The breakthrough album that - in conjunction with the film of the same title - burst reggae through into the mainstream with its release in England in summer 1972 and in the US, on Island's newly inaugurated reggae specialist imprint Mango, in spring 1973. As film director and co-writer Perry Henzell said of the film, the first of its kind produced in the island nation's first decade of independence, 'There is no impact you will ever have greater than the impact of showing a society itself on the screen for the first time'.
Track Listing:
1. You Can Get It If You Really Want - Jimmy Cliff
2. Draw Your Brakes - Scotty
3. Rivers of Babylon - The Melodians
4. Many Rivers to Cross - Jimmy Cliff
5. Sweet and Dandy - The Maytals
6. The Harder They Come - Jimmy Cliff
7. Johnny Too Bad - The Slickers
8. Shanty Town - Desmond Dekker
9. Pressure Drop - The Maytals
10. Sitting in Limbo - Jimmy Cliff
11. You Can Get It If You Really Want - Jimmy Cliff
12. The Harder They Come - Jimmy Cliff
Year of Production: 1972
