Humanitarian (album)
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Track listing
All tracks composed by Jimmy Cliff; except where indicated- "Humanitarian" — 4:17
- "Rise Up" — 3:54
- "Giants" 4:43
- "Come up to My Love" 3:58
- "How Long" 3:59
- "Let's Jam" 4:37
- "Keep the Family" 4:07
- "Drifters" 4:14
- "The Hill" 4:59
- "I Walk With Love" 4:12
- "I'm in All" 3:49
- "Humanitarian" [Slow] 4:07
- "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-DaOb-La-Di, Ob-La-Da"Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" is a song credited to Lennon–McCartney, but written by Paul McCartney and released by The Beatles on their 1968 album The Beatles...
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, Paul McCartneyPaul McCartneySir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
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Personnel
- Wayne Armond — Guitar, background vocals
- Aston BarrettAston BarrettAston Barrett , often called "Family Man" or "Fams" for short, is a Jamaican bass player and Rastafarian.-Biography:...
— Bass - Noel "Bunny" Brown — background vocals
- Cleveland "Clevie" Browne — Drums
- Dalton Browne — Guitar
- Danny Browne — Bass
- Junior "Chico" Chin — Horn
- Jimmy CliffJimmy CliffJimmy Cliff, OM is a Jamaican musician, singer and actor. He is the only currently living musician to hold the Order of Merit, the highest honour that can be granted by the Jamaican government for achievement in the arts and sciences...
— Acoustic guitar, Percussion, Keyboards, background vocals - Ansel Collins — Keyboards
- Cat Coore — Guitar
- Tyrone DownieTyrone DownieTyrone Downie is a Jamaican keyboardist/pianist who is most known for his involvement as a member of Bob Marley and The Wailers. He studied at Kingston College and joined the wailers in the mid-1970s, making his recording début with the band on Rastaman Vibration, having previously been a member of...
— Harmonica, Keyboards - Sly DunbarSly DunbarLowell "Sly" Fillmore Dunbar is a drummer.-Biography:Dunbar, whose nickname was reportedly given for his passion for Sly & the Family Stone, launched his musical career while still in his adolescence, playing with a local group, The Yardbrooms, at the age of fifteen...
— Drums - Jennifer Edwards — background vocals
- Michael Fletcher — Bass
- Sharon ForresterSharon ForresterSharon Forrester is a Jamaican reggae singer who had success in the 1970s and 1990s.-Biography:Born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1956, Forrester was born into a musical family and began singing at an early age, singing in church choirs from the age of six...
— background vocals - Dean FraserDean FraserDean Fraser is a Jamaican saxophonist who has contributed to hundreds of reggae recordings since the mid-1970s. He was awarded the Musgrave Medal by the Jamaican government in 1993 in recognition of his services to music.-Biography:Fraser started to play the clarinet at the age of 12...
— Horn, Saxophone - Brian Gold — background vocals
- Tony Gold — background vocals
- Marcia GriffithsMarcia GriffithsMarcia Llyneth Griffiths is a successful female singer, also called the "Queen of Reggae". One reviewer described her noting "she is known primarily for her strong, smooth-as-mousse love songs and captivating live performances".Griffiths started her career in 1964...
— background vocals - Paul Hall — background vocals
- Prilly Hamilton — background vocals
- Clive "Azul" HuntClive HuntClive Hunt is a Jamaican reggae multi-instrumentist, arranger, composer and producer.-Biography:...
— Keyboards - Daniel LanoisDaniel LanoisDaniel Lanois born September 19, 1951 in Hull, Quebec) is a Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. He has released a number of albums of his own work and has produced albums for a wide variety of artists, including Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Peter Gabriel, Emmylou Harris, Willie...
— Mandolin - J.C. Lodge — background vocals
- Robert Lyn — Keyboards
- Rita MarleyRita MarleyAlpharita Constantia Anderson , better known as Rita Marley, and sometimes called "Nana Rita", is the widow of reggae legend/musician Bob Marley, and a member of the trio the I Threes, Bob Marley's backup singers.-Biography:...
— background vocals - Judy MowattJudy MowattJudy Mowatt was born in the year 1948 in Gordon Town, St. Andrew Jamaica. She is an internationally acclaimed reggae artist who rose to fame as 1/3 of the trio the I THREE who were the Back-Ground vocalists for Bob Marley.-Biography:...
— background vocals - Benjy Myaz — Bass
- Benjamin Myers — Bass
- Ronald "Nambo" Robinson — Horn
- Stan Ryck — background vocals
- Robbie Shakespeare — Bass
- Chris "Sky Juice" Blake — Percussion
- Handel Tucker — Keyboards
- Michael Wallace — Keyboards, background vocals
- Franklyn Waul — Keyboards
- Lloyd "Gitsy" Willis — Guitar, Mandolin