The ★ Collection

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

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Banana Boat (Day-O)
producer:
Herman Diaz, Jr.
congas:
Alexander Cambrelen (on 1955-10-20) and Mario Castillo (on 1955-10-20)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1955-10-20)
drums (drum set):
Osie Johnson (on 1955-10-20)
flute:
Herbert Levy (on 1955-10-20)
guitar:
Millard Thomas (on 1955-10-20)
choir vocals:
Charles Colman (on 1955-10-20), J. Hamilton Grandison (on 1955-10-20), Herbert L. Stubbs (on 1955-10-20), Joseph Lewis (on 1955-10-20), Lord Burgess (on 1955-10-20), Brock Peters (on 1955-10-20), Sherman Sneed (on 1955-10-20), John White (50s US vocalist) (on 1955-10-20) and Gloria Wynder (on 1955-10-20)
lead vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1955-10-20)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
orchestra:
Tony Scott's Orchestra & Chorus (on 1955-10-20)
conductor:
Tony Scott (bop/jazz clarinetist, arranger & conductor) (on 1955-10-20)
recorded at:
Webster Hall in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1955-10-20)
recording of:
Day‐O (The Banana Boat Song) (Burgess/Attaway arrangement made famous by Harry Belafonte) (on 1955-10-20)
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)
4.653:05
2Angelina
engineer:
Bob Sirapson
producer:
Bob Bollard
bass:
Norman Keenan
cuatro:
Ernest Calabria
guitar:
Ernest Calabria and Millard Thomas
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (in 1961)
conductor and chorus master:
Ralph Hunter
performer:
Trinidad Steel Drum Band (Trinidad Steel-Band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (from 1961 to present)
recording of:
Angelina (in 1961)
writer:
Irving Burgie
publisher:
Cherry Lane Music Co.
53:55
3Coconut Woman3:20
4Go Down Emanuel Road
engineer:
Bob Sirapson
producer:
Bob Bollard
bass:
Norman Keenan
cuatro:
Ernest Calabria
guitar:
Ernest Calabria and Millard Thomas
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (in 1961)
conductor and chorus master:
Ralph Hunter
performer:
Trinidad Steel Drum Band (Trinidad Steel-Band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (from 1961 to present)
recording of:
Go Down Emanuel Road (in 1961)
arranger:
Irving Burgie
publisher:
Caribbean Music Corp. and Cherry Lane Music Co.
3:11
5Makes a Long Time Man Feel Bad5:49
6A Strange Song
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
Strange Song
lyricist and composer:
Chip Taylor (US singer/songwriter)
2:34
7Matilda
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
Matilda
lyricist and composer:
Norman Span
arranger:
Harry Thomas
publisher:
Budde (publisher) (in 1968) and Edition Primus (in 1968)
3:41
8Jamaica Farewell
producer:
Edward O. Welker
double bass:
Al Hall (on 1955-11-09) and Norman Keenan (on 1955-11-09)
drums (drum set):
Kelly Martin (US jazz drummer) (on 1955-11-09)
guitar:
Frantz Casséus (on 1955-11-09), Lord Burgess (on 1955-11-09) and Millard Thomas (on 1955-11-09)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1955-11-09)
recording of:
Jamaica Farewell (on 1955-11-09)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Burgie
publisher:
Cherry Lane Music Ltd.
4.753:05
9Man Piaba
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
Man Piaba
writer:
Harry Belafonte and Walter E. Rollins (songwriter)
3:53
10La Bamba6:10
11Cotton Fields
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
Cotton Fields
lyricist and composer:
C. C. Carter
5:23
12Come Away Melinda
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
Come Away Melinda
lyricist:
Frances Minkoff
composer:
Fred Hellerman
publisher:
Appleseed Music, Inc., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Harmony Music Ltd.
2:28
13Come Back Liza3:08
14Try to Remember
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
cover recording of:
Try to Remember (The Fantasticks)
lyricist:
Tom Jones (musical theatre lyricist)
composer:
Harvey Schmidt
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Music (UK) and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
3:26

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part of:The ★ Collection (The [Star] Collection) (order: 7)