Give Thankx

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Give Thankx
Jimmy Cliff - Give Thankx.jpg
Studio album by
Released1978
RecordedAquarius Recording, Kingston, Jamaica
Genre Reggae
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Bob Johnston
Jimmy Cliff chronology
In Concert: The Best of Jimmy Cliff
(1976)
Give Thankx
(1978)
I Am the Living
(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]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Christgau's Record Guide B− [6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [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." [5] The Rolling Stone Album Guide called the album "pleasantly breezy." [8]

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

Technical
"You Left Me Standing by the Door"

Recorded at Cherokee Recording Studios, Hollywood

References

  1. Becker, Bart (11 Oct 1978). "Streetnoise". Lincoln Journal Star. p. 20.
  2. Heim, Chris (1 Aug 1988). "Message Rings Clear in Cliff's Eclectic Music". Chicagoland. Chicago Tribune. p. 5.
  3. Morse, Steve (21 Nov 1980). "Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican reggae singer...". Arts. The Boston Globe. p. 1.
  4. Grimes, William (18 Aug 2015). "Bob Johnston Dies at 83; Produced Classic Albums". The New York Times. p. B15.
  5. 1 2 "Jimmy Cliff - Give Thanx Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic . Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  6. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved February 23, 2019 via Robertchristgau.com.
  7. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
  8. 1 2 The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 141.
  9. Brennan, Brian (11 Nov 1978). "Records in review". Calgary Herald. p. F12.