Give Thankx

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Give Thankx
Studio album by Jimmy Cliff
Released	1978
Recorded	Aquarius Recording, Kingston, Jamaica
Genre	Reggae
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Bob Johnston
Jimmy Cliff chronology
In Concert: The Best of Jimmy Cliff (1976) Give Thankx (1978) (1980)

Professional ratings

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

Give Thankx is the twelfth album by Jimmy Cliff.

Track listing[]

All tracks written by Jimmy Cliff; except where indicated

1. "Bongo Man" – 5:03
2. "Stand Up and Fight Back" – 3:16 (Rebop Kwaku Baah)
3. "She Is a Woman" – 4:08
4. "You Left Me Standing by the Door" – 3:21
5. "Footprints" – 3:57
6. "Meeting in Afrika" 3:37
7. "Wanted Man" – 3:41 (Leonard Smith)
8. "Lonely Streets" – 4:21
9. "Love I Need" – 3:36
10. "Universal Love (Beyond the Boundaries)" – 4:10

Personnel[]

• Congas, Percussion – Rebop Kwaku Baah
• Lead & Rhythm Guitar – Earl "Chinna" Smith, Ernest Ranglin
• 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 Meditations on "Bongo Man"
• Nyabinghi drums – Ras Michael & 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 Lee
• Drums – Jim Keltner
• Electric guitar – Dave Wolfert, Steve Lukather
• Organ – Jay Winding
• Piano – Neil Larsen

Recorded at Cherokee Recording Studios, Hollywood

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