The Harder They Come

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 14 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1You Can Get It If You Really Want
producer:
Jimmy Cliff
publisher:
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.)
recording of:
You Can Get It If You Really Want
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cliff
publisher:
Island Music Ltd. and Polygram Music
Jimmy Cliff4.52:44
2Draw Your Brakes
producer:
Derrick Harriott
publisher:
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.)
recording of:
Draw Your Brakes
writer:
Texas Dixon (Jamaican reggae Artist, member Keith & Tex), Derrick Harriott and Dan Rowe
Scotty4.253:00
3Rivers of Babylon
producer:
Leslie Kong
background vocals:
Tony Brevett and Trevor McNaughton
lead vocals:
Brent Dowe
performer:
Beverley’s All Stars
publisher:
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.)
recording of:
Rivers of Babylon
writer:
Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music and Far Musikverlag GmbH
The Melodians4.354:20
4Many Rivers to Cross
producer:
Jimmy Cliff
publisher:
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 317)
recording of:
Many Rivers to Cross
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cliff
publisher:
Ackee Music Inc., Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Island Music Ltd. (from 1992 to present)
Jimmy Cliff53:02
5Sweet and Dandy
producer:
Leslie Kong
publisher:
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.)
recording of:
Sweet and Dandy
lyricist and composer:
Frederick Nathaniel Hibbert
The Maytals4.53:01
6The Harder They Come
producer:
Jimmy Cliff
publisher:
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 342) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 361)
recording of:
The Harder They Come
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cliff
publisher:
Ackee Music Inc., Island Music Ltd., Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Universal/Island Music Ltd. (for music publishing use only, formerly Island Music Ltd.)
Jimmy Cliff4.653:43
7Johnny Too Bad
producer:
Byron Lee
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd. and Island Music (Island Music Ltd.)
recording of:
Johnny Too Bad
lyricist and composer:
Delroy Wilson
writer:
Winston Bailey, Hylton Beckford and Derrick Leapold Crooks (reggae artist aka "Crooks", founder of "The Slickers")
The Slickers43:06
8007 (Shanty Town)
producer:
Leslie Kong
publisher:
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.)
recording of:
007 (Shanty Town)
lyricist and composer:
Desmond Dacres
publisher:
Ackee Music Inc.
Desmond Dekker42:47
9Pressure Drop
producer:
Leslie Kong
publisher:
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.)
recording of:
Pressure Drop
lyricist and composer:
Frederick Nathaniel Hibbert
The Maytals43:44
10Sitting in Limbo
producer:
Jimmy Cliff
publisher:
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.)
recording of:
Sitting in Limbo
writer:
Guillermo Bright-Plummer and Jimmy Cliff
publisher:
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.)
sub-publisher:
Sweden Music (publisher, founded in 1960) (in 1992)
Jimmy Cliff44:57
11You Can Get It If You Really Want
producer:
Jimmy Cliff
publisher:
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.)
recording of:
You Can Get It If You Really Want
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cliff
publisher:
Island Music Ltd. and Polygram Music
Jimmy Cliff42:45
12The Harder They Come
producer:
Jimmy Cliff
publisher:
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.)
recording of:
The Harder They Come
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cliff
publisher:
Ackee Music Inc., Island Music Ltd., Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Universal/Island Music Ltd. (for music publishing use only, formerly Island Music Ltd.)
Jimmy Cliff43:07