Grateful Dead Family Discography: Sitting In Limbo

Sitting In Limbo

Composer: Jimmy Cliff / Guilly Bright

Sitting In Limbo was performed over 100 times by various Jerry Garcia groups between 1974 and 1994. The lyrics and music for the song are included in the Jerry Garcia Songbook. Sitting In Limbo was also performed by Bobby & The Midnites, Ratdog, Phil LEsh & Friends, the Phil Lesh Trio and by Bob Weir sitting in with Jimmy Cliff.

Writing credits on recordings of the song vary. The names included in these variations are usually Cliff, Bright, Chambers and Plummer. The song was written by Jimmy Cliff and Guilly Bright. James Chambers is the given name of Jimmy Cliff. Guilly Bright's full name is Guillermo Plummer Bright. The title is sometimes given as Sittin' Here In Limbo.

Jimmy Cliff

no info Single (Sitting In Limbo / The Bigger They Come The Harder They Fall), Jimmy Cliff, 1971
Another Cycle, Jimmy Cliff, 1971
Harder They Come, Jimmy Cliff/Various Artists, 1972
In Concert: The Best of, Jimmy Cliff, 1976
no info Reggae Spectacular, Various Artists, 1976
no info Best of, Jimmy Cliff, 1988
no info Reggae Greats, Jimmy Cliff, 1991
no info Higher & Higher, Jimmy Cliff, 1998
no info Ultimate Collection, Jimmy Cliff, 1999
no info We All Are One: The Best of, Jimmy Cliff, 2002
Anthology, Jimmy Cliff, 2003
no info Island Reggae Classics, Jimmy Cliff, 2003
The Harder They Come (Deluxe ed.), Various Artists, 2003
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection, Jimmy Cliff, 2004
no info To Be Someone, Various Artists, 2004
The Harder They Come: The Definitive Collection, Jimmy Cliff, 2005
no info Best of, Jimmy Cliff, 2005
Better Days Are Coming: The A&M Years 1969-1971, Jimmy Cliff, 2006
Reggae Legends, Jimmy Cliff, 2008

Jerry Garcia

Don't Let Go, Jerry Garcia Band, 2001
Grateful Dawg Soundtrack, Garcia/Grisman, 2001
Been All Around This World, Garcia/Grisman, 2004
Pure Jerry: Keystone Berkeley, Sept 1, 1974, Jerry Garcia & Merl Saunders Band, 2004
Absolute Mary, Legion Of Mary, 2005
Let It Rock: The Jerry Garcia Collection, Vol. 2: Keystone Berkeley '75, Jerry Garcia Band, 2009
Garcia Live: Vol One: March 1st 1980 Capitol Theatre, Jerry Garcia Band, 2012
Been All Around This World: Deluxe Edition, Garcia/Grisman, 2021
Garcia Live: Vol 20, Jerry Garcia Band, 2023

Ratdog

Raleigh NC: October 14, 2003, Ratdog
Lawrence KS: November 18, 2003, Ratdog
Verona NY, April 7, 2005, Ratdog
Frederick, MD, November 8, 2005, Ratdog
Peekskill NY, March 6, 2007, Ratdog
Baltimore MD, March 19, 2007, Ratdog
New York, NY, April 4, 2008, Ratdog

Billy & The Kids

7/12/21, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO, Billy & The Kids, 2021

Other recordings

no info The Road, Johnny Rivers, 1974
You Don't Need A Reason To Sing, Douglas Flint Dillard, 1974
Tarzana Kid, John Sebastian, 1974
no info Hard Labor, Three Dog Night, 1974
no info Hard Times, Peter Yarrow, 1975
no info Movin' Day, Grady Tate, 1975
no info George McCrae, George McCrae, 1978
Fiyo On The Bayou, Neville Brothers, 1981
Treacherous: A History of the Neville Brothers 1955-1985, The Neville Brothers, 1986?
Haunting Melodies, Marley's Ghost, 1987
no info Street of Dreams, Nancy Harrow, 1988
no info Best of Tuck and Patti, Tuck and Patti, 1988
Best of John Sebastian, John Sebastian, 1989
no info Johnny and the Devil, Hans Theessink, 1989
no info Sing the Songs of..., The Bobs, 1990
no info Dream, Tuck and Patti, 1991
no info Time and Faith, Jerry Butler, 1992
no info Moving Up, Luciana, 1993
no info Friends, Na Leo Pilimehana, 1993
no info Jewels, Chieli Minucci, 1994
no info Palo Alto Sessions, Dianne Reeves, 1996
no info Deep Soup, Mumbo Gumbo, 1998
no info Shine On, Gove Scrivenor, 1998
Uptown Rulin': The Best of the Neville Brothers, The Neville Brothers, 1999
no info Soundscape, Tuck and Patti, 1999
no info For Every Heart, Dianne Reeves, 199?
no info Farm Aid: Keep America Growing, Vol. 1, Various Artist (Willie Nelson & Friends), 2000
no info Dreamscape, Tuck and Patti, 2000
no info Urgin' for the Virgin, Reggie Houston's Earth Island Band, 2000
no info Summer Breeze, Petty Booka, 2000
Faithful Virtue: The Reprise Recordings, John Sebastian, 2001
no info Bootleg Live, Tony Loeffler & the Blue Angels, 2001
no info Kinda Soul, Hanne Boel, 2001
Rhythm & Roots of Larry Vann, Larry Vann, 2003
Loft Music, Thea Gilmore, 2003
no info Against the Grain, Lloyd Brown, 2003
no info Get Up and Jump, Cosmo, 2003
no info Acoustic Soul, John Cruz, 2003
no info Big Wide Grin: Live, Big Wide Grin, 2003
no info Island Roots, Vol. 5, Various Artists (John Cruz), 2004
no info Countryman, Willie Nelson, 2005
Gold, The Neville Brothers, 2005
no info Chant Down Babylon, Various Artists (Lloyd Brown), 2005
no info Cyan/Hard Labor, Three Dog Night, 2006
no info African Spirit, The Soweto Gospel Choir, 2007
no info Sitting in Limbo, Jessica Molaskey, 2007
no info Classic, Hale Baskin, 2007
no info Rediscovery, Sloan Wainwright, 2008
no info Across the Globe, Native Vibe, 2008
Rocktopus, Kung Fu Hippies, 2017
From The Archives 4/20/19, Friends of the Devil's Lettuce, 2020