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The Very Best of Harry Belafonte fulfills the promise of the title in fine fashion, compiling 20 of Belafonte's best-known hits onto a single CD (though it cheats slightly by adding a pair of unreleased tracks, "Bam Bam Bamba" and "Two Brothers"). Fans of his breakout Calypso LP from 1956 will find several tracks here -- the obvious "Banana Boat Song (Day-O)" plus "Jamaica Farewell" and "Man Smart (Woman Smarter)," though unfortunately not "Brown Skin Girl." Other highlights include "Coconut Woman" and "Island in the Sun." Interested parties who find much too much to love on Belafonte's three-disc set Greatest Hits will find everything they need right here.
© John Bush /TiVo
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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 - 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
Burgie, Composer - Burgie, Lyricist - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Ralph Hunter, Performer
Originally Recorded 1961. All rights reserved by BMG Music
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
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
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
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
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
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 - 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Dick Holler, Composer - Dick Holler, Lyricist - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Jack Pleis, Producer - William Eaton, Conductor - William Eaton, Arranger - Orchestra, Performer
(P) Originally Recorded Prior to 1972 All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Eaton, Adaptor - Harry Belafonte, Performer - Jack Pleis, Producer - William Eaton, Conductor - William Eaton, Arranger
Originally released 1958. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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
Album review
The Very Best of Harry Belafonte fulfills the promise of the title in fine fashion, compiling 20 of Belafonte's best-known hits onto a single CD (though it cheats slightly by adding a pair of unreleased tracks, "Bam Bam Bamba" and "Two Brothers"). Fans of his breakout Calypso LP from 1956 will find several tracks here -- the obvious "Banana Boat Song (Day-O)" plus "Jamaica Farewell" and "Man Smart (Woman Smarter)," though unfortunately not "Brown Skin Girl." Other highlights include "Coconut Woman" and "Island in the Sun." Interested parties who find much too much to love on Belafonte's three-disc set Greatest Hits will find everything they need right here.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 22 track(s)
- Total length: 01:12:45
- Main artists: Harry Belafonte
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA Camden
- Genre: Pop/Rock International Pop
(P) 2000 BMG Entertainment UK & Ireland Ltd
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