STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - JOHNNY NASH - I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW

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Good morning faithful readers and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember Texas born singer songwriter, actor, and composer, Johnny Nash, on what would have been his 82nd Birthday. He passed away October 6, 2020, age 80 from natural causes. We honor his legacy by spinning his 11th studio album, I Can See Clearly Now. The LP was released July 21, 1972 on the Epic label and produced by Nash. It peaked at #39 in the UK, #29 in Australia, and #23 on the Billboard 200 and saw three singles released ; the Bob Marley song, "Stir It Up" (#48 Australia, #13 UK, #12 Hot 100, #11 Cashbox, #7 Canada, and #6 on the US Adult Contemporary charts) , the title track, "I Can See Clearly Now" (#38 R&B, #5 UK, #3 Australia, and #1 in Canada, US Adult Contemporary, the Cashbox, and the Hot 100), "There Are More Questions Than Answers" (#9 UK) . Johnny\s backing band for the album is  the Jamaican reggae group Fabulous Five Inc..

"Stir It Up" (Bob Marley)

"That's the Way We Get By" (John "Rabbit" Bundrick)

"Guava Jelly" (Bob Marley)

"(It Was) So Nice While It Lasted"

"Ooh Baby You've Been Good to Me"

"You Poured Sugar on Me" (Bob Marley, Johnny Nash)

"I Can See Clearly Now"

"Comma Comma" (Bob Marley)

"We're All Alike" (John "Rabbit" Bundrick)

"How Good It Is"

 "Cream Puff" (Margaret Nash)

"There Are More Questions Than Answers"

Engineer – Bernie O'Gorman, Jack Clegg, John Middleton, Siddey

Vocals, Producer, Arranged By – Johnny Nash

Backing band - Fabulous Five Inc.

Liner Notes – Marty Pekar

Photography By [Back Cover Photo] – Tim Fulford-Brown

Photography By [Cover Photo] – Denis Waugh