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Track Listing
1. I Want I Do I Get - (Patois, with Spice)
2. Dance - (with Wyclef Jean)
3. Jamaica Time
4. People - (Patois, with Sting)
5. Fantastic Plastic People
6. Love Comes - (with Annie Lennox)
7. Black Magic
8. World Is Yours, The
9. Terror (September 11th)
10. Over the Border - (with Joe Strummer)
11. War in Jerusalem
12. (Ooh la, La, La) Let's Go Dancin' - (with Kool & The Gang)
13. City, The
14. Take Your Time - (with Yannick Noah)
15. No Problems Only Solutions
16. Good Life
Album Notes
Personnel include: Jimmy Cliff (vocals, acoustic guitar); Joe Strummer, Annie Lennox, Spice , Sting, Tony Rebel, Wyclef Jean, Yannick Noah (vocals); Dave Stewart (guitar); Jools Holland (piano, organ); Sly Dunbar, Tony Allen (drums); Kool & The Gang.
Recording information: Abbey Road, London, England; Platinum Sound, New York, NY; The Studio Desk, East Orange, NJ; 4th QTR, Orange, NJ.
Bursting at the seams with famous guest artists, Jimmy Cliff's Artemis Records debut, BLACK MAGIC, made quite a splash, garnering a Grammy nomination in 2005. Without notable chemistry with the guests such an album could go awry, but given Cliff's creative acumen and Dave Stewart's savvy production, the record is a well-executed affair.
The reggae elder statesman gives an Eddy Grant-like tweak to Kool & the Gang's "(Ooh La, La, La) Let's Go Dancin'," featuring the band itself and a rap by contemporary reggae star Bounty Killer. Cliff turns up the socially conscious vibe via his ethereal collaboration with Sting and Tony Rebel, "People," while "War in Jerusalem" proves to be a crisp, 1970s-era reggae lament. Cliff's malleable persona also works well whether he's trading lines with Annie Lennox and Hawk Eye (a dancehall-inspired "Love Comes"), Wyclef Jean (the equally infectious "Dance") or, somewhat surprisingly, former tennis star Yannick Noah (a joyous "Take Your Time"). Most poignant is the thoughtful "Over the Border," a duet with Joe Strummer that ended up being one of the late Clash founder's last recordings. Given its shining guest spots and Cliff's consistently charismatic presence, BLACK MAGIC proves that the reggae icon remains a dynamic performer.
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