Cliff Hanger
Jimmy Cliff (1985)
Top Tracks: “Hitting with Music”, ”American Sweet”, “Brown Eyes”Jimmy Cliff (1985)
Funny story about this album: it’s not that great. Jimmy Cliff is a great singer and a reggae hall of famer, but I find most of his output on the “lite” side of Jamaican music. What’s he doing here, then? This is a great example of what this blog is all about. In 1985 when this came out, I was spending a lot of time with Michael Gale. We were in a local cover band together and also were buddies for a lot of alcohol and drug-based shenanigans. During my senior year, we had this album on pretty much constantly for things like beach trips and house parties. I couldn’t have left it off the list and felt honest. And yeah, it’s okay. It’s fun. Music can be fun (June 2020).
