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Track listing
All tracks written by Jimmy Cliff; except where indicated- "Bongo Man" — 5:03
- "Stand Up and Fight Back" — 3:16 (Rebop Kwaku BaahRebop Kwaku BaahAnthony "Reebop" Kwaku Baah was a Ghanaian percussionist perhaps best known for working with the 1970s rock groups Traffic and Can.-Biography:...
) - "She Is a Woman" — 4:08
- "You Left Me Standing by the Door" — 3:21
- "Footprints" — 3:57
- "Meeting in Afrika" 3:37
- "Wanted Man" — 3:41 (Leonard Smith)
- "Lonely Streets" — 4:21
- "Love I Need" — 3:36
- "Universal Love (Beyond the Boundaries)" — 4:10
Personnel
- Congas, Percussion - Rebop Kwaku BaahRebop Kwaku BaahAnthony "Reebop" Kwaku Baah was a Ghanaian percussionist perhaps best known for working with the 1970s rock groups Traffic and Can.-Biography:...
- Lead & Rhythm Guitar - Earl "Chinna" Smith, Ernest RanglinErnest RanglinErnest Ranglin O.D. is a Jamaican guitarist and composer. Best known for his session work at the famed Studio One, Ranglin helped give birth to the ska genre in the late 1950s...
- Vocals - Jimmy Cliff
- Artwork - Bob Himmel
- Backing Vocals - Babi Floyd, Cheryl Lynn, Debby, Diema, Janice Pendarvis, Ken Williams, Pam
- Bass - Leebert "Gibby" Morrison
- Drums - Ronald "Ronnie" Murphy
- Engineer - Boris Gardner, Mervyn Williams
- Assistant engineers - Jay Krugman, Julie Last, Steve Fontano
- Rhythm Guitar, Percussion - Leonard Smith
- Keyboards - Paul "Pablo" Smith
- Additional keyboards - Ansel Collins, Keith Sterling, Leslie Butler
- Backing vocals - The MeditationsThe MeditationsThe Meditations are a reggae vocal harmony group from Jamaica formed in late 1974. They have released several studio albums and are still performing in the 2000s and today.-History:...
on "Bongo man" - Nyabinghi drumsNyabinghi drumsNyabinghi drums are membranophones played at a groundation ceremony in rasta culture. Nyabinghi music is played in 4/4 time on three drums:* Thunder: It is a double-headed bass drum, played with a mallet. The strokes are an open tone on 1 and a dampened stroke on 3. Occasionally, the thunder player...
- Ras MichaelRas MichaelRas Michael is a Jamaican reggae singer and Nyabinghi specialist. He also performs under the name of Dadawah.-Biography:...
& The Sons Of Negus on "Bongo Man" - Mastered By - Jo Hansch
- Mixed By & Recorded By - John Stronach
- Percussion - Uziah "Sticky" Thompson
- Photography - Ruiko Yoshida
- "You Left Me Standing by the Door"
- Bass - Will LeeWill Lee (bassist)Will Lee aka William Franklin Lee IV is an American musician and bassist, best known for his work on the CBS television program The Late Show with David Letterman as part of the CBS Orchestra....
- Drums - Jim KeltnerJim KeltnerJames Lee "Jim" Keltner is an American drummer known primarily for his session work. He has contributed to the work of many well-known artists...
- Electric guitar - Dave Wolfert, Steve LukatherSteve LukatherSteve "Luke" Lukather is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger, and record producer best known for his work with the rock band Toto. Lukather has played with many artists, released several solo albums, and worked as a composer, arranger, and session guitarist on more than 1,500 albums...
- Organ - Jay Winding
- Piano - Neil Larsen
- Bass - Will Lee
Recorded at Cherokee Recording Studios
Cherokee Studios
Cherokee Studios was a recording facility in Hollywood, founded in 1972 and closed in August 2007 to make way for a new building, after 35 years of operation under the Cherokee name as a well-renowned studio...
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