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Harry Belafonte was instrumental in bringing Third World music and rhythms into the pop mainstream in the insular 1950s. Although born in Harlem, Belafonte spent a good part of his childhood in his mother's native Jamaica, and the breezy Caribbean folk songs he learned there were transformed by his clear, strong voice and careful arrangements into sparkling pop songs. This single-disc career retrospective features his biggest hits, including the work song "Day-O (Banana Boat Song)," the mento classic "Jump in the Line," and the beautiful ballad "Jamaica Farewell." Other highlights here include a live duet with Odetta on the old fiddle tune "A Hole in the Bucket" and a version of Leadbelly's "Midnight Special" that features a 20-year-old Bob Dylan on harmonica.
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Burgie, Composer - Burgie, Lyricist - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Ralph Hunter, Performer
Originally Recorded 1961. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Bob Corwin and His Orchestra and Chorus, Performer - Joe Carlton, Producer - Harry Belafonte, Composer - Harry Belafonte, Lyricist - Harry Belafonte, Vocal - Irving Burgie, Composer - Irving Burgie, Lyricist
Originally released 1957. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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
Harry Belafonte, Performer - Clifton Ryan, Composer - Clifton Ryan, Lyricist - Gordon, Composer - Gordon, Lyricist - Irving Burgie, Arranger - Ralph Hunter, Conductor
(P) Recorded prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Fitzroy Alexander (Lord Melody), Composer - Fitzroy Alexander (Lord Melody), Lyricist - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Bob Gordon, Composer - Bob Gordon, Lyricist - Ralph Hunter, Conductor
(P) Recorded prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
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
Tony Scott And His Orchestra, Performer - Henri René, Producer - Harry Belafonte, Vocal - Norman Span, Composer - Norman Span, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1955. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Howard Roberts, Conductor - Miriam Makeba, Arranger - Harry Belafonte and Miriam Makeba, Performer - Howard A. Roberts, Arranger - Andy Wiswell, Producer - Traditional, Composer - Traditional, Lyricist - Jonas Gwangwa, Conductor - Jonas Gwangwa, Arranger
Originally Recorded 1965. 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
Burgie, Composer - Burgie, Lyricist - Harry Belafonte, Vocal - Ralph Hunter, Conductor
(P) Recorded prior to 1972. 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
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
George Petsilas, Composer - George Petsilas, Lyricist - Harry Belafonte, Executive Producer - Howard A. Roberts, Arranger - Howard A. Roberts, Conductor - Andy Wiswell, Producer - Harry Belafonte & Nana Mouskouri, Performer
Originally Recorded 1965. All rights reserved by BMG Music.
Miriam Makeba, Vocal - Fadhili William, Composer - Fadhili William, Lyricist - Harry Belafonte, Executive Producer - Harry Belafonte, Vocal - Howard A. Roberts, Arranger - Andy Wiswell, Producer - Jonas Gwangwa, Arranger
(P) Recorded prior to 1972. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Nikos Gatsos, Composer - Nikos Gatsos, Lyricist - Manos Hadjidakis, Composer - Manos Hadjidakis, Lyricist - Harry Belafonte, Executive Producer - Howard A. Roberts, Arranger - Howard A. Roberts, Conductor - Andy Wiswell, Producer - Harry Belafonte & Nana Mouskouri, Performer
Originally Recorded 1966. 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
Minkoff, Composer - Minkoff, Lyricist - Hellerman, Composer - Hellerman, Lyricist - Marty Manning, Conductor - Marty Manning, Arranger - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Ernie Altschuler, Producer - Andy Wiswell, Producer
(P) Recorded prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Simon, Composer - Simon, Lyricist - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Jack Pleis, Producer - William Eaton, Arranger - William Eaton, Conductor - Art Garfunkel, Composer - Art Garfunkel, Lyricist
(P) Originally released prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
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, Performer - Ed Begley, Recording Engineer - Jack Pleis, Producer - Don McLean, Composer - Don McLean, Lyricist - Robert Freedman, Arranger
(P) 1973 BMG Music
George Gershwin, Composer - George Gershwin, Lyricist - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Lennie Hayton and His Orchestra, Performer - Ira Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Lyricist - Lena Horne, Performer
Originally released 1959. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Harry Belafonte and Odetta, Performer - Odetta, Arranger - Odetta, Performer - Harry Belafonte, Arranger - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Traditional, Composer - Traditional, Lyricist
(P) Recorded Prior to 1972. 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
Album review
Harry Belafonte was instrumental in bringing Third World music and rhythms into the pop mainstream in the insular 1950s. Although born in Harlem, Belafonte spent a good part of his childhood in his mother's native Jamaica, and the breezy Caribbean folk songs he learned there were transformed by his clear, strong voice and careful arrangements into sparkling pop songs. This single-disc career retrospective features his biggest hits, including the work song "Day-O (Banana Boat Song)," the mento classic "Jump in the Line," and the beautiful ballad "Jamaica Farewell." Other highlights here include a live duet with Odetta on the old fiddle tune "A Hole in the Bucket" and a version of Leadbelly's "Midnight Special" that features a 20-year-old Bob Dylan on harmonica.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 23 track(s)
- Total length: 01:16:47
- Main artists: Harry Belafonte
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA Records Label
- Genre: Pop/Rock International Pop
(P) 2001 BMG Music
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