The film 'The Harder They Come' "hit the international scene on the heels of Blaxploitation films like “Shaft” (1971) and “Superfly” (1972), & was a standout at 1972’s Venice Film Festival.
The title track of the soundtrack "was the only song Cliff recorded specifically for the movie. Calling it “the album that took reggae worldwide,” Rolling Stone placed it at No. 174 on its list of greatest albums of all time in 2020…
