Wonderful World, Beautiful People
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| "Wonderful World, Beautiful People" | ||||
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| Single by Jimmy Cliff | ||||
| from the album Jimmy Cliff | ||||
| B-side | "Hard Road to Travel" | |||
| Released | October 24, 1969 | |||
| Length | 3:11 | |||
| Label | Trojan TR 690 | |||
| Songwriter | Jimmy Cliff | |||
| Producer | Leslie Kong | |||
| Jimmy Cliff singles chronology | ||||
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"Wonderful World, Beautiful People" is a single by Jimmy Cliff. Released in October 1969, it became a top-ten hit in the UK. It was a hit in other countries as well.
"Wonderful World, Beautiful People" was released by Trojan Records on October 24, 1969.[1]
The song was composed by Jimmy Cliff and produced by Leslie Kong. The song is about what the world could be. Politicians Harold Wilson , Richard Nixon, Georges Pompidou and Alexei Kosygin are mentioned in the song.[2] It was a first hit for the Trojan label. It was originally recorded in the West Indies. Jimmy Cliff wasn't satisfied with the orchestral backing so in order to get the strings right, he flew to New York in early October and spent three hours in a twelve track studio re-recording the orchestral parts.[3]
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The song was performed for the first time in public at the Caribbean Music Festival which was held in Wembley in 1969.[9]