''Give Thankx'' is the twelfth album by

Jimmy Cliff James Chambers OM (born 30 July 1944), known professionally as Jimmy Cliff, is a Jamaican ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer, and actor. He is the only living reggae musician to hold the Order of Merit, t ...

Track listing

All tracks written by Jimmy Cliff; except where indicated #"Bongo Man" – 5:03 #"Stand Up and Fight Back" – 3:16 (

Rebop Kwaku Baah Anthony "Rebop" Kwaku Baah (13 February 1944 – 12 January 1983) was a Ghanaian percussionist who worked with the 1970s rock groups Traffic and Can. Biography Baah was born on 13 February 1944, in Konongo, Gold Coast. In 1969, Baah performe ...

) #"She Is a Woman" – 4:08 #"You Left Me Standing by the Door" – 3:21 #"Footprints" – 3:57 #"Meeting in Afrika" 3:37 #"Wanted Man" – 3:41 (Leonard Smith) #"Lonely Streets" – 4:21 #"Love I Need" – 3:36 #"Universal Love (Beyond the Boundaries)" – 4:10

Personnel

*Jimmy Cliff - vocals *

Earl "Chinna" Smith Earl "Chinna" Smith (born 6 August 1955), a.k.a. Earl Flute and Melchezidek the High Priest,Johnson, Richard (2013)The Melchizedek way, ''Jamaica Observer'', 6 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013 is a Jamaican guitarist active since the late ...

, Ernest Ranglin - lead and rhythm guitar *Leonard Smith - rhythm guitar, percussion *Leebert "Gibby" Morrison - bass *Paul "Pablo" Smith - keyboards *

Ansel Collins Ansel Collins is a Jamaican musician, composer, singer, songwriter and producer, best known for his work with Dave Barker as Dave and Ansel Collins. Biography Born 1949 in Kingston, Jamaica,Keith Sterling Keith Sterling (born Keith Sterling-McLeod, January 1952, Kingston, Jamaica)Larkin, Colin (2006) ''The Encyclopedia of Popular Music'', 4th edn., OUP USA, , p. 743 is a piano and keyboard player. Biography Keith Sterling is a well-respected Jama ...

, Leslie Butler - additional keyboards *Ronald "Ronnie" Murphy - drums *

- congas, percussion *

Uziah "Sticky" Thompson Uzziah "Sticky" Thompson (1 August 1936 – 25 August 2014) was a Jamaican percussionist, vocalist and deejay active from the late 1950s. He worked with some of the best known performers of Jamaican music and played on hundreds of albums. Biog ...

- percussion *Babi Floyd, Cheryl Lynn, Debby, Diema,

Janice Pendarvis Janice Gadsden Pendarvis is an American singer, songwriter, and voiceover artist. She has worked with artists such as Sting, David Bowie, Steely Dan, Peter Tosh, Brandy, the O'Jays, Philip Glass, Jimmy Cliff, Laurie Anderson, the Naked Brothe ...

, Ken Williams, Pam - backing vocals *

The Meditations The Meditations are a reggae vocal harmony group from Jamaica formed in late 1974. They have released several studio albums and are still performing in the 2000s and today. History The Meditations were formed in late 1974, when Danny Clarke le ...

- backing vocals on "Bongo Man" * Ras Michael and the Sons of Negus -

Nyabinghi drums Nyabinghi, also Nyahbinghi, Niyabinghi, Niyahbinghi, is the gathering of Rastafari people to celebrate and commemorate key dates significant to Rastafari throughout the year. It is essentially an opportunity for the Rastafari to congregate and eng ...

on "Bongo Man" *Dave Wolfert,

Steve Lukather Steven Lee Lukather (born October 21, 1957) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger and record producer, best known as the sole continuous founding member of the rock band Toto. His reputation as a skilled guitarist led to a stea ...

- electric guitar on "You Left Me Standing By the Door" * Will Lee - bass on "You Left Me Standing By the Door" * Neil Larsen - piano on "You Left Me Standing By the Door" *Jay Winding - organ on "You Left Me Standing By the Door" * Jim Keltner - drums on "You Left Me Standing By the Door" ;Technical *Engineer – Boris Gardner, Mervyn Williams *Assistant engineers – Jay Krugman, Julie Last, Steve Fontano *Mastered By – Jo Hansch *Mixed By & Recorded By – John Stronach *Bob Himmel - artwork *Photography – Ruiko Yoshida :"You Left Me Standing by the Door" Recorded at Cherokee Recording Studios, Hollywood

References

{{Authority control 1978 albums Jimmy Cliff albums Albums produced by Bob Johnston Warner Records albums