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

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