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The Harder They Come by Jimmy Cliff

Artist Biography For Jimmy Cliff

Jimmy Cliff OM Jamaican Order Of Merit Born As James Chambers 1 April 1948 St. Catherine Jamaica Is A Jamaican Reggae Musician. He Is Best Known Among Mainstream Audiences For Songs Like "Sittin' In Limbo" "You Can Get It If You Really Want " "Many Rivers To Cross" And The Title Track From The Harder They Come A Film Soundtrack Which Helped Popularise Reggae Across The World. Cliff Moved To Kingston In 1962. After He Released Two Singles That Failed To Make Much Of An Impression His Career Took Off When His "Hurricane Hattie" Became A Hit While He Was Aged Just 14 It Was Produced By Leslie Kong With Whom Cliff Would Remain Until Kong's Death. Later Local Hit Singles Included "King Of Kings" "Dearest Beverley" And "Pride And Passion". In 1964 Cliff Was Chosen As One Of The Jamaican Representatives At The World's Fair And Cliff Soon Signed To Island Records And Moved To Britain. Island Initially And Unsuccessfully Tried To Sell Cliff To The Rock Audience But His Career Took Off In The Late 1960s. His International Debut Album Was Hard Road To Travel Which Received Excellent Reviews And Included "Waterfall" A Brazilian Hit That Won The International Song Festival. "Waterfall" Was Followed In 1969 By "Wonderful World Beautiful People" And "Vietnam" In 1970 Both Popular Throughout Most Of The World. Folk Rock Singer-Songwriter Bob Dylan Even Called "Vietnam" The Best Protest Song He'd Ever Heard. Wonderful World Included A Cover Of Cat Stevens' "Wild World" Which Was A Success In 1970. Leslie Kong Died Of A Heart Attack In 1971. The Soundtrack To The Reggae Film The Harder They Come Was A Huge Success That Sold Well Across The World But Did Not Break Cliff Into The Mainstream. After A Series Of Albums Cliff Took A Break And Traveled To Africa Exploring His Newfound Muslim Spirituality. He Quickly Returned To Music Touring For Several Years Before He Recorded With Kool & The Gang For Power & The Glory 1983 . During The 1981 River Tour Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band Added Cliff's Little-Known "Trapped" To Their Live Set It Achieved Great Prominence When Included On 1985's We Are The World Benefit Album. The Follow-Up Cliff Hanger 1985 Won A Grammy Award Though It Was His Last Major Success In The U.S. Until 1993. He Continued To Sell Well In Jamaica And To A Lesser Extent The UK Returning To The Mainstream Pop Charts In The U.S. And Elsewhere With A Version Of Johnny Nash's "I Can See Clearly Now" On The Cool Runnings Film Soundtrack In 1993 . In 2002 Cliff Released His New Album Fantastic Plastic People In Europe After First Providing Free Downloads Using Delacove's People Music Media P2p Software. This Album Featured Collaborations With Joe Strummer Annie Lennox And Sting As Well As New Songs That Were Very Reminiscent Of Cliff's Original Hits. In 2004 Cliff Completely Reworked The Songs Dropping The Traditional Reggae In Favor Of An Electronica Sound For Inclusion In Black Magic. Cliff Has Also Covered The Famous African Song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight". His Recording Of 'You Can Get It If You Really Want' Was Used As A Campaign Anthem By The Sandinista National Liberation Front In The 1990 Election In Nicaragua They Lost . It Was Also Adopted By The British Conservative Party During Their Annual Conference In October 2007. It Is Unclear Whether Mr Cliff Endorsed Either Party. He Was Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame March 15 2010.

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: The Harder They Come

"The Harder They Come" Is A Famous Reggae Song By The Jamaican Singer Jimmy Cliff. It Was First Recorded For The Soundtrack Of The Movie By The Same Name. "The Harder They Come" Has Been Subsequently Covered By Many Artists. The Song Was Ranked #341 On Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs Of All Time".

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