Island in the Sun

~ Release by Harry Belafonte (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Lean on Me
tenor saxophone:
Brew Moore (in 1949-04)
trumpet:
Howard McGhee (in 1949-04)
orchestra:
Howard McGhee and His Orchestra (in 1949-04)
recording of:
Lean on Me (in 1949-04)
composer:
Alan Greene and Edwin Waldman
3:14
2Recognition
tenor saxophone:
Brew Moore (in 1949-04)
trumpet:
Howard McGhee (in 1949-04)
orchestra:
Howard McGhee and His Orchestra (in 1949-04)
recording of:
Recognition (in 1949-04)
composer:
Harry Belafonte
2:54
3How Green Was My Valley
producer:
Monte Kay
orchestra:
Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra (on 1949-07-19)
recording of:
How Green Was My Valley (on 1949-07-19)
composer:
Alan Greene and Nick Kenny
3:14
4Deep as the River
producer:
Monte Kay
conductor:
Pete Rugolo (on 1949-07-19)
recording of:
Deep as the River (on 1949-07-19)
composer:
Alex Kramer and Joan Whitney
2:57
5They Didn’t Believe Me
producer:
Monte Kay
orchestra:
Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra (on 1949-07-19)
cover recording of:
They Didn’t Believe Me (on 1949-07-19)
lyricist:
Herbert Reynolds (lyricist)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
part of:
The Girl From Utah
3:21
6Close Your Eyes
producer:
Monte Kay
orchestra:
Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra (on 1949-07-19)
cover recording of:
Close Your Eyes (on 1949-07-19)
lyricist and composer:
Bernice Petkere (in 1933)
publisher:
Bernice Petkere Music Company, CBS Miller Catalog, Inc. and Sherman, Clay & Co. (in 1933)
2:30
7Whispering
producer:
Monte Kay
orchestra:
Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra
cover recording of:
Whispering
lyricist:
Richard Coburn (in 1920) and Malvin Schönberger (Malvin Schonberger) (in 1920)
composer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader) (in 1920) and John Schoenberger (John Schonberger) (in 1920)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Fisher Music Corp., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Sherman, Clay & Co. (in 1920)
2:19
8Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
producer:
Monte Kay
orchestra:
Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra
recording of:
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 10072)
3:19
9I Still Get a Thrill (Thinking of You)
producer:
Monte Kay
orchestra:
Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra
cover recording of:
I Still Get a Thrill (Thinking of You) (in 1949)
composer:
J. Fred Coots and Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter)
2:43
10Farewell to Arms
producer:
Monte Kay
orchestra:
Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra
cover recording of:
Farewell to Arms (in 1949)
composer:
Abner Silver and Allie Wrubel (US composer and songwriter)
3:12
11Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
recording engineer:
Harry Belafonte
producer:
Jack Rollins (songwriter)
double bass:
Tommy Potter
guitar:
Jimmy Raney
piano:
Al Haig
tenor saxophone:
Zoot Sims (US jazz saxophonist)
lead vocals:
Harry Belafonte
arranger:
Fred Norman
cover recording of:
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Redwood Music, T.B. Harms Co., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Roberta
2:56
12The Night Has a Thousand Eyes
producer:
Jack Rollins (songwriter)
double bass:
Tommy Potter
guitar:
Jimmy Raney
piano:
Al Haig
tenor saxophone:
Zoot Sims (US jazz saxophonist)
lead vocals:
Harry Belafonte
arranger:
Fred Norman
recording of:
The Night Has a Thousand Eyes
lyricist:
Buddy Bernier
composer:
Buddy Bernier and Jerry Brainin
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
2:50
13Annabelle Lee
producer:
Jack Rollins (songwriter)
lead vocals:
Harry Belafonte
vocals:
The Belafonte Singers
arranger:
Fred Norman
recording of:
Annabelle Lee
additional lyricist:
Edgar Allan Poe (American writer)
lyricist and composer:
Jack Segal (US songwriter)
is based on:
Annabel Lee
recording of:
Day‐O (The Banana Boat Song) (Burgess/Attaway arrangement made famous by Harry Belafonte)
additional lyricist:
William Attaway (in 1955) and Irving Burgie (in 1955)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Caribe Music Corp., Cherry Lane Music Ltd., Cherry Lane Music Publishing Ltd, EMI Songs Ltd., Garber Music Ltd., Lord Burgess Music Publishing Co., Music Sales Corp (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Reservoir Media Music
version of:
Day‐O (The Banana Boat Song) (original folk song)
2:41
14Venezuela ’1951
2:42
15Simple, Simple, Simple
producer:
Jack Rollins (songwriter)
lead vocals:
Harry Belafonte
vocals:
The Belafonte Singers
arranger:
Fred Norman
recording of:
Simple, Simple, Simple
composer:
Evelyn Danzig and Jack Segal (US songwriter)
3:06
16Only One Like Me
producer:
Jack Rollins (songwriter)
lead vocals:
Harry Belafonte
vocals:
The Belafonte Singers
arranger:
Fred Norman
recording of:
Only One Like Me
lyricist:
C.J. Norwood
composer:
John Benson Brooks
2:43
17Chimney Smoke
2:06
18A’roving
3:23
19Man Smart (Woman Smarter)
recording of:
Man Smart, Woman Smarter
lyricist and composer:
Norman Span
publisher:
Clara Music Publ. Corp., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Valentine Music Group Ltd.
2:32
20Jerry (This Timber Got to Roll)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
2:19
21Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1952-08-01)
recording of:
Scarlet Ribbons (for Her Hair) (on 1952-08-01)
lyricist:
Jack O. Segal (US songwriter) (in 1949)
composer:
Evelyn Danzig (in 1949)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Helton Music and Mills Music Limited
2:46
22Shenandoah
recording of:
Shenandoah
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 324)
3:19
23Man Smart (Woman Smarter)
recording of:
Man Smart, Woman Smarter
lyricist and composer:
Norman Span
publisher:
Clara Music Publ. Corp., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Valentine Music Group Ltd.
2:35
24Jerry (This Timber Got to Roll)
2:36
25Gomen Nasai (Forgive Me)
2:34
26Springfield Mountain (To‐Roo‐De‐Nay)
2:33
27Suzanne (Every Night When the Sun Goes Down)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (in 1953)
recording of:
Suzanne (Every Night When the Sun Does Down) (in 1953)
writer:
Harry Belafonte and Harry Thomas
3:14
28Matilda
2:29
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