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Digitally remastered in 2000, RCA's triple-disc package Greatest Hits is a stellar overview of Harry Belafonte's career, covering 53 tracks spanning the years 1952-1972. While Belafonte is, of course, best known for popularizing calypso music, Greatest Hits doesn't place a disproportionate emphasis on that aspect of his career; instead, the collection is a testament to Belafonte's eclecticism and versatility. His voice may have been tailor-made for straight-ahead pop, but Belafonte was most at home on folk material, and his sources ranged far and wide. Not only from standard American folk repertory and his beloved Caribbean, but jazz, blues, Appalachian folk, British folk, and slave spirituals and work songs, not to mention the wealth of material rediscovered during the 1960s folk revival. Greatest Hits isn't the ultimate word on Belafonte -- some of his individual albums remain important, essential works in their own right, particularly Calypso -- but as a thorough encapsulation of his career, it's richly rewarding and virtually flawless.
© Steve Huey /TiVo
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Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra and Chorus, Performer - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Traditional, Composer - Traditional, Lyricist - Hy Grill, Producer
Originally Recorded 1952. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra and Chorus, Performer - Norman Gimbel, Composer - Norman Gimbel, Lyricist - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Larry Coleman, Composer - Larry Coleman, Lyricist - Hy Grill, Producer
Originally Recorded 1952. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Millard Thomas, Guitar - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Harry Belafonte, Arranger - Dave Kapp, Producer - Hy Grill, Producer
Originally Recorded 1952. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Mundell Lowe, Guitar - Eddie Sauter, Conductor - Norman Span, Composer - Norman Span, Lyricist - Millard Thomas, Guitar - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Herman "Trigger" Alpert, Bass - Tony Scott, Flute - Dave Kapp, Producer - Donald Alpert, Drums - Hy Grill, Producer
Originally Recorded 1952. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Mundell Lowe, Guitar - Eddie Sauter, Conductor - Millard Thomas, Guitar - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Traditional, Composer - Traditional, Lyricist - Herman "Trigger" Alpert, Bass - Tony Scott, Flute - Dave Kapp, Producer - Donald Alpert, Drums - Hy Grill, Producer
Originally Recorded 1952. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Jack D. Segal, Composer - Jack D. Segal, Lyricist - Millard Thomas, Guitar - Evelyn Levine, Composer - Evelyn Levine, Lyricist - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Dave Kapp, Producer - Hy Grill, Producer
Originally Recorded 1952. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Henri René, Conductor - Ryoichi Hattori, Composer - Ryoichi Hattori, Lyricist - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Dave Kapp, Producer - Dr. Benedict Mayers, Composer - Dr. Benedict Mayers, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1953. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Millard Thomas, Composer - Millard Thomas, Lyricist - Henri René, Conductor - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Harry Belafonte, Composer - Harry Belafonte, Lyricist - Dave Kapp, Producer
Originally Recorded 1953. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Henri René, Conductor - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Norman Span, Composer - Norman Span, Lyricist - Hy Grill, Producer
Originally Recorded 1953. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Henri René, Conductor - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Traditional, Composer - Traditional, Lyricist - Hy Grill, Producer
Originally Recorded 1953. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Joe Carlton, Producer - Harry Belafonte, Vocal - Roy Thomas, Composer - Roy Thomas, Lyricist - Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra, Performer
Originally Recorded 1954. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Fred Hellerman, Composer - Fred Hellerman, Lyricist - Marshall Barer, Composer - Marshall Barer, Lyricist - Joe Carlton, Producer - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra, Performer
Originally Recorded 1954. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Millard Thomas, Guitar - Joe Carlton, Producer - Alan Greene, Conductor - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Harry Belafonte, Composer - Harry Belafonte, Lyricist - Jack Rollins, Composer - Jack Rollins, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1954. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Paul Campbell, Composer - Paul Campbell, Lyricist - Millard Thomas, Guitar - Harry Belafonte, Vocal - Jack Lewis, Producer
Originally released 1954. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Paul Campbell, Composer - Paul Campbell, Lyricist - Huddie Ledbetter, Composer - Huddie Ledbetter, Lyricist - Millard Thomas, Conductor - Norman Luboff Choir, Performer - Henri René, Producer - Harry Belafonte, Vocal
Originally released 1956 . All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
William Attaway, Composer - William Attaway, Lyricist - Millard Thomas, Conductor - Norman Luboff Choir, Performer - Henri René, Producer - Norman Luboff, Lyricist - Harry Belafonte, Composer - Harry Belafonte, Lyricist - Harry Belafonte, Vocal
Originally released 1956 . All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Millard Thomas, Conductor - Norman Luboff Choir, Performer - Henri René, Producer - Norman Luboff, Composer - Norman Luboff, Lyricist - Harry Belafonte, Composer - Harry Belafonte, Lyricist - Harry Belafonte, Vocal
Originally released 1956 . All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Milt Hinton, Bass - Lord Burgess, Guitar - Alex North, Composer - Alex North, Lyricist - Millard Thomas, Guitar - Harry Belafonte, Vocal - Jack Lewis, Producer - Hy Zaret, Composer - Hy Zaret, Lyricist - Tony Scott, Performer - Osie Johnson, Drums
Originally released 1956 . All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Frantz Casseus, Guitar - Ed Welker, Producer - Lord Burgess, Guitar - William Attaway, Composer - William Attaway, Lyricist - Norman Keenan, Bass - Irving Burgie, Composer - Irving Burgie, Lyricist - Millard Thomas, Guitar - Harry Belafonte, Vocal - Al Hall, Bass - Kelly Martin, Drums
Originally Recorded 1955. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Frantz Casseus, Guitar - Ed Welker, Producer - Lord Burgess, Guitar - Norman Keenan, Bass - Irving Burgie, Composer - Irving Burgie, Lyricist - Millard Thomas, Guitar - Harry Belafonte, Vocal - Al Hall, Bass - Kelly Martin, Drums
Originally Recorded 1955. All rights reserved by BMG Music
William Lorin, Conductor - Lord Burgess, Arranger - Ed Welker, Producer - Millard Thomas, Guitar - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Traditional, Composer - Irving Burgie, Composer - Irving Burgie, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1955. All rights reserved by Sony BMG Entertainment
DISC 2
Herman Diaz, Jr., Producer - Tony Scott, Performer - William Attaway, Composer - William Attaway, Lyricist - Millard Thomas, Guitar - Harry Belafonte, Composer - Harry Belafonte, Lyricist - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Irving Burgie, Composer - Irving Burgie, Lyricist
(P) Released prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Dennis Farnon, Producer - Henri René, Producer - Tomás Méndez, Composer - Tomás Méndez, Lyricist - Harry Belafonte, Vocal - Will Lorin, Conductor
Originally Recorded 1956. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Jester Hairston, Composer - Jester Hairston, Lyricist - Frantz Casseus, Guitar - Dennis Farnon, Producer - Millard Thomas, Guitar - Henri René, Producer - Harry Belafonte, Vocal - Will Lorin, Conductor
Originally Recorded 1956. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Dennis Farnon, Producer - Henri René, Producer - Harry Belafonte, Vocal - Jay Richard Kennedy, Composer - Jay Richard Kennedy, Lyricist - Will Lorin, Composer - Will Lorin, Lyricist - Will Lorin, Conductor
Originally released 1957. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Frantz Casseus, Guitar - Dennis Farnon, Producer - William Lorin, Conductor - Millard Thomas, Guitar - Henri René, Producer - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Harry Belafonte, Composer - Harry Belafonte, Lyricist - Lorin, Composer - Lorin, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1956. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Frantz Casseus, Guitar - Ed Welker, Producer - Millard Thomas, Guitar - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Frederic E. Weatherly, Composer - Frederic E. Weatherly, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1956. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Frantz Casseus, Guitar - Ed Welker, Producer - Millard Thomas, Guitar - Joe Carlton, Producer - Lord Melody, Composer - Lord Melody, Lyricist - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Victor Messer, Guitar - Bob Corman's Orchestra & Chorus, Performer
Originally Recorded 1957. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Frantz Casseus, Guitar - Millard Thomas, Guitar - Joe Carlton, Producer - Harry Belafonte, Vocal - Victor Messer, Guitar - Bob Corman's Orchestra & Chorus, Performer - Irving Burgie, Composer - Irving Burgie, Lyricist
Originally released 1957. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Frantz Casseus, Guitar - Millard Thomas, Guitar - Joe Carlton, Producer - Harry Belafonte, Vocal - Harry Belafonte, Composer - Harry Belafonte, Lyricist - Victor Messer, Guitar - Bob Corman's Orchestra & Chorus, Performer - Irving Burgie, Composer - Irving Burgie, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1957. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Frantz Casseus, Guitar - William Attaway, Composer - William Attaway, Lyricist - Millard Thomas, Guitar - Joe Carlton, Producer - Harry Belafonte, Vocal - Victor Messer, Guitar - Bob Corman's Orchestra & Chorus, Performer - Irving Burgie, Composer - Irving Burgie, Lyricist
Originally released 1957. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Frantz Casseus, Guitar - Millard Thomas, Guitar - Joe Carlton, Producer - Harry Belafonte, Vocal - Harry Belafonte, Composer - Harry Belafonte, Lyricist - Victor Messer, Guitar - Bob Corman's Orchestra & Chorus, Performer - Irving Burgie, Composer - Irving Burgie, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1957. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Dennis Farnon, Conductor - Harold Arlen, Composer - Harold Arlen, Lyricist - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Johnny Mercer, Composer - Johnny Mercer, Lyricist - E.O. Welker, Producer
Originally Recorded 1958. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Herzog, Composer - Herzog, Lyricist - Holiday, Composer - Holiday, Lyricist - Dennis Farnon, Performer - Ed Welker, Producer - Harry Belafonte, Performer
(P) Originally Recorded Prior to 1972 All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Huddie Ledbetter, Composer - Huddie Ledbetter, Lyricist - Dennis Farnon, Conductor - Ed Welker, Producer - Harry Belafonte, Performer - C.C. Carter, Composer - C.C. Carter, Lyricist
Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
The Belafonte Singers, Vocal - Bob Corman, Performer - Corman, Composer - Corman, Lyricist - Ed Welker, Producer - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Okun, Composer - Okun, Lyricist
(P) Originally released prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
The Belafonte Singers, Vocal - Corman, Adaptor - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Harry Belafonte, Adaptor - Bob Bollard, Producer - Okun, Adaptor
(P) Originally released prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
DISC 3
Stephen Somvel, Composer - Stephen Somvel, Lyricist - Trinidad Steel Band, Performer - Raymond Bell, Composer - Raymond Bell, Lyricist - Millard Thomas, Guitar - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Ralph Hunter, Performer
Originally recorded 1961. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Burgie, Composer - Burgie, Lyricist - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Ralph Hunter, Performer
Originally Recorded 1961. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Burgie, Composer - Burgie, Lyricist - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Bob Bollard, Producer - Ralph Hunter, Conductor
Originally recorded 1961. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Harry Belafonte, Performer - Harry Belafonte, Arranger - Bob Bollard, Producer - Jimmy Jones, Performer - Traditional, Composer - Traditional, Lyricist - Bob Dylan, Harmonica
Originally released 1962. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Harry Belafonte, Arranger - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Jimmy Jones, Performer
Originally released 1962. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Harry Belafonte, Performer - Harry Belafonte, Arranger - Jimmy Jones, Performer - Traditional, Composer - Traditional, Lyricist
Originally released 1962. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Harry Belafonte, Performer - Harry Belafonte, Arranger - Jimmy Jones, Performer - Traditional, Composer - Traditional, Lyricist
Originally released 1962. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Howard Roberts, Performer - Woody Guthrie, Composer - Woody Guthrie, Lyricist - Robert DeCormier, Conductor - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Bob Bollard, Producer
Originally released 1963. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bill Eaton, Coordinator - William Eaton, Performer - Bob Bollard, Producer - Hugo Montenegro, Arranger - Howard A. Roberts, Conductor - Tom Jones, Composer - Tom Jones, Lyricist - Andy Wiswell, Producer - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Harvey Schmidt, Composer - Harvey Schmidt, Lyricist
(P) Originally released prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Jimmy Webb, Composer - Jimmy Webb, Lyricist - Ernest Altschuler, Producer - Marty Manning, Arranger - Marty Manning, Conductor - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Orchestra, Performer
(P) Originally released prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Ernest Altschuler, Producer - Marty Manning, Arranger - Marty Manning, Conductor - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Sigman, Composer - Sigman, Lyricist - Orchestra, Performer - Luiz Bonfá, Composer - Luiz Bonfá, Lyricist
(P) Originally released prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Harry Belafonte, Performer - Jack Pleis, Producer - Charles Hardin, Composer - Charles Hardin, Lyricist - William Eaton, Arranger - William Eaton, Conductor
(P) Originally released prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Harry Belafonte, Performer - Jack Pleis, Producer - William Eaton, Arranger - William Eaton, Conductor - Walker, Composer - Walker, Lyricist
(P) Originally released prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Albumbeschreibung
Digitally remastered in 2000, RCA's triple-disc package Greatest Hits is a stellar overview of Harry Belafonte's career, covering 53 tracks spanning the years 1952-1972. While Belafonte is, of course, best known for popularizing calypso music, Greatest Hits doesn't place a disproportionate emphasis on that aspect of his career; instead, the collection is a testament to Belafonte's eclecticism and versatility. His voice may have been tailor-made for straight-ahead pop, but Belafonte was most at home on folk material, and his sources ranged far and wide. Not only from standard American folk repertory and his beloved Caribbean, but jazz, blues, Appalachian folk, British folk, and slave spirituals and work songs, not to mention the wealth of material rediscovered during the 1960s folk revival. Greatest Hits isn't the ultimate word on Belafonte -- some of his individual albums remain important, essential works in their own right, particularly Calypso -- but as a thorough encapsulation of his career, it's richly rewarding and virtually flawless.
© Steve Huey /TiVo
About the album
- 3 disc(s) - 53 track(s)
- Total length: 03:02:02
- Main artists: Harry Belafonte
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA Records Label
- Genre: Pop/Rock Internationaal variété
(P) 2000 BMG Entertainment
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