Humanitarian (album) explained

Humanitarian
Type:	Album
Artist:	Jimmy Cliff
Cover:	Jimmy Cliff Humanitarian.jpg
Released:	April 23, 1999 (France), June 22, 1999 (US)
Genre:	Reggae
Length:	59:04
Label:	Globe Music (France), Eureka (US)
Producer:	Jimmy Cliff Sly Dunbar Clive "Azul" Hunt Daniel Lanois Pete Rock Handel Tucker
Prev Title:	Higher & Higher
Prev Year:	1998
Next Title:	Fantastic Plastic People
Next Year:	2002

Humanitarian is a 1999 album by Jimmy Cliff.

AllMusic commented, "Infused with pretty world sounds and mannered singing, Humanitarian succeeds only when it sticks firmly to its roots".

Track listing

All tracks composed by Jimmy Cliff; except where indicated

1. "Humanitarian" – 4:17
2. "Rise Up" – 3:54
3. "Giants" 4:43
4. "Come up to My Love" 3:58
5. "How Long" 3:59
6. "Let's Jam" 4:37
7. "Keep the Family" 4:07
8. "Drifters" 4:14
9. "The Hill" 4:59
10. "I Walk With Love" 4:12
11. "I'm in All" 3:49
12. "Humanitarian" [Slow] 4:07
13. "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" [*] – 3:04 (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
14. "You've Got a Friend" [*] – 5:04 (Carole King)

Personnel

• Jimmy Cliff - lead guitar, acoustic guitar, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals
• Wayne Armond — guitar, backing vocals
• Aston Barrett — bass
• Noel "Bunny" Brown — backing vocals
• Cleveland "Clevie" Browne — drums
• Dalton Browne — guitar
• Danny Browne — bass
• Junior "Chico" Chin — horn
• Ansel Collins — keyboards
• Cat Coore — guitar
• Tyrone Downie — harmonica, keyboards
• Sly Dunbar — drums
• Jennifer Edwards — backing vocals
• Michael Fletcher — bass
• Sharon Forrester — backing vocals
• Dean Fraser — horn, saxophone
• Brian Gold — backing vocals
• Tony Gold — backing vocals
• Marcia Griffiths — backing vocals
• Paul Hall — background vocals
• Prilly Hamilton — background vocals
• Clive "Azul" Hunt — keyboards
• Daniel Lanois — mandolin
• J.C. Lodge — backing vocals
• Robert Lyn — keyboards
• Rita Marley — backing vocals
• Judy Mowatt — backing vocals
• Benjy Myaz — bass
• Benjamin Myers — bass
• Ronald "Nambo" Robinson — horn
• Stan Ryck — backing vocals
• Robbie Shakespeare — bass
• Chris "Sky Juice" Blake — percussion
• Handel Tucker — keyboards
• Michael Wallace — keyboards, backing vocals
• Franklyn Waul — keyboards
• Lloyd "Gitsy" Willis — guitar, mandolin^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Humanitarian - Jimmy Cliff | Credits. AllMusic. 29 June 2023.