Many Rivers to Cross

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"Many Rivers to Cross" is a soulful reggae ballad by Jimmy Cliff, renowned for its poignant lyrics about struggle and perseverance and its enduring influence across multiple genres and generations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
artist Jimmy Cliff ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Jamaica ⓘ
featuredIn Cool Runnings (1993 film soundtrack) ⓘ
Jimmy Cliff live performances ⓘ
The Harder They Come (1972 film) ⓘ
genre reggae ⓘ
reggae ballad ⓘ
soul ⓘ
hasLyricTheme perseverance ⓘ
search for direction ⓘ
spiritual longing ⓘ
struggle ⓘ
hasNotableCoverVersionBy Annie Lennox ⓘ
Cher ⓘ
Harry Nilsson ⓘ
Joe Cocker ⓘ
John Lennon ⓘ
Lenny Kravitz ⓘ
Marcia Hines ⓘ
linked to: Marcia Elaine Hines

Maxi Priest ⓘ
Oleta Adams ⓘ
The Animals ⓘ
The Blind Boys of Alabama ⓘ
UB40 ⓘ
hasReputation influential across multiple genres and generations ⓘ
one of Jimmy Cliff's signature songs ⓘ
influencedGenre pop ⓘ
reggae ⓘ
rock ⓘ
soul ⓘ
instrumentation bass ⓘ
drums ⓘ
guitar ⓘ
organ ⓘ
piano ⓘ
isConsidered reggae standard ⓘ
soul classic ⓘ
language English ⓘ
originalAlbum Jimmy Cliff (1969 album) ⓘ
partOf The Harder They Come (soundtrack) ⓘ
performer Jimmy Cliff ⓘ
producer Leslie Kong ⓘ
recordingPeriod late 1960s ⓘ
recordLabel Island Records ⓘ
Trojan Records ⓘ
releaseYear 1969 ⓘ
tempo slow ⓘ
vocalStyle powerful lead vocal ⓘ
writer Jimmy Cliff ⓘ

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Prisoner in Disguise → hasPart → Many Rivers to Cross ⓘ
Jimmy Cliff → notableWork → Many Rivers to Cross ⓘ
Michael Lindsay-Hogg → directed → Many Rivers to Cross (music video for various artists) ⓘ
linked to: Many Rivers to Cross