The Harder They Come (1973 Film) [Soundtrack]
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Jamaican filmmaker Perry Henzell made reggae an integral player in his gritty 1973 saga of a renegade Kingston singer who becomes a modern Robin Hood, casting one of the style's earliest stars, Jimmy Cliff, in the lead, and filling this soundtrack with classics from Toots & The Maytals ("Pressure Drop," "Sweet and Dandy"), Desmond Dekker ("Shanty Town"), The Melodians ("Rivers of Babylon"), and the Slickers ("Johnny Too Bad"). Cliff himself gets pole position, however, getting in the first ("You Can Get It If You Really Want") and last ("The Harder They Come") words in this first-rate reggae primer, which also features Cliff's enduring "Many Rivers to Cross." --Sam Sutherland
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The Harder They Come (1973 Film) [Soundtrack]
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The Harder They Come
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ASIN: B00005LZWR
Release Date: 2001-06-26 |
Tracks:
- You Can Get It If You Really Want
- Draw Your Breaks - Scotty
- Rivers Of Babylon - The Melodians
- Many Rivers To Cross
- Sweet And Dandy - The Maytals
- The Harder They Come
- Johnny Too Bad - The Slickers
- 007 (Shanty Town) - Desmond Dekker
- Pressure Drop - The Maytals
- Sitting In Limbo
- You Can Get It If You Really Want
- The Harder They Come
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Jamaican filmmaker Perry Henzell made reggae an integral player in his gritty 1973 saga of a renegade Kingston singer who becomes a modern Robin Hood, casting one of the style's earliest stars, Jimmy Cliff, in the lead, and filling this soundtrack--here presented in a remastered version--with classics from Toots & the Maytals ("Pressure Drop," "Sweet and Dandy"), Desmond Dekker ("Shanty Town"), the Melodians ("Rivers of Babylon"), and the Slickers ("Johnny Too Bad"). Cliff himself gets pole position, however, getting in the first ("You Can Get It If You Really Want") and last ("The Harder They Come") words in this first-rate reggae primer, which also features Cliff's enduring "Many Rivers to Cross." --Sam Sutherland
Customer Reviews:
Essential Reggae.......2007-06-02
If you like reggae, you should have this CD. If you could only own 5 reggae CDs of all that is out there, this deserves to be one of those 5. I never tire of listening to these tracks after all these years. The other reviewers have ably described this music. I heartily agree. 5 more stars for The Harder They Come.
Favorite tracks (but I like them all)
1. Many Rivers To Cross
2. Rivers of Babylon
3. Pressure Drop
4. You Can Get It If You Really Want It
5. Sitting In Limbo
remastered excellence.......2007-04-04
didn't think it could be done. this is great. this does jimmy cliff proud.
The best from Jamaica...and Alabama.......2007-03-17
Still the best classic reggae collection, although as one other reviewer noted, some tracks do sound "Americanized." No surprise. "Many Rivers to Cross" and "Sitting in Limbo" were recorded with the legendary Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section in Alabama. This wasn't documented at the time (I learned it when I interviewed the MSRS in 1979) because apparently Cliff did not have the proper immigration papers to "work" in the USA when Chris Blackwell decided to bring him up for the quick sessions.
one of my favorite albums of all-time........2007-02-13
this album holds its own against the very greatest albums of any genre. even if you are not a fan of reggae, i can't imagine you not loving this cd. there is so much joy, energy, passion and soul bursting from this music that it uplifts me each time i hear it, still fresh sounding to the ears 22 years after first finding it. jimmy cliff's vocals, in particular, are amazing. the songs which he performs on this album, "you can get it if you really want," "many rivers to cross," "the harder they come," and "sitting in limbo," are amongst the finest in the whole canon of reggae. each tune included here is a gem. don't let life go by without having this music in it.
Not as reggae as I wanted.......2007-01-16
I am a bit disappointed in the CD. It doesn't seem to be REAL reggae as I think of it. It seems more like Americanized reggae. Maybe I just need to get a Marley CD. 'You Can Get It If You Really Want' sounds like a song from Sesame Street.
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- the original album is one of my all-time favorites.
- Great Album, but not twice as good as the original
- Double the reggae essentialness
- How jamaica is
- The First Album to Set the Stage For Reggae
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Harder They Come (Deluxe Edition)
Original Soundtrack
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Release Date: 2003-08-05 |
Tracks:
- You Can Get It If You Really Want - Jimmy Cliff
- Draw Your Brakes - Scotty
- Rivers Of Babylon - The Melodians
- Too Many Rivers To Cross - Jimmy Cliff
- Sweet And Dandy - The Maytals
- The Harder They Come - Jimmy Cliff
- Johnny Too Bad - The Slickers
- 007 (Shanty Town) - Desmond Dekker
- Pressure Drop - The Maytals
- Sitting In Limbo - Jimmy Cliff
- You Can Get It If You Really Want - Jimmy Cliff
- The Harder They Come - Jimmy Cliff
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- Israelites - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
- My Conversation - The Uniques
- Do The Reggay - The Maytals
- Viet Nam - Jimmy Cliff
- I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
- Reggae Hit The Town - The Ethiopians
- Double Barrel - Dave & Ansel Collins
- It Mek - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
- Sweet Sensation - The Melodians
- Let Your Yeah Be Yeah - Jimmy Cliff
- Cherry Oh Baby - Eric Donaldson
- Monkey Spanner - Dave & Ansel Collins
- 54-46 (Thats My Number) - The Maytals
- It's My Delight - The Melodians
- Wonderful World, Beautiful People - Jimmy Cliff
- Pomp & Pride - The Maytals
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- The Bigger They Come The Harder They Fall - Jimmy Cliff
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Jamaican filmmaker Perry Henzell made reggae an integral player in his gritty 1973 saga of a renegade Kingston singer who becomes a modern Robin Hood, casting one of the style's earliest stars, Jimmy Cliff, in the lead, and filling this soundtrack--here presented in a remastered version--with classics from Toots & the Maytals ("Pressure Drop," "Sweet and Dandy"), Desmond Dekker ("Shanty Town"), the Melodians ("Rivers of Babylon"), and the Slickers ("Johnny Too Bad"). Cliff himself gets pole position, however, getting in the first ("You Can Get It If You Really Want") and last ("The Harder They Come") words in this first-rate reggae primer, which also features Cliff's enduring "Many Rivers to Cross." --Sam Sutherland
Customer Reviews:
the original album is one of my all-time favorites........2007-03-24
this album holds its own against the very greatest albums of any genre. even if you are not a fan of reggae, i can't imagine you not loving this cd. there is so much joy, energy, passion and soul bursting from this music that it uplifts me each time i hear it, still fresh sounding to the ears 22 years after first finding it. jimmy cliff's vocals, in particular, are amazing. the songs which he performs on this album, "you can get it if you really want," "many rivers to cross," "the harder they come," and "sitting in limbo," are amongst the finest in the whole canon of reggae. each tune included here is a gem. don't let life go by without having this music in it.
Great Album, but not twice as good as the original.......2006-10-04
It has been well documentated that the originial soundtrack is one of the greatest and most influencual reggae albums of all time. An amazing mix that was put together is a weekend. When the deluxe version came out I was extremely excited that one of the great albums of all time had doubled in size. While the second CD is very good I realize now that my expectations were a little high. If you do not own the original, get this album. If you own the original think about buying some contributors cd's directly like Toot & The Maytalls.
Double the reggae essentialness.......2006-03-04
The original version of this film soundtrack is the single most influential reggae album in the genre's history, and the most listenable reggae record from beginning to end. That's always been a bit surprising, given that the film's director selected the tracks in a harried weekend of picking-and-choosing among songs that struck a personal resonance. It's doubly amazing that the songs fit the film so perfectly, and that Chris Blackwell was able to weave the tracks from various artists into such a perfect, cohesive album. This is the essential introduction to reggae music, and a collection whose spirit and musicality simply never ceases to amaze.
Hip-O's 2-CD deluxe reissue couldn't really double the magic of the album's original dozen tracks, but the eighteen additions do help flesh out reggae's 1968-72 period. Highlights include Desmond Dekkar's anthemic "Israelites," Johnny Nash's pop-crossover "I Can See Clearly Now" (as well as his take of Bob Marley's "Guava Jelly"), the Maytals' biographical "54-46 (That's My Number)" (as well as their catchy sing-along "Pomp & Pride"), The Melodians soulful "Sweet Sensastion," and Jimmy Cliff's alternate take, "The Bigger They Come The Harder They Fall."
The packaging includes song lyrics, notes from director Perry Henzell and producer Chris Blackwell, and liners from reggae writer David Katz. The sound quality is sharp throughout. The deluxe edition is a bit pricey as an introduction (especially considering the nice-pricing of the original single disc), but worthwhile for anyone who's loved the original vinyl to death. [©2006 redtunictroll at hotmail dot com]
How jamaica is .......2005-02-08
The thing that I didn't like abut the movie was that how the people talk and the jobs they had selling drugs and also where they live.
The thing that I like about the movie was the music they have and how Jamaica is.-- Christina---
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The First Album to Set the Stage For Reggae.......2004-12-01
While Bob Marley & the Wailers put the reggae genre at large in the mainstream of music, Jimmy Cliff's "The Harder They Come" set the stage for Marley in 1972, creating America's first real cult-following of the Jamaican music with songs like Jimmy Cliff's title track, "The Harder They Come," and "Many Rivers to Cross".
The original soundtrack featured featured five songs by Jimmy Cliff from the film in which he played the lead role along with other songs by Toots & the Maytals, Desmond Dekker, the Melodians, and Scotty with songs like "Pressure Drop," "007 (Shanty Town)," "Rivers of Babylon," and "Draw Your Breaks". The soundtrack showed reggae at its finest from 1967-1972.
The deluxe edition offers plenty of bonus material from many of the same artists on the original soundtrack and other artists as well, such as Eric Donaldson, Johnny Nash, Dave & Ansel Collins, and the Ethiopians. "The Harder They Come" set the stage for reggae in America, so if you want to find out where it all began, purchase the deluxe edition of "The Harder They Come," a crucial addition to any reggae collection.
Average customer rating:
- Essential Reggae
- remastered excellence
- The best from Jamaica...and Alabama
- one of my favorite albums of all-time.
- Not as reggae as I wanted
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The Harder They Come (1973 Film)
Jimmy Cliff
Manufacturer: Mango
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Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- You Can Get It If You Really Want
- Draw Your Brakes - Scotty
- Rivers Of Babylon - The Melodions
- Many Rivers To Cross
- Sweet And Dandy - The Maytals
- The Harder Thay Come
- Johnny Too Bad - The Slickers
- Shanty Town - Desmond Dekker
- Pressure Drop - The Maytals
- Sitting In Limbo
- You Can Get It If You Really Want
- The Harder They Come
Amazon.com
Jamaican filmmaker Perry Henzell made reggae an integral player in his gritty 1973 saga of a renegade Kingston singer who becomes a modern Robin Hood, casting one of the style's earliest stars, Jimmy Cliff, in the lead, and filling this soundtrack with classics from Toots & The Maytals ("Pressure Drop," "Sweet and Dandy"), Desmond Dekker ("Shanty Town"), The Melodians ("Rivers of Babylon"), and the Slickers ("Johnny Too Bad"). Cliff himself gets pole position, however, getting in the first ("You Can Get It If You Really Want") and last ("The Harder They Come") words in this first-rate reggae primer, which also features Cliff's enduring "Many Rivers to Cross." --Sam Sutherland
Customer Reviews:
Essential Reggae.......2007-06-02
If you like reggae, you should have this CD. If you could only own 5 reggae CDs of all that is out there, this deserves to be one of those 5. I never tire of listening to these tracks after all these years. The other reviewers have ably described this music. I heartily agree. 5 more stars for The Harder They Come.
Favorite tracks (but I like them all)
1. Many Rivers To Cross
2. Rivers of Babylon
3. Pressure Drop
4. You Can Get It If You Really Want It
5. Sitting In Limbo
remastered excellence.......2007-04-04
didn't think it could be done. this is great. this does jimmy cliff proud.
The best from Jamaica...and Alabama.......2007-03-17
Still the best classic reggae collection, although as one other reviewer noted, some tracks do sound "Americanized." No surprise. "Many Rivers to Cross" and "Sitting in Limbo" were recorded with the legendary Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section in Alabama. This wasn't documented at the time (I learned it when I interviewed the MSRS in 1979) because apparently Cliff did not have the proper immigration papers to "work" in the USA when Chris Blackwell decided to bring him up for the quick sessions.
one of my favorite albums of all-time........2007-02-13
this album holds its own against the very greatest albums of any genre. even if you are not a fan of reggae, i can't imagine you not loving this cd. there is so much joy, energy, passion and soul bursting from this music that it uplifts me each time i hear it, still fresh sounding to the ears 22 years after first finding it. jimmy cliff's vocals, in particular, are amazing. the songs which he performs on this album, "you can get it if you really want," "many rivers to cross," "the harder they come," and "sitting in limbo," are amongst the finest in the whole canon of reggae. each tune included here is a gem. don't let life go by without having this music in it.
Not as reggae as I wanted.......2007-01-16
I am a bit disappointed in the CD. It doesn't seem to be REAL reggae as I think of it. It seems more like Americanized reggae. Maybe I just need to get a Marley CD. 'You Can Get It If You Really Want' sounds like a song from Sesame Street.
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Harder They Come: Definitive Collection
Jimmy Cliff
Manufacturer: Trojan
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ASIN: B000AA5XLG
Release Date: 2005-09-26 |
Tracks:
- I'm Sorry
- Hurricane Hatty
- Miss Jamaica
- I'm Free
- King Of Kings
- Man
- Miss Universe
- One Eyed Jacks
- You're The One I Need
- Ska All Over The World
- Give A Little Take A Little
- Waterfall
- Let's Dance
- Time Will Tell
- Hard Road To Travel
- Use What I Got
- Hello Sunshine
- Wonderful World, Beautiful People
- Vietnam
- Come Into My Life
- Sufferin' In The Land
- Many Rivers To Cross
- Let Your Yeah Be Yeah
- You Can Get It If You Really Want
- Wild World
- Bongo Man (A Come)
- Those Good, Good Old Days
- Sooner Or Later
- Synthetic World
- Goodbye Yesterday
- Sitting In Limbo
- Harder They Come
- Struggling Man
- Fundamental Reggay
- Special
- Love Is All
- Treat The Youths Right
- Reggae Nights
- Sunshine In The Music
- We All Are One
- Hitting With Music
- Club Paradise
- I Can See Clearly Now
- Fantastic Plastic People
Album Description
Most comprehensive anthology ever of the singer/songwriters work. The set traces his career from a teenage prodigy to an international superstar, featuring all his major UK, European and US hits along the way, and closing with a track from his Grammy winning album, Fantastic Plastic People. Trojan. 2005.
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The Most Comprehensive Anthology Ever of the Singer/Songwriter's Work.
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Harder They Come 2
Paul Oakenfold
Manufacturer: Import [Generic]
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ASIN: B00007KKNX
Release Date: 2003-02-11 |
Tracks:
- The Harder They Come
- Starry Eyed Suprise (Live)
- Mortal
Album Description
Taken from the 2002 album, 'Bunkka'. Three non-LP tracks, 'The Harder They Come' (Radio Edit), 'Starry Eyed Surprise' (Live) & 'Mortal'. Featuring the maverick vocal talents of Tricky together with new discovery Keisha White, a 16-year old singer from North London who is currently recording her debut solo project. Perfecto. 2003.
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Harder They Come 1
Paul Oakenfold
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ASIN: B00007KKNW
Release Date: 2003-02-11 |
Tracks:
- Oakenfold The Harder They Come
- Oakenfold Vs DJ Judas The Prophet (Sabata Remix)
- Oakenfold Hypnotised (Kowalski Remix)
- The Harder They Come (Video)
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Harder They Come
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000EZ8B9I
Release Date: 2007-05-15 |
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Harder They Come
Manufacturer: Caroline Distribution
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ASIN: B00004DS04
Release Date: 1998-03-18 |
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The Harder They Come
Madness
Manufacturer: Go Disc
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ASIN: B000LZ8VWS |
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Pulp Fusion, Vol. 7: They Harder They Come
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Harmless
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ASIN: B00006JHZJ
Release Date: 2004-12-14 |
Tracks:
- Straussmania
- Electric Frog, Pt. 1
- In the Middle - Grant Green
- Joyful Process - Funkadelic
- Smokin Cheeba Cheeba
- Fuzz and Da Boog - Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins,
- Corey Died on the Battlefield - The Wild Magnolias
- Dirty Red - Fabulous Counts
- Dance
- Watts Breakaway
- When She Made Me Promise - The Beginning of the End
- Strung Out - Gordon Staples & the String Thing
Album Description
Subtitled - Harder They Come. Seventh edition in this seminal series features established rare groove dancefloor anthems alongside deep & groovy jazz workouts. Artists include Grant Green, Kool & The Gang, George Benson, Funkadelic, Wild Magnolias & Johnny Otis. 12 tracks. Harmless. 2002.
Album Details
Continuing Along the Funk Trail Where Others Fear to Tread, Volume Seven Digs the Crates Once More for Those Heavy Funk Nuggets that Are Crying Out for Re-issue. The Album features Established Rare Groove Dancefloor Anthems Alongside Deep and Groovy Jazz Workouts, Pure Balxploitation Goodness and Outragous Party Funk. As with Others in the Series, the Track Selection Cuts No Corners and is a Solid, 100% Funky Journey with No Fillers.
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JUST BUY IT ALREADY!.......2003-02-23
i don't own this one yet,but i have three others in this series.if you have read this far,you owe it to yourself to buy this disc.these are seriously good tunes funksters,check them out.
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