Track Listing

1. You Can Get It If You Really Want - Jimmy Cliff
2. Draw Your Brakes - Derrick Harriott, Scotty
3. Rivers Of Babylon - Leslie Kong, The Melodians
4. Many Rivers To Cross - Jimmy Cliff, Leslie Kong, Larry Fallon, Lynford Anderson
5. Sweet & Dandy - Leslie Kong, Toots & The Maytals
6. The Harder They Come - Jimmy Cliff
7. Johnny Too Bad - Byron Lee, The Slickers
8. 007 (Shanty Town) - Desmond Dekker, Leslie Kong
9. Pressure Drop - Leslie Kong, Toots & The Maytals
10. Sitting In Limbo - Jimmy Cliff, Guilly Bright
11. You Can Get It If You Really Want - Jimmy Cliff
12. The Harder They Come - Jimmy Cliff

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3226 in Music
• Released on: 2001-07-30
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Soundtrack, Original recording remastered
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .21 pounds
• Running time: 39 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Jamaican filmmaker Perry Henzell made reggae an integral player in The Harder They Come, his gritty 1973 saga of a renegade Kingston singer who becomes a modern Robin Hood, casting one of the style's earliest stars, Jimmy Cliff, in the lead, and filling this soundtrack--here presented in a remastered version--with classics from Toots & the Maytals ("Pressure Drop", "Sweet and Dandy"), Desmond Dekker ("Shanty Town"), the Melodians ("Rivers of Babylon"), and the Slickers ("Johnny Too Bad"). Cliff himself gets pole position, however, getting in the first ("You Can Get It If You Really Want") and last ("The Harder They Come") words in this first-rate reggae primer, which also features Cliff's enduring "Many Rivers to Cross". --Sam Sutherland

From Amazon.com
Jamaican filmmaker Perry Henzell made reggae an integral player in his gritty 1973 saga of a renegade Kingston singer who becomes a modern Robin Hood, casting one of the style's earliest stars, Jimmy Cliff, in the lead, and filling this soundtrack with classics from Toots & The Maytals ("Pressure Drop," "Sweet and Dandy"), Desmond Dekker ("Shanty Town"), The Melodians ("Rivers of Babylon"), and the Slickers ("Johnny Too Bad"). Cliff himself gets pole position, however, getting in the first ("You Can Get It If You Really Want") and last ("The Harder They Come") words in this first-rate reggae primer, which also features Cliff's enduring "Many Rivers to Cross." --Sam Sutherland

Customer Reviews

just brilliant
Put simply, this album will leave you feeling great. From the upbeat dance of '007' (oh oh seven) to the heart breaking 'Many Rivers To Cross' this album will lift you spirits if you love reggae and make you love reggae if you don't already. A classic, buy this album, sit back and enjoy.

Reggae-tastic!!
This is a brilliant introduction for anyone who thinks Jamaican music begins and ends with Bob Marley. From the ska of Desmond Dekker ("Shanty Town") and The Maytals ("Pressure Drop" - later covered with less success by The Clash) to the more soulful efforts of the magnificent Jimmy Cliff (his three most classic tunes are included here, two of them twice for some reason), there isn't a dud track on offer. Possibly the finest reggae album of all time.

You will be singing the songs for weeks
This is the original sound track to the movie and is well worth listening to. You will know most of the songs already and won't be able to stop singing them. Jimmy Cliff really was a talented man and this CD is definately worth the money. It is no longer available in UK shops