The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time. The Album Also Appears On Greatest Albums Lists From Time And Blender And Was Named The 97th Best Album Of The 1970s By Pitchfork Media. On August 5 2003 Universal Music Group Issued A Deluxe Edition Of The Album With The Original Remastered And Reissued On One Disc. A Bonus Disc Continued The Idea Of The Original Soundtrack Itself Compiling Additional Singles From The Early Days Of Reggae Entitled Reggae Hit The Town Crucial Reggae 1968-1972.