Harry Belafonte Sings Calypso Blues & Folk Songs

~ Release by Harry Belafonte (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD: Delia
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1Venezuela
recording engineer:
Harry Belafonte
producer:
Jack Rollins (songwriter)
vocals:
The Belafonte Singers
arranger:
Fred Norman
2:43
2Simple Simple Simple
3:06
3Annabelle 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)
2:40
4Only One Like Me
2:42
5The Night Has a Thousand Eyes
2:49
6Mark Twain
guitar:
Millard Thomas (on 1954-04-29)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1954-04-29)
recording of:
Mark Twain (on 1954-04-29)
lyricist and composer:
Harry Belafonte
3:46
7Man Piaba
guitar:
Millard Thomas (on 1954-04-29)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1954-04-29)
recording of:
Man Piaba (on 1954-04-29)
writer:
Harry Belafonte and Walter E. Rollins (songwriter)
3:35
8John Henry
guitar:
Millard Thomas (on 1954-04-29)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1954-04-29)
recording of:
John Henry (on 1954-04-29)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Paul Campbell (songwriting pseudonym used by The Weavers)
3:33
9Tol’ My Capatain
guitar:
Millard Thomas (on 1954-04-29)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1954-04-29)
recording of:
Told My Captain (on 1954-04-29)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Paul Campbell (songwriting pseudonym used by The Weavers)
2:48
10Kalenda
guitar:
Millard Thomas (on 1954-04-29)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1954-04-29)
recording of:
Kalenda Rock (on 1954-04-29)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), Lionel Belasco (Trinidadian-Venezuelan calypso pianist, composer and bandleader), Massie Patterson and Olga Paul (singer, translator)
3:26
11The Drummer and the Cook
3:47
12The Fox
guitar:
Millard Thomas (on 1954-04-22)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1954-04-22)
recording of:
The Fox (on 1954-04-22)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Campbell (songwriting pseudonym used by The Weavers)
2:48
13Soldier Soldier
guitar:
Millard Thomas (in 1954)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (in 1954)
recording of:
Soldier, Soldier (in 1954)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Campbell (songwriting pseudonym used by The Weavers)
1:40
14The Next Big River
guitar:
Millard Thomas (on 1954-04-29)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1954-04-29)
recording of:
The Next Big River (on 1954-04-29)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Campbell (songwriting pseudonym used by The Weavers)
0:24
15Delia
guitar:
Millard Thomas (in 1954)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (in 1954)
recording of:
Delia (in 1954)
writer:
Fred Brooks and Lester Judson
3:02
16Mo Mary
guitar:
Millard Thomas (in 1954)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (in 1954)
recording of:
Mo Mary (in 1954)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Dyer-Bennet (folk singer)
2:18
17Lord Randall
4:14
2▼CD: Matilda
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1Waterboy
guitar:
Millard J. Thomas (on 1955-08-18)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1955-08-18)
recording of:
Water Boy (Avery Robinson arrangement) (on 1955-08-18)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Avery Robinson
arrangement of:
Waterboy
3:47
2Troubles
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1955-08-18)
orchestra:
Tony Scott and His Orchestra (on 1955-08-18)
recording of:
Troubles (on 1955-08-18)
lyricist and composer:
Harry Belafonte
3:46
3Suzanne
3:25
4Matilda
3:41
5Take My Mother Home
5:56
6Noah
choir vocals:
The Norman Luboff Choir (on 1955-08-10)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1955-08-10)
recording of:
Noah (on 1955-08-10)
writer:
William Attaway and Harry Belafonte
4:57
7Scarlet Ribbon
producer:
Henri René (producer, composer, conductor and arranger)
bongos:
Carlos Vidal (Cuban percussionist) (on 1955-08-18)
congas:
Modesto Doran Martinez (on 1955-08-18)
double bass:
Eugene Wright (bass) (on 1955-08-18)
drums (drum set):
Irv Kluger (on 1955-08-18)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1955-08-18) and Millard J. Thomas (on 1955-08-18)
piano:
John F. Williams Jr. (50s US soul/jazz pianist) (on 1955-08-18)
saxophone:
Buddy Collette (on 1955-08-18), Jimmy Giuffre (American jazz clarinetist/saxophonist and composer) (on 1955-08-18), Harry Klee (on 1955-08-18), Bud Shank (on 1955-08-18) and Herbert Stewart (on 1955-08-18)
timbales:
Frank Guerrero (on 1955-08-18)
trombone:
John Haliburton (on 1955-08-18), Ed Kusby (on 1955-08-18) and Si Zentner (on 1955-08-18)
trumpet:
Conte Candoli (on 1955-08-18), Buddy Childers (American jazz trumpeter & composer) (on 1955-08-18) and Maynard Ferguson (on 1955-08-18)
lead vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1955-08-18)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1955-08-18)
conductor:
Tony Scott (bop/jazz clarinetist, arranger & conductor) (on 1955-08-18)
performer:
David Klein (on 1955-08-18)
recording of:
Scarlet Ribbons (for Her Hair) (on 1955-08-18)
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
3:17
8In That Great Gettin’ Up Mornin’
choir vocals:
The Norman Luboff Choir (on 1955-08-19)
lead vocals:
Harry Belafonte
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1955-08-19)
recording of:
In That Great Gettin’ Up Mornin’ (on 1955-08-19)
writer:
Harry Belafonte and Norman Luboff
3:12
9Unchained Melody
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1955-10-28)
recording of:
Unchained Melody (on 1955-10-28)
publisher:
Hy Zaret
lyricist:
Hy Zaret
composer:
Alex North (US composer)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp. (ended), HZUM Publishing, MPL Communication Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL Communications Australia, MPL Musik Verlags GmbH, North Melody Publishing and Unchained Melody Publishing, LLC
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
part of:
The 28th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:22
10Jump Down Spin Around
choir vocals:
The Norman Luboff Choir (on 1955-08-19)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1955-08-19)
recording of:
Jump Down, Spin Around (on 1955-08-19)
writer:
William Attaway and Harry Belafonte
52:01
11Sylvie
5:21
12Scarlet Ribbon (for Her Hair) (1952)
4:22
13Shenandoah (1952)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
Shenandoah (in 1952)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 324)
2:18
14Suzanne (1953)
3:12
3▼CD: Hosanna / Belafonte Sings the Caribbean
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1Day O (The Banana Boat Song)
3:08
2I Do Adore Her
2:51
3Jamaica Farewell
recording of:
Jamaica Farewell
lyricist and composer:
Irving Burgie
publisher:
Cherry Lane Music Ltd.
3:07
4Will His Love Be Like His Rum?
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
Will His Love Be Like His Rum? (on 1955-10-19)
writer:
William Attaway and Harry Belafonte
2:35
5Dolly Down
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
Dolly Dawn (on 1955-11-09)
lyricist and composer:
Lord Burgess
3:16
6Star O
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
arranger:
Tony Scott (bop/jazz clarinetist, arranger & conductor)
recording of:
Star‐o (on 1955-10-20)
writer:
William Attaway, Harry Belafonte and Lord Burgess
2:05
7The Jack-Ass Song
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
The Jack‐Ass Song (on 1955-10-20)
writer:
William Attaway and Lord Burgess
52:56
8Hosanna
2:39
9Come Back Liza
3:07
10Brown Skin Girl
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
Brown Skin Girl (on 1955-11-09)
lyricist and composer:
Norman Span
52:46
11Man Smart
3:38
12Scratch, Scratch
2:45
13Lucy’s Door
3:45
14Cordelia Brown
2:56
15Don’t Ever Love Me
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
Don’t Ever Love Me (on 1957-01-27)
lyricist and composer:
Lord Burgess
2:50
16Love, Love Alone
3:20
17Cocoanut Woman
recording of:
Cocoanut Woman
writer:
Harry Belafonte and Irving Burgie
publisher:
Caribe Music Corp., Clara Music Publ. Corp. and Reservoir Media Music
3:21
18Haiti Cherie
3:19
19Judy Drownded
3:30
20Island in the Sun
producer:
Joe Carlton
bongos:
Noah Rodriguez (on 1957-01-27)
congas:
Daniel Barrajanos (on 1957-01-27)
double bass:
Norman Keenan (on 1957-01-27)
flute:
James N. DeMeo (on 1957-01-27) and Harold M. Jones (50s US flautist) (on 1957-01-27)
guitar:
Frantz Casséus (on 1957-01-27), Victor Messer (on 1957-01-27) and Millard Thomas (on 1957-01-27)
marimba:
Joe Venuto (on 1957-01-27)
trumpet:
Joseph B. Wilder (on 1957-01-27)
choir vocals:
Gilbert E. Adkins (on 1957-01-27), Irving D. Barnes (on 1957-01-27), Leon Bibb (on 1957-01-27), Charles Colman (on 1957-01-27), Stephen Harbachick (baritone) (on 1957-01-27), Marvin Hayes (bass-baritone) (on 1957-01-27), Herbert L. Stubbs (on 1957-01-27), Irving Burgie (on 1957-01-27), Joe N. Kenyon (on 1957-01-27), Leroy B. Thompson (on 1957-01-27), Samuel R. McCurry (on 1957-01-27), John Nielsen (on 1957-01-27), Brock Peters (on 1957-01-27), Howard A. Roberts (founder of the Howard Roberts Chorale) (on 1957-01-27), Rodester Timmons (on 1957-01-27) and William Stewart (choral vocals in Harry Belafonte recordings) (on 1957-01-27)
lead vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1957-01-27)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
conductor:
Robert DeCormier (American composer and conductor) (on 1957-01-27)
recorded at:
Webster Hall in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1957-01-27)
recording of:
Island in the Sun (on 1957-01-27)
writer:
Harry Belafonte and Lord Burgess
publisher:
Caribe Music Corp., Cherry Lane Music Publishing and Clara Music Publ. Corp.
3:25
21Angelique-O
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
Angelique-O (on 1957-01-27)
writer:
William Attaway and Irving Burgie
2:44
22Lead Man Holler
4:18
4▼CD: Hava Nageela
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1Merci Bon Dieu
2:53
2Once Was
4:46
3Hava Nageela
3:15
4Danny Boy
5:50
5The Drummer and the Cook (Cockney Air)
3:59
6Come O My Love
4:26
7Shenandoah
3:47
8Mary’s Boy Child
4:22
9Cu Cu Ru Cu Cu Paloma
5:31
10Eden Was Like This
producer:
Dennis Farnon and Henri René (producer, composer, conductor and arranger)
bass:
Meyer "Mike" Rubin (US bassist 1930s - 1960s) (on 1956-07-26)
cello:
Ennio Bolognini (Argentine-American cellist and composer) (on 1956-07-26)
clarinet:
Antonio Villa (on 1956-07-26)
French horn:
Attilo DePalma (on 1956-07-26)
guitar:
Frantz Casséus (on 1956-07-26) and Millard Thomas (on 1956-07-26)
harp:
Marjorie Call (on 1956-07-26)
percussion:
Arnold Manchester (on 1956-07-26) and Louis Singer (percussionist) (on 1956-07-26)
piano:
Hal Hidey (on 1956-07-26)
saxophone:
Herman Berardinelli (on 1956-07-26), Sal Franzella (on 1956-07-26), Victor Garber (50s US saxophonist) (on 1956-07-26), Dale Isenhuth (on 1956-07-26), Paul McLarand (on 1956-07-26) and Wilbur Schwartz (on 1956-07-26)
trombone:
Dick DeMaio (on 1956-07-26) and Si Zentner (on 1956-07-26)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1956-07-26), Uan Rasey (on 1956-07-26) and Joseph Triscari (on 1956-07-26)
viola:
Joseph Reilich (on 1956-07-26)
violin:
Israel Baker (American violinist) (on 1956-07-26), Jerome G. Kasin (on 1956-07-26), Sol Kindler (on 1956-07-26), Robert Levine (violist, violinist) (on 1956-07-26), Gustave Rosseels (on 1956-07-26) and Albert Saparoff (on 1956-07-26)
lead vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1956-07-26)
conductor:
Will Lorin (on 1956-07-26)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1956-07-26)
recording of:
Eden Was Just Like This (on 1956-07-26)
composer:
Jay Richard Kennedy and Lord Burgess
3:00
11When the Saints Go Marching In
recording of:
When the Saints Go Marching In (in 1956)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13983)
version of:
When the Saints Go Marching In
3:39
12Man Smart Woman Smarter
2:30
5▼CD: God Bless the Child
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1A Fool for You
3:37
2Losing Hand
4:15
3One for My Baby
4:31
4In the Evenin’ Mama
3:27
5Hallelujah I Love Her So
2:52
6The Way That I Feel
4:29
7Cotton Fields
5:15
8Got Bless the Child
5:02
9Mary Ann
2:38
10Sinner’s Prayer
3:39
11Fare Thee Well
4:38
12I’m Just a Country Boy
recording of:
I’m Just a Country Boy
writer:
Marshall Barer and Fred Brooks
3:06
13Hold ’em Joe
2:38
14Hello Everybody
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
Hello Everybody (on 1955-08-17)
lyricist and composer:
Harry Belafonte
3:22
6▼CD: Swing Low / My Lord What a Mornin’
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1A Woman Is a Sometime Thing
2:43
2Summertime
3:16
3Oh, I Got Plenty of Nothing
3:03
4I Wants to Stay Here
3:34
5Bess, You Is My Woman
6:04
6It Ain’t Necessarily So
3:08
7Street Calls, Strawberry Woman, the Honey Man, Crab Man
4:29
8My Man’s Gone Now
4:12
9Bess, Oh Where Is My Bess
3:43
10There’s a Boat Leavin’ Soon for New York
2:40
11Wake Up Jacob
choir vocals:
The Belafonte Singers
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
Wake up Jacob
writer:
Harry Belafonte, Gene Corman and Milt Okun
1:55
12My Lord What a Mornin’
4:28
13Ezekiel
3:41
14Buked and Scorned
4:45
15Stars Shinin’ (By ’n by)
1:38
16Oh Freedom
3:22
17Were You There When They Crucified My Lord
recording of:
Were You There When They Crucified the Lord
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
4:38
18Oh Let Me Fly
2:11
19Swing Low
4:02
20March Down to Jordan
3:29
21Steal Away
recording of:
Steal Away (to Jesus)
lyricist and composer:
Wallace Willis (until 1862)
3:47
7▶CD: Take My Mother Home / Harry Belafonte at Carnegie Hall Vol. 1
8▶CD: Mama Look a Boo Boo / Harry Belafonte at Carnegie Hall Vol. 2
9▶CD: La Bamba / Harry Belafonte Returns Carnegie Hall
10▶CD: Silent Night