Home / Music / Jimmy Cliff's 'The Harder They Come' brought reggae to the worldMusic linernotes album music jimmy-cliffJimmy Cliff's 'The Harder They Come' brought reggae to the worldThe film and its soundtrack introduced reggae to a wide international audience and are credited with helping popularize the genre outside Jamaica. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesJimmy Cliff starred in and scored The Harder They ComeThe Harder They Come soundtrack belongs to a 1972 Jamaican crime filmIsland Records released 'The Harder They Come' soundtrackJimmy Cliff, Desmond Dekker, and The Maytals on The Harder They ComeHarvest was Neil Young's commercial peak — and 1972's best-selling US albumExploreBeethoven's Hammerklavier held the title for longest standard piano sonataKeith Jarrett improvised The Köln Concert in one 66-minute takeCate Le Bon's Reward is a tight 42 minutes across 10 tracksTommy was one of the longest rock albums of the 1960sRyuichi Sakamoto waited eight years between solo albums before asyncPrevious Mike Chapman produced Vicki Brown's Nightjar.Next Jimmy Cliff, Desmond Dekker, and The Maytals on The Harder They Come