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."Cliff Hanger did it for Jimmy", Jamaica Observer, 11 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014
The album featured collaborations with members of Kool and the Gang and included two songs co-written by La Toya Jackson.
Track listing All songs by Jimmy Cliff, unless noted otherwise#
"Hitting with Music" – 4:15 "American Sweet" (Bayyan, La Toya Jackson) –3:41 "Arrival" – 4:07 "Brown Eyes" (Bayyan, La Toya Jackson) –3:39 "Reggae Street" – 3:29 "Hot Shot" – 4:25 "Sunrise" – 3:48 "Dead and Awake" – 3:36 "Now and Forever" – 4:55 "Nuclear War" – 4:12
Personnel
Jimmy Cliff – piano, vocals Jaco Pastorius – bass guitar (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 guitar Earl "Chinna" Smith – guitar Kendal Stubbs – bass guitar 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
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