Give Thankx
1978 studio album by Jimmy Cliff
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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]
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| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | Aquarius Recording, Kingston, Jamaica | |||
| Genre | Reggae | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Bob Johnston | |||
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Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B−[6] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [7] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [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
- "Bongo Man" – 5:03
- "Stand Up and Fight Back" – 3:16 (Rebop Kwaku Baah)
- "She Is a Woman" – 4:08
- "You Left Me Standing by the Door" – 3:21
- "Footprints" – 3:57
- "Meeting in Afrika" 3:37
- "Wanted Man" – 3:41 (Jimmy Cliff, Leonard Smith)
- "Lonely Streets" – 4:21
- "Love I Need" – 3:36
- "Universal Love (Beyond the Boundaries)" – 4:10
Personnel
- Jimmy Cliff – vocals
- Earl "Chinna" Smith, Ernest Ranglin – lead and rhythm guitar
- Leonard Smith – rhythm guitar, percussion
- Leebert "Gibby" Morrison – bass
- Paul "Pablo" Smith – keyboards
- Ansel Collins, Keith Sterling, Leslie Butler – additional keyboards
- Ronald "Ronnie" Murphy – drums
- Rebop Kwaku Baah – congas, percussion
- Uziah "Sticky" Thompson – percussion
- Babi Floyd, Cheryl Lynn, Debby, Diema, Janice Pendarvis, Ken Williams, Pam – backing vocals
- The Meditations – backing vocals on "Bongo Man"
- Ras Michael and the Sons of Negus – Nyabinghi drums on "Bongo Man"
- Dave Wolfert, Steve Lukather – electric guitar on "You Left Me Standing By the Door"
- Will Lee – bass on "You Left Me Standing By the Door"
- Neil Larsen – piano on "You Left Me Standing By the Door"
- Jay Winding – organ on "You Left Me Standing By the Door"
- Jim Keltner – drums on "You Left Me Standing By the Door"
- Technical
- Engineer – Boris Gardner, Mervyn Williams
- Assistant engineers – Jay Krugman, Julie Last, Steve Fontano
- Mastered by – Jo Hansch
- Mixed by and recorded by – John Stronach
- Bob Himmel – artwork
- Photography – Ruiko Yoshida
- "You Left Me Standing by the Door"
Recorded at Cherokee Recording Studios, Hollywood