Sufferin' in the Land

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"Sufferin' in the Land"
Song by Jimmy Cliff
from the album Wonderful World, Beautiful People
A-side	"Sufferin' in the Land"
B-side	"Come Into My Life"
Released	1970
Label	Island 6014 009
Composer(s)	J. Cliff
Producer(s)	Leslie Kong

"Sufferin' in the Land" was a 1970 single for Jimmy Cliff. It made the charts in the Netherlands that year. It was also covered by several artists shortly after its release.

Background

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"Sufferin' in the Land" backed with "Come into My Life" was released in the Netherlands by Island Records in 1970.^[1]^[2] It was produced by Leslie Kong and appears on the Jimmy Cliff album and later version of the album, Wonderful World, Beautiful People.^[3]^[4]

Charts

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It made its debut in the Dutch charts on May 30, 1970. It reached its peak position at no. 26 that week, spending a total of two weeks on the chart.^[5]

Other versions

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US singer Chuck Bennett recorded a version of the song in German. Released as "Wann Wird Die Menschheit Klug?", it was a minor hit for him in Germany in 1970.^[6]

Brazilian band The Fevers recorded a version ("Sinto, Mas Não Sei Dizer") which appeared on their 1970 EP, Sinto Mas Não Sei Dizer.^[7]

German singer, Tony aka Tony Oberdörffer recorded a version ("Reise ins Märchenland") which appeared on the B side of his single, "Nuevo Laredo" which was released in 1970.^[8]^[9]^[10]

Former member of the disco band Ebony,^[11] Jannette Kania also recorded a version that was produced by Jürgen Hofius. It was released in 1978.^[12]^[13]

References

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^ Dutch Charts - JIMMY CLIFF - SUFFERIN' IN THE LAND
^ Discogs - Jimmy Cliff – Sufferin' In The Land
^ hitparade.ch - Jimmy Cliff – Sufferin' In The Land, Song
^ hitparade.ch - Jimmy Cliff – Sufferin' In The Land, Verfügbar auf
^ Dutch Charts - JIMMY CLIFF - SUFFERIN' IN THE LAND
^ (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
^ Discogs - The Fevers – Sinto Mas Não Sei Dizer
^ Music Metason - ArtistInfo Manfred Oberdörffer
^ 45Cat - Tony (Germany) - Discography, Germany, Nuevo Laredo
^ Who Sampled - Sufferin' in the Land by Jimmy Cliff, Was covered in 4 songs
^ Music Metason - ArtistInfo, Ebony
^ Who Sampled - Sufferin' in the Land by Jimmy Cliff, Was covered in 4 songs
^ hitparade.ch - Jannette Kania & PS – Sufferin' In The Land

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