Album

Struggling Man

Jimmy Cliff

1973 · Reggae

8 collectors on Gatefold own this

Struggling Man by Jimmy Cliff

Struggling Man is a Reggae album by Jimmy Cliff, originally released in 1973. On Gatefold: 44 pressings tracked, owned by 8 collectors.

About

It’s hard to imagine reggae’s first international star as anything but confident, but <i>Struggling Man</i> finds Jimmy Cliff dealing with his longtime producer Leslie Kong’s death. Disillusionment underlies the fraught sentiment and chicken-scratch soul of “I Can’t Live Without You,” while the jerky stop-start of the title track depicts a man grappling with inertia and depression. But with the perky interplay of drums, piano, and hand percussion on “Sooner or Later,” Cliff rises above the misery to deliver an empowering message.

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Tracklist

  1. 1Struggling Man3:27
  2. 2When You're Young3:23
  3. 3Better Days Are Coming3:15
  4. 4Sooner or Later5:14
  5. 5Those Good, Good Old Days3:48
  6. 6Can't Stop Worrying, Can't Stop Loving You4:54
  7. 7Let's Seize the Time4:59
  8. 8Come on People2:52
  9. 9I Can't Live Without You4:02
  10. 10Going Back West4:47

Sound DNA

  • Reggae
  • Roots Reggae
  • raw
  • earnest
  • tropical

Credits

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8 collectors on Gatefold own this · 44 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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