I Can See Clearly Now (Johnny Nash album)

I Can See Clearly Now is an album by American singer Johnny Nash, released in 1972. The album included two of his biggest hit singles, the title track ("I Can See Clearly Now") and "Stir It Up." The song "I Can See Clearly Now" hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 4, 1972. Nash's backing band for the album was the Jamaican reggae group Fabulous Five Inc..[2]

I Can See Clearly Now
Studio album by Johnny Nash
Released	July 21, 1972
Recorded	1971−72
Genre	Reggae
Label	Epic
Producer	Johnny Nash
Johnny Nash chronology
Let's Go Dancing (1969) I Can See Clearly Now (1972) My Merry-Go-Round (1973)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Christgau's Record Guide	B[1]

Track listing

All tracks composed and arranged by Johnny Nash; except where indicated

1. "Stir It Up" (Bob Marley)
2. "That's the Way We Get By" (John "Rabbit" Bundrick)
3. "Guava Jelly" (Bob Marley)
4. "(It Was) So Nice While It Lasted"
5. "Ooh Baby You've Been Good to Me"
6. "You Poured Sugar on Me" (Bob Marley, Johnny Nash)
7. "I Can See Clearly Now"
8. "Comma Comma" (Bob Marley)
9. "We're All Alike" (John "Rabbit" Bundrick)
10. "How Good It Is"
11. "The Fish and the Alley of Destruction" (on original pressings), later replaced by "Cream Puff" (Margaret Nash)
12. "There Are More Questions Than Answers"

Charts

Chart (1972)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3]	29

Personnel

• Bernie O'Gorman, Jack Clegg, John Middleton, Siddey - engineers
• Denis Waugh - cover photography
• Tim Fulford-Brown - back cover photography
• Marty Pekar - liner notes

References

1. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: N". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 8, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
2. "The Fabulous Five Inc. - Biography of the Band". 2006. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 213. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.