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Rebirth

Jimmy Cliff

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If the reggae legend's 2004 effort Black Magic was like Frank Sinatra or Tony Bennett's Duets albums --late-era, star-filled, and somewhat flat -- Rebirth is Jimmy Cliff's American Recordings (Johnny Cash) or Praise & Blame (Tom Jones), where a veteran artist goes raw and relights the fire with the help of a kindred spirit/knowing producer. For Cash and Jones, it was Rick Rubin and Ethan Johns respectively, while here it’s a bit of a surprise with Rancid frontman and Clash devotee Tim Armstrong delivering something well above the expected punky reggae party. "Guns of Brixton" is a natural, and Cliff's take on Rancid's "Ruby Soho" is a ska recreation to behold, but when the sometimes poptacular reggae singer dons a wild, Lee "Scratch" Perry persona for the carnival song "Bang" ("I came into this life, I came in with a bang/I'm living my life, I live it with a bang"), deep reggae fan Armstrong knows what to do, surrounding his man Upsetter-style with a whirling dervish of ska while adding a searing guitar solo as well. When the singer gets nostalgic on "Reggae Music" ("1962, Orange Street, Kingston Jamaica/I sang my song for Leslie Kong, he said…") the backing track is alive with that roots based magic and one drop power, yet Cliff's the one who seals the deal here and throughout the album, performing like a young buck while packing his years and wisdom into the songwriting. On that front, there's the Occupy Movement theme "World Upside Down" and the powerful single "One More", while the sweetness comes from the sentimental "Ship Is Sailing", a nautical metaphor so warm it could be slipped into a Jimmy Buffett set easily, even as the tinkling keyboards honor reggae legend Jackie Mittoo, thus nominating Armstrong's loving recreation as one of the most loved. It's a return to form and just what fans of Cliff's early work could ask for, but it's vital too, putting it on the man's top shelf, somewhere in the vicinity of The Harder They Come soundtrack and Wonderful World, Beautiful People.

© David Jeffries /TiVo

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1
World Upside Down
00:03:09

Tim Armstrong, Producer - Jimmy Cliff, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Joe Higgs, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2011 Sunpower Productions NY, Ltd.

2
One More
00:03:25

Tim Armstrong, Producer - Jimmy Cliff, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2012 Sunpower Productions NY, Ltd.

3
Cry No More
00:03:16

Tim Armstrong, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Cliff, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2012 Sunpower Productions NY, Ltd.

4
Children's Bread
00:04:14

Tim Armstrong, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Cliff, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2012 Sunpower Productions NY, Ltd.

5
Bang
00:04:41

Tim Armstrong, Producer - Jimmy Cliff, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2012 Sunpower Productions NY, Ltd.

6
Guns Of Brixton
00:03:37

Paul Simonon, ComposerLyricist - Nicholas Bowen Headon, ComposerLyricist - Michael Jones, ComposerLyricist - Tim Armstrong, Producer - Jimmy Cliff, MainArtist - John Mellor, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2012 Sunpower Productions NY, Ltd.

7
Reggae Music
00:03:54

Tim Armstrong, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Cliff, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2012 Sunpower Productions NY, Ltd.

8
Outsider
00:02:57

Tim Armstrong, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Cliff, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2012 Sunpower Productions NY, Ltd.

9
Rebel Rebel
00:03:01

Tim Armstrong, Producer - Jimmy Cliff, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2012 Sunpower Productions NY, Ltd.

10
Ruby Soho
00:02:51

Vincent Roger Freeman, ComposerLyricist - Lars Frederiksen, ComposerLyricist - Tim Armstrong, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Cliff, MainArtist

℗ 2012 Sunpower Productions NY, Ltd.

11
Blessed Love
00:04:17

Tim Armstrong, Producer - Jimmy Cliff, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2012 Sunpower Productions NY, Ltd.

12
Ship Is Sailing
00:03:02

Tim Armstrong, Producer - Jimmy Cliff, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2012 Sunpower Productions NY, Ltd.

13
One More (Alternate Version)
00:03:30

Tim Armstrong, Producer - Jimmy Cliff, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2012 Sunpower Productions NY, Ltd.

Album review

If the reggae legend's 2004 effort Black Magic was like Frank Sinatra or Tony Bennett's Duets albums --late-era, star-filled, and somewhat flat -- Rebirth is Jimmy Cliff's American Recordings (Johnny Cash) or Praise & Blame (Tom Jones), where a veteran artist goes raw and relights the fire with the help of a kindred spirit/knowing producer. For Cash and Jones, it was Rick Rubin and Ethan Johns respectively, while here it’s a bit of a surprise with Rancid frontman and Clash devotee Tim Armstrong delivering something well above the expected punky reggae party. "Guns of Brixton" is a natural, and Cliff's take on Rancid's "Ruby Soho" is a ska recreation to behold, but when the sometimes poptacular reggae singer dons a wild, Lee "Scratch" Perry persona for the carnival song "Bang" ("I came into this life, I came in with a bang/I'm living my life, I live it with a bang"), deep reggae fan Armstrong knows what to do, surrounding his man Upsetter-style with a whirling dervish of ska while adding a searing guitar solo as well. When the singer gets nostalgic on "Reggae Music" ("1962, Orange Street, Kingston Jamaica/I sang my song for Leslie Kong, he said…") the backing track is alive with that roots based magic and one drop power, yet Cliff's the one who seals the deal here and throughout the album, performing like a young buck while packing his years and wisdom into the songwriting. On that front, there's the Occupy Movement theme "World Upside Down" and the powerful single "One More", while the sweetness comes from the sentimental "Ship Is Sailing", a nautical metaphor so warm it could be slipped into a Jimmy Buffett set easily, even as the tinkling keyboards honor reggae legend Jackie Mittoo, thus nominating Armstrong's loving recreation as one of the most loved. It's a return to form and just what fans of Cliff's early work could ask for, but it's vital too, putting it on the man's top shelf, somewhere in the vicinity of The Harder They Come soundtrack and Wonderful World, Beautiful People.

© David Jeffries /TiVo

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