Third World Child
Third World Child is a studio album by South African artist Johnny Clegg and his band Savuka, released in 1987 and produced by Hilton Rosenthal.
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock World music | |||
| Length | 43:16 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Producer | Hilton Rosenthal | |||
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Incorporating both Zulu and English lyrics, as well as political songs, it was the album which led Clegg to international fame. All songs were written by Johnny Clegg, except for Giyani in collaboration with V. Mavusa.
The track "Scatterlings of Africa" gave them an entry in the UK Singles Chart, reaching No. 75 in May 1987, and was featured on the soundtrack of the 1988 film Rain Man.
The song "Great Heart" was covered by Jimmy Buffett a year after its release for his album Hot Water. The song has since become an opener for Buffett's concerts, being played nearly every performance during the 2000 and 2003 tours. The 2000 tour was compiled into a live album, Buffett Live: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, but "Great Heart" was left on the cutting room floor. However, many performances from the 2003 tour was captured on five out of seven of the Jimmy Buffett sound board live albums. Buffett originally heard the song after listening to Johnny Clegg cassette tapes while in France.[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Are You Ready?" | 4:02 |
| 2. | "Asimbonanga (Mandela)" | 4:51 |
| 3. | "Giyana" | 4:33 |
| 4. | "Scatterlings Of Africa" | 3:51 |
| 5. | "Great Heart" | 4:24 |
| 6. | "Missing" | 4:21 |
| 7. | "Ring On Her Finger" | 4:07 |
| 8. | "Third World Child" | 4:16 |
| 9. | "Berlin Wall" | 4:27 |
| 10. | "Don't Walk Away" | 4:24 |
Personnel
- Johnny Clegg – vocals, guitar, concertina, mouth bow
- Jabu Mavuso – bass guitar, vocals
- Derek de Beer – drums, percussion, vocals
- Keith Hutchinson – keyboards, flute, saxophone, vocals
- Steve Mavuso – keyboards, vocals
- Dudu Zulu – percussion, vocals
- Additional personnel
- Bobby Summerfield – mixer, recording engineer, keyboard and drum programing.
