Cliff Hanger (album)

Cliff Hanger is an album by Jimmy Cliff, released in 1985 through CBS Records. In 1986, the album won Cliff the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Recording.[3][4]

Cliff Hanger
Studio album by
Jimmy Cliff
Released1985
Recorded1985
StudioUnique Recording Studios, New York City[1]
GenreReggae
Length39:52
LabelCBS Records
ProducerJimmy Cliff, La Toya Jackson, Amir-Salaam Bayyan, Paul Higgins, Rick Iantosca
Jimmy Cliff chronology
The Power and the Glory
(1983)		 Cliff Hanger
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

The album featured collaborations with members of Kool and the Gang and included two songs co-written by La Toya Jackson.[4]

Track listing

All songs by Jimmy Cliff, unless noted otherwise#

  1. "Hitting with Music" – 4:15
  2. "American Sweet" (Bayyan, La Toya Jackson) –3:41
  3. "Arrival" – 4:07
  4. "Brown Eyes" (Bayyan, La Toya Jackson) –3:39
  5. "Reggae Street" – 3:29
  6. "Hot Shot" – 4:25
  7. "Sunrise" – 3:48
  8. "Dead and Awake" – 3:36
  9. "Now and Forever" – 4:55
  10. "Nuclear War" – 4:12

Personnel
  • Jimmy Cliff – piano, vocals
  • Jaco Pastorius – bass (on "Brown Eyes")
  • Ansel Collins – organ
  • La Toya Jackson - writer, arranger
  • Amir-Salaam Bayyan – synthesizer, guitar
  • Ronald Bell – keyboards, tenor saxophone
  • Harold Butler – keyboards
  • Wilburn Cole – drums
  • Peter Duarte – horn
  • Sly Dunbar – drums
  • Gary Henry – keyboards
  • Christopher Meredith – bass
  • Kim Palumu – guitar
  • Michael Ray – trumpet
  • Robbie Shakespeare – bass
  • Earl "Chinna" Smith – guitar
  • Kendal Stubbs – bass
  • Dennis White – horn
  • Curtis "Fitz" Williams – saxophone
  • Sidney Wolfe – percussion
  • Fernando Luis – guitar
  • Isidro Ross – percussion
  • Rick Iantosca – guitar, keyboards
  • Syd Judah – horn
  • Cliff Adams – trombone
  • Bertram "Ranchie" McLean – rhythm guitar

References
  1. "View Image". 45worlds.com. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  2. "Cliff Hanger". AllMusic. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
  3. "We Are the Honored 1985". Billboard. Vol. 98. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 15, 1986. p. 5. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
  4. "Cliff Hanger did it for Jimmy", Jamaica Observer, 11 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014
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