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Various Artists - The Harder They Come (Original Motion Picture Sountrack / Expanded Edition) '1972/2022

The Harder They Come (Original Motion Picture Sountrack / Expanded Edition)
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Album name The Harder They Come (Original Motion Picture Sountrack / Expanded Edition)
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Date 1972/2022
GenreReggae
Play time 44:10
Format / Bitrate Stereo 1420 Kbps / 44.1 kHz
MP3 320 Kbps
Media CD
Size 107; 258 MB
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       In 1973, when the movie The Harder They Come was released, reggae was not
on the radar screen of American pop culture. The soundtrack went a ways toward
changing that situation. It is a collection of consistently excellent early
reggae songs by artists who went on to thrive with reggae's increased
popularity, and others for whom this is the most well-known vehicle. Jimmy Cliff
is both the star of the movie and the headliner on the soundtrack. He
contributes three excellent songs: the hymnal "Many Rivers to Cross," "You Can
Get It If You Really Want," and "The Harder They Come" (the latter two are
repeated at the end of the album, but you probably wanted to hear them again
anyway). Interestingly, the better production values of his songs actually seems
to detract from them when compared to the rougher, but less sanitized, mixes of
the other tracks. All the songs on this collection are excellent, but some truly
stand out. Toots & the Maytals deliver two high-energy songs with "Sweet and
Dandy" and "Pressure Drop" (covered by the Clash among others). Scotty develops
a mellow, loping groove on "Stop That Train" (not the same as the Wailers' song
by the same name) and the Slickers prove on "Johnny Too Bad" that you don't have
to spout profanity or graphic violence to convey danger. The Harder They Come is
strongly recommended both for the casual listener interested in getting a sense
of reggae music and the more serious enthusiast. Collections don't come much
better than this.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Jimmy Cliff - You Can Get It If You Really Want (2:45)
1.02 - Scotty - Draw Your Brakes (3:00)
1.03 - The Melodians - Rivers Of Babylon (4:21)
1.04 - Jimmy Cliff - Many Rivers To Cross (From "The Harder They Come"
Soundtrack) (3:03)
1.05 - Toots and The Maytals - Sweet And Dandy (3:03)
1.06 - Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come (From "The Harder They Come"
Soundtrack) (3:41)
1.07 - The Slickers - Johnny Too Bad (3:06)
1.08 - Desmond Dekker - 007 (Shanty Town) (2:45)
1.09 - Toots and The Maytals - Pressure Drop (3:40)
1.10 - Jimmy Cliff - Sitting In Limbo (5:08)
1.11 - Jimmy Cliff - You Can Get It If You Really Want (Alternate Version)
(2:49)
1.12 - Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come (Single Version) (3:07)
1.13 - Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come (Film Version) (3:43)

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