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Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now (1972)


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Johnny Nash began recording pop music in the 1950's, but he didn't begin recording reggae-influenced music until the late 1960's after returning from a promotional tour to Jamaica. He recorded reggae-influenced covers of Sam Cooke's "Cupid" and Bob Marley's "Stir It Up" before releasing the smash hit "I Can See Clearly Now" in 1972. It spent 4 weeks at #1 on the pop chart and is instantly familiar for the line "I can see clearly now the rain is gone, I can see all obstacles in my way."

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That was a huge hit4sure. I remember seeing him on several tv shows way back when. I remember hearing "Hold Me Tight" a lot on the radio too.

Here is a list of his charting songs and chart positions by year:

1957 23  A Very Special Love
1965 88  Let's Move and Groove
1968 5  Hold Me Tight
1968 58  You Got Soul
1969 39  Cupid
1972 1  I Can See Clearly Now
1973 12  Stir It Up
1973 77  My Merry-Go-Round
1974 91  Loving You

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