The Harder They Come (Deluxe Edition)

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 16 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD: Original Soundtrack Album (1972)
#	Title	Artist	Length
1	You Can Get It If You Really Want producer: Jimmy Cliff publisher: Island Music recording of: You Can Get It If You Really Want lyricist and composer: Jimmy Cliff publisher: Island Music Ltd. and Polygram Music	Jimmy Cliff	2:44
2	Draw Your Brakes producer: Derrick Harriott publisher: Island Music recording of: Draw Your Brakes writer: Texas Dixon, Derrick Harriott and Dan Rowe	Scotty	3:00
3	Rivers of Babylon producer: Leslie Kong background vocals: Tony Brevett and Trevor McNaughton lead vocals: Brent Dowe performer: Beverley’s All Stars publisher: Island Music recording of: Rivers of Babylon lyricist: Brent Dowe writer: Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton publisher: Blue Mountain Music, BMG Music, Far Musikverlag GmbH and Polygram Music version of: Rivers of Babylon (Sinead O'Connor version with additional lyrics)	The Melodians	4:20
4	Many Rivers to Cross producer: Jimmy Cliff publisher: Island Music part of: Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 317) recording of: Many Rivers to Cross lyricist and composer: Jimmy Cliff publisher: Ackee Music Inc., Island Music, Polygram Music, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Island Music Ltd. (from 1992 to present)	Jimmy Cliff	3:02
5	Sweet and Dandy producer: Leslie Kong publisher: Island Music recording of: Sweet and Dandy lyricist and composer: Frederick Nathaniel Hibbert	The Maytals	3:01
6	The Harder They Come producer: Jimmy Cliff publisher: Island Music part of: Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 342) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 361) recording of: The Harder They Come lyricist and composer: Jimmy Cliff publisher: Ackee Music Inc., Island Music Ltd., Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc., Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Universal/Island Music Ltd.	Jimmy Cliff	3:43
7	Johnny Too Bad producer: Byron Lee publisher: EMI Songs Ltd. and Island Music recording of: Johnny Too Bad lyricist and composer: Delroy Wilson writer: Winston Bailey, Hylton Beckford and Derrick Leapold Crooks publisher: EMI Songs and Universal/Island Music Ltd.	The Slickers	3:06
8	007 (Shanty Town) producer: Leslie Kong publisher: Island Music recording of: 007 (Shanty Town) lyricist and composer: Desmond Dacres publisher: Ackee Music Inc.	Desmond Dekker	2:47
9	Pressure Drop producer: Leslie Kong publisher: Island Music recording of: Pressure Drop lyricist and composer: Frederick Nathaniel Hibbert	The Maytals	3:44
10	Sitting in Limbo producer: Jimmy Cliff publisher: Island Music recording of: Sitting in Limbo writer: Guillermo Bright-Plummer and Jimmy Cliff publisher: Island Music sub-publisher: Sweden Music (in 1992)	Jimmy Cliff	4:57
11	You Can Get It If You Really Want producer: Jimmy Cliff publisher: Island Music recording of: You Can Get It If You Really Want lyricist and composer: Jimmy Cliff publisher: Island Music Ltd. and Polygram Music	Jimmy Cliff	2:45
12	The Harder They Come producer: Jimmy Cliff publisher: Island Music recording of: The Harder They Come lyricist and composer: Jimmy Cliff publisher: Ackee Music Inc., Island Music Ltd., Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc., Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Universal/Island Music Ltd.	Jimmy Cliff	3:07

2▶CD: Reggae Hit the Town: Crucial Reggae 1968-1972

Credits

Release

ASIN:	US: B0000AKY4I [info]

Release group

part of:

The SPIN Record Guide: Classic Reggae (number: 1) (order: 1)
Rolling Stone: The 25 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time (number: 3) (order: 3)
Pitchfork: The 50 Best Movie Soundtracks of All Time (number: 4) (order: 4)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 119) (order: 119)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 122) (order: 122)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 174) (order: 174)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 174) (order: 174)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/144881 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/various_artists_f2/the_harder_they_come/ [info]
IMDb:	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070155/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000276412 [info]
Wikidata:	Q937034 [info]

US: B0000AKY4I