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Many Rivers to Cross at the number 16 on the UK Singles Chart and the number 48 in New Zealand. UB40 Additional personnel Many Rivers to Cross "Many Rivers to Cross" is a song written and recorded in 1969 by Jimmy Cliff. It has since been recorded by many musicians, including Harry Nilsson, John Lennon, Joe Cocker, Percy Sledge, Desmond Dekker, UB40, Cher, The Brand New Heavies, Eric Burdon & The Animals, Marcia Hines, Toni Childs, Oleta Adams, Linda Ronstadt, Annie Lennox, Bryan Adams, and Jimmy Barnes. Cliff was aged 21 when he wrote and recorded the song in 1969. Cliff stated he wrote