WILD WORLD

Created on 29/05/2001
Latest update on 19/07/2018

Artist: Jimmy Cliff
Author: Cat Stevens
Label: Island
Year: 1970

Produced by author Cat Stevens; hit all over Europe (top 10 UK). Song about the actress Patti D'Arbanville, who also inspired the author for Lady D'Arbanville from his lp Mona Bone Jakon the same year.

Covers:

1970:

Cat Stevens [author on single and lp Tea For The Tillerman, hit US in '71]

1971:

Sacha Distel

1971:

José Feliciano

1971:

Barry Ryan [as It's A Wild World, crediting his brother Paul Ryan]

1971:

Gentrys

1971:

Claude François [as Fleur sauvage]

1971:

Bette Midler

1971:

Ventures

1971:

Franck Pourcel

1983:

Candy Race

1987:

Jonathan King

1988:

Maxi Priest [Top 5 UK]

1988:

S.N.F.U.

1991:

Joan Osborne

1993:

Mr. Big

2001:

Me First & the Gimme Gimmes

2003:

Beth Orton

2007:

James Blunt

2010:

Ronan Keating feat. Maxi Priest

2014:

Garth Brooks

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