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Jimmy Cliff - Black Magic (2004)

vom: 09.07.2020

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Reggae

Jimmy Cliff (* 1. April 1948 in St. Catherine, Jamaika als James Chambers) ist ein jamaikanischer Reggaek�nstler, der durch Songs wie Many Rivers to Cross vom Soundtrack-Album The Harder They Come bekannt wurde und mit diesen am weltweiten Durchbruch der Reggaemusik beteiligt war. Lieder von Jimmy Cliff wurden von vielen K�nstlern weltweit in Coverversionen aufgenommen. Unter anderem spielt Bruce Springsteen eine Version von Cliffs Trapped seit 1981 auf vielen Konzerten; von 1992 bis 1993 war Cliffs Many Rivers to Cross ebenfalls Bestandteil von Springsteens Liveauftritten. Cliffs You Can Get It If You Really Want aus der Filmmusik zu The Harder They Come wurde f�r Desmond Dekker ein internationaler Hit.

This is an intriguing record. Although his greatest music is nearly 40 years in the past, Jamaica's Jimmy Cliff still has tons of charisma, and he still has that clear, high, and slightly world-weary voice, not to mention complete control of it, even at the top of his range. Ostensibly a record of duets with the likes of Sting, Annie Lennox, Joe Strummer, Wyclef Jean, and others, Black Magic remains very much Cliff's album, and while producer Dave Stewart factors in a whole range of contemporary R&B and hip-hop touches, its Caribbean lilt dominates, although it isn't particularly Jamaican in feel. Forget the guest stars. None of them, with the possible exception of Tessane Chin (on the delightful and radio-friendly "The World Is Yours") and Bounty Killer (whose hoarse, lion-throated rumble would dominate any stage in the world), particularly sticks out, which is good, because Cliff outsings them all. It's a pity, though, that there aren't more good songs on Black Magic. "The World Is Yours" is solid, even featuring what passes for a Jimmy Cliff rap, and "The City," which eulogizes cites like Kingston, New York, Hong Kong, and Paris, has a moody grandeur, but tracks like "People" sound like overblown TV commercials, and one song here, "Jamaica Time," actually is a commercial for Air Jamaica. The best track is the relatively straightforward "No Problems Only Solutions," a song that sounds like it could have been a Leslie Kong production circa 1970. Charming, direct, melodic, and positive, "No Problems" features no fancy guests, and proves that Cliff really doesn't need them when he's at his best. Joe Strummer, who died in 2002, makes one of his last appearances on "Over the Border," but the tune is a middling affair that unfortunately never truly catches fire. Stewart produced all but one of the tracks on Black Magic, and while the sound here is steady and cohesive, one can't help but wish that it had a little bit more Kingston in it. More Kingston might have made this a great record rather than simply an intriguing one.

[color=#FF0000]1	I Want I Do I Get 3:57
2	Dance 3:45
3	Jamaica Time	3:24
4	People 5:11
5	Fantastic Plastic People	3:38
6	Love Comes 3:41
7	Black Magic	5:00
8	The World Is Yours (Positive Mind) 4:58
9	Terror (September 11th)	5:16
10	Over The Border 3:59
11	War In Jerusalem	3:39
12	(Ooh La, La, La) Let's Go Dancin' 4:42
13	The City	4:26
14	Take Your Time 3:13
15	No Problems Only Solutions	4:17
16	Good Life	4:07[/color]

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