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Wonderful World, Beautiful People

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"Wonderful World, Beautiful People"
Single by Jimmy Cliff
A-side"Wonderful World, Beautiful People"
B-side"Hard Road To Travel"
WrittenJ. Cliff
ReleasedOctober 24, 1969 (1969-10-24)
LabelTrojan TR 690
Composer(s)Jimmy Cliff
Producer(s)Leslie Kong
Jimmy Cliff singles chronology
"Waterfall"
(1968)
"Wonderful World, Beautiful People"
(1969)
"Vietnam"
(1970)

"Wonderful World, Beautiful People" is a single by Jimmy Cliff. Released in October 1969, it became a top-ten hit in the UK. It was a hit in other countries as well.

Background

"Wonderful World, Beautiful People" was released by Trojan Records on October 24, 1969.[1]

The song was composed by Jimmy Cliff and produced by Leslie Kong. The song is about what the world could be. Politicians Harold Wilson and Richard Nixon are mentioned in the song.[2] It was a first hit for the Trojan label. It was originally recorded in the West Indies. Jimmy Cliff wasn't satisfied with the orchestral backing so in order to get the strings right, he flew to New York in early October and spent three hours in a twelve track studio re-recording the orchestral parts.[3]

Charts

The single made its debut at no. 20 in the NME Top 30 for week ending November 1, 1969.[4] Having been in the NME Top 30 chart for four weeks, it peaked at no. 6 on the week ending November 22.[5][6] It peaked at no. 25 in the US.[7]

Performances

The song was performed for the first time in public at the Caribbean Music Festival which was held in Wembley in 1969.[8]

Other versions

American singer Chuck Bennett recorded a version of the song in German. It was released in 1970 as "Schön Ist Die Welt".[9] It was the B-side to another Jimmy Cliff song, "Wann Wird Die Menschheit Klug?" ("Sufferin' in the Land") which was a minor hit for him in Germany.[10]

Kai Warner included the song on his 1980 album, It's Reggae Time.[11]

Amazulu had a hit in the UK with it in 1987. Their version reached No. 97 during a single week on the chart.[12]

References

  1. ^ Second Hand Songs - SINGLE, Wonderful World, Beautiful People by Jimmy Cliff
  2. ^ Lyrics - Wonderful World, Beautiful People, Jimmy Cliff
  3. ^ New Musical Express, November 1, 1969 - Page 17 NEW to the charts, Three new entries give reggae (all on TROJAN) strong hold on the chart
  4. ^ New Musical Express, November 1, 1969 - Page 9 NME TOP 30, LAST WEEK •, THIS WEEK 20, WONDERFUL WORLD. BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Jimmy Cliff (Trojan), WEEKS ON CHART 1
  5. ^ New Musical Express, November 22, 1969 - Page 7 LAST WEEK 8, THIS WEEK 6, WONDERFUL WORLD. BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Jimmy Cliff (Trojan), WEEKS ON CHART 4
  6. ^ New Musical Express, November 29, 1969 - Page 7 LAST WEEK 6, THIS WEEK 7, WONDERFUL WORLD. BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Jimmy Cliff (Trojan), WEEKS ON CHART 5
  7. ^ MusicVF.com - Wonderful World, Beautiful People By: Jimmy Cliff
  8. ^ New Musical Express, November 1, 1969 - Page 17 NEW to the charts, Three new entries give reggae (all on TROJAN) strong hold on the chart
  9. ^ Who Sampled - Cover Version, Chuck Bennett Wann Wird Die Menschheit Klug?, Jimmy Cliff Sufferin' in the Land
  10. ^ (Rock'n'Roll Schallplatten Forum)
    The Stars and Stripes, Wednesday January 12, 1972 - Page 10 Left Army Awhile to Tour With 'Hair', Soulful Supply Sgt. Cuts Discs By RICH KRAHAM
  11. ^ hitparade.ch - Orchestra Kai Warner – It's Reggae Time, Album, Tracks
  12. ^ Official Charts - WONDERFUL WORLD BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE by AMAZULU

External links

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