finetune artist: Jimmy Cliff

One of the great popularizers of reggae music, Jimmy Cliff blazed a trail into rock that Bob Marley later followed. In the mid 1960s, the young Jamaican singer moved to London to pursue his singing career. After returning to his home and recording some ska & rocksteady material, Cliff finally broke through in 1969 with "Wonderful World, Beautiful People." After hearing the song, Paul Simon travelled to Kingston and booked the same rhythm section, studio, and engineer to record "Mother and Child Reunion"--arguably the first U.S.-made reggae song. As the gun-toting, reggae-singing star of THE HARDER THEY COME (1972), Cliff was suddenly Jamaica's most marketable property. It was the island's best homegrown film, and its soundtrack one of the biggest-selling reggae records of all time.

Listen to Jimmy Cliff at Finetune.

(2025) Reggae Greats
(2025) Wonderful World, Beautiful People
(2008) Give Thanx
(2008) Unlimited
(2008) Music Maker
(2008) Jimmy Cliff
(2008) Many Rivers To Cross : The Best Of Jimmy Cliff
(2007) Best Of/20th Eco
(2006) Goodbye Yesterday
(2005) Better Days Are Coming - Jimmy Cliff at A&M 1969-1971
(2005) Struggling Man
(2005) In Concert: Best Of J. Cliff
(2004) Black Magic
(2004) The Best Of Jimmy Cliff 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection
(2003) Anthology
(1999) Ultimate Collection: Jimmy Cliff
(1993) We All Are One: The Best Of Jimmy Cliff
(1988) Hanging Fire
(1988) Super Hits
(1985) Cliff Hanger
(1983) The Power And The Glory
(1982) Special

The Harder They Come
You Can Get It If You Really Want
I Can See Clearly Now
Many Rivers to Cross
Wonderful World, Beautiful People