Give Thankx

Give Thankx is an album by the Jamaican musician Jimmy Cliff, released in 1978.^[1][2] Many of its songs were influenced by Cliff's travels in Africa.^[3] The album was produced by Bob Johnston.^[4]

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) I Am the Living (1980)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Christgau's Record Guide	B−[6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[8]

The Calgary Herald opined that the album "seems to be directed at the disco crowd rather than the Natty Dread followers."^[9]

AllMusic commented that "Cliff's eclectic nature proves to be an asset throughout this fine LP."^[5] The Rolling Stone Album Guide called the album "pleasantly breezy."^[8]

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 (Jimmy Cliff, Leonard Smith)
8. "Lonely Streets" – 4:21
9. "Love I Need" – 3:36
10. "Universal Love (Beyond the Boundaries)" – 4:10

Personnel

• Jimmy Cliff – vocals
• Earl "Chinna" Smith, Ernest Ranglin – lead and rhythm guitar
• Leonard Smith – rhythm guitar, percussion
• Leebert "Gibby" Morrison – bass
• Paul "Pablo" Smith – keyboards
• Ansel Collins, Keith Sterling, Leslie Butler – additional keyboards
• Ronald "Ronnie" Murphy – drums
• Rebop Kwaku Baah – congas, percussion
• Uziah "Sticky" Thompson – percussion
• Babi Floyd, Cheryl Lynn, Debby, Diema, Janice Pendarvis, Ken Williams, Pam – backing vocals
• The Meditations – backing vocals on "Bongo Man"
• Ras Michael and the Sons of Negus – Nyabinghi drums on "Bongo Man"
• Dave Wolfert, Steve Lukather – electric guitar on "You Left Me Standing By the Door"
• Will Lee – bass on "You Left Me Standing By the Door"
• Neil Larsen – piano on "You Left Me Standing By the Door"
• Jay Winding – organ on "You Left Me Standing By the Door"
• Jim Keltner – drums on "You Left Me Standing By the Door"

Technical

• Engineer – Boris Gardner, Mervyn Williams
• Assistant engineers – Jay Krugman, Julie Last, Steve Fontano
• Mastered by – Jo Hansch
• Mixed by and recorded by – John Stronach
• Bob Himmel – artwork
• Photography – Ruiko Yoshida

"You Left Me Standing by the Door"

Recorded at Cherokee Recording Studios, Hollywood