Give Thankx

Give Thankx
Studio album by
Jimmy Cliff
Released1978
RecordedAquarius Recording, Kingston, Jamaica
GenreReggae
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerBob 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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Christgau's Record GuideB−[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

  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
  • 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

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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 141.
  9. ^ Brennan, Brian (11 Nov 1978). "Records in review". Calgary Herald. p. F12.