| Third World Child | ||||
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1986–1987 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock World music | |||
| Length | 43:16 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Producer | Hilton Rosenthal | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
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. 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 album has the same name as an earlier solo album Third World Child released by Clegg in 1985. The same title track appears on both albums but the other tracks are different.[2] The tracks "Giyani", "Shadile (Ring on Her Finger)" and "Asimbonanga (Mandela)" appeared previously on the EP Johnny Clegg & Savuka, released in 1986.[3]
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Third World Child - Johnny Clegg". Deezer. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ "Johnny Clegg and Savuka". Deezer. Retrieved 9 November 2022.