Jimmy Cliff - The Power And The Glory '1988

Tracks list

By the 80s, Jimmy Cliffs music had evolved beyond the roots-reggae sound that
made him a star. He changed his sound in the way that countless other musicians
from the 70s did, namely, with pristine and polished production. No longer
dealing in rough-around-the-edges songs of struggle and salvation riding on a
tooting organ and insistent off-beat rhythm, Cliff began to sound more like the
hybrid reggae/pop of Third World, Steel Pulse, and other groups whose careers he
helped make possible.
But the man sure does know how to put together infectious grooves. The opener,
We Are All One, recalls Stevie Wonders work of the same period, especially Part
Time Lover. He fully dispenses with redemption themes of old on Reggae Night his
biggest single in years, which has a happy-go-lucky dance floor beat that even
the most rhythmically challenged could groove to. On Piece of the Pie, a plea
for the have-nots of the world. Cliff returns to familiar territory. He even
interpolates lyrics from Bob Marleys Them Belly Full for good measure. The title
track, a stirring mid-tempo concoction, shows off Cliffs angelic upper register.

Tracklist:
01 - Jimmy Cliff - We All Are One (Album Version) (4:31) 
02 - Jimmy Cliff - Sunshine in the Music (Album Version) (4:51) 
03 - Jimmy Cliff - Reggae Night (Album Version) (5:20) 
04 - Jimmy Cliff - Piece of the Pie (Album Version) (4:50) 
05 - Jimmy Cliff - American Dream (Album Version) (4:22) 
06 - Jimmy Cliff - Roots Woman (Album Version) (4:18) 
07 - Jimmy Cliff - Love Solution (Album Version) (3:58) 
08 - Jimmy Cliff - Power and the Glory (Album Version) (5:11) 
09 - Jimmy Cliff - Journey (Album Version) (3:40)

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