Cliff Hanger (album)

Cliff Hanger is an album by Jimmy Cliff, released in 1985 through CBS Records. In 1986, the album won Cliff the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Recording.[3][4]

Cliff Hanger
Studio album by Jimmy Cliff
Released	1985
Recorded	1985
Studio	Unique Recording Studios, New York City[1]
Genre	Reggae
Length	39:52
Label	CBS Records
Producer	Jimmy Cliff, La Toya Jackson, Amir-Salaam Bayyan, Paul Higgins, Rick Iantosca
Jimmy Cliff chronology
The Power and the Glory (1983) Cliff Hanger (1985)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

The album featured collaborations with members of Kool and the Gang and included two songs co-written by La Toya Jackson.[4]

Track listing

All songs by Jimmy Cliff, unless noted otherwise#

1. "Hitting with Music" – 4:15
2. "American Sweet" (Bayyan, La Toya Jackson) –3:41
3. "Arrival" – 4:07
4. "Brown Eyes" (Bayyan, La Toya Jackson) –3:39
5. "Reggae Street" – 3:29
6. "Hot Shot" – 4:25
7. "Sunrise" – 3:48
8. "Dead and Awake" – 3:36
9. "Now and Forever" – 4:55
10. "Nuclear War" – 4:12

Personnel

• Jimmy Cliff – piano, vocals
• Jaco Pastorius – bass (on "Brown Eyes")
• Ansel Collins – organ
• La Toya Jackson - writer, arranger
• Amir-Salaam Bayyan – synthesizer, guitar
• Ronald Bell – keyboards, tenor saxophone
• Harold Butler – keyboards
• Wilburn Cole – drums
• Peter Duarte – horn
• Sly Dunbar – drums
• Gary Henry – keyboards
• Christopher Meredith – bass
• Kim Palumu – guitar
• Michael Ray – trumpet
• Robbie Shakespeare – bass
• Earl "Chinna" Smith – guitar
• Kendal Stubbs – bass
• Dennis White – horn
• Curtis "Fitz" Williams – saxophone
• Sidney Wolfe – percussion
• Fernando Luis – guitar
• Isidro Ross – percussion
• Rick Iantosca – guitar, keyboards
• Syd Judah – horn
• Cliff Adams – trombone
• Bertram "Ranchie" McLean – rhythm guitar

References

1. http://www.45worlds.com/i/1bb9e44a859021fecf6
2. "Cliff Hanger". Allmusic. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
3. "We Are the Honored 1985". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 98: 5. March 15, 1986. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
4. "Cliff Hanger did it for Jimmy", Jamaica Observer, 11 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014