The Very Best of Harry Belafonte

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

Tracklist

1▶CD: "Belafonte's Greatest Hits" & "Try to Remember"
2▼CD: "The King of Calypso" & "Favorite Requests"
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1Cocoanut Woman
producer:
Joe Carlton and Edward O. Welker
bongos:
Noah Rodriguez (on 1957-01-26)
congas:
Daniel Barrajanos (on 1957-01-26)
double bass:
Norman Keenan (on 1957-01-26)
flute:
Paige Brook (on 1957-01-26) and Harold M. Jones (on 1957-01-26)
guitar:
Frantz Casséus (on 1957-01-26), Victor Messer (on 1957-01-26) and Millard Thomas (on 1957-01-26)
marimba:
George Devens (on 1957-01-26)
trumpet:
Joseph B. Wilder (on 1957-01-26)
choir vocals:
Gilbert E. Adkins (on 1957-01-26), Irving D. Barnes (on 1957-01-26), Leon Bibb (on 1957-01-26), Charles Colman (on 1957-01-26), Stephen Harbachick (on 1957-01-26), Marvin Hayes (on 1957-01-26), Herbert L. Stubbs (on 1957-01-26), Irving Burgie (on 1957-01-26), Joe N. Kenyon (on 1957-01-26), Leroy B. Thompson (on 1957-01-26), Samuel R. McCurry (on 1957-01-26), John Nielsen (on 1957-01-26), Brock Peters (on 1957-01-26), Howard A. Roberts (on 1957-01-26), Rodester Timmons (on 1957-01-26) and William Stewart (on 1957-01-26)
lead vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1957-01-26)
conductor:
Robert DeCormier (on 1957-01-26)
recorded at:
Webster Hall in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1957-01-26)
recording of:
Cocoanut Woman (on 1957-01-26)
writer:
Harry Belafonte and Irving Burgie
publisher:
Caribe Music Corp., Clara Music Publ. Corp. and Reservoir Media Music
2:57
2Jump in the Line
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
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (from 1961 to present)
recording of:
Jump in the Line (in 1961)
lyricist:
Stephen Somvel
writer:
Raymond Bell
composer:
Lord Kitchener
publisher:
Copyright Control
is based on:
Jump in the Line
is based on:
Shake Shake Sonora
3:40
3Brown Skin Girl
recording of:
Brown Skin Girl
lyricist and composer:
Norman Span
2:39
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
2:33
5Goin' Down Jordan
recording of:
Goin' Down Jordan
writer:
Irving Burgie and Theophilus Woods
publisher:
Caribbean Music Corp., Cherry Lane Music Co. and Clara Music Publ. Corp.
3:37
6Zombie Jamboree
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
Zombie Jamboree
lyricist and composer:
Conrad Mauge
3:19
7Jump 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
1:59
8Mama, Look a Boo-Boo
recording of:
Mama Look a Boo Boo
writer:
Harry Belafonte, Lord Burgess and Lord Melody
3:00
9Dolly Dawn
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
Dolly Dawn (on 1955-11-09)
lyricist and composer:
Lord Burgess
3:13
10Kingston Market
recording of:
Kingston Market
arranger:
Irving Burgie
publisher:
Clara Music Publ. Corp.
3:17
11Man Smart
recording of:
Man Smart, Woman Smarter
lyricist and composer:
Norman Span
publisher:
Clara Music Publ. Corp., MCA Music, Universal Music Corp. and Valentine Music Group Ltd.
3:34
12'round the Bay of Mexico
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
Round the Bay of Mexico (in 1959)
lyricist and composer:
Lord Burgess
2:46
13Don't Ever Love Me
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
Don’t Ever Love Me (on 1957-01-27)
lyricist and composer:
Lord Burgess
2:46
14God Bless the Child
5:04
15Cotton Fields
5:19
16Hosanna
2:36
17I Do Adore Her
2:48
18Haiti Cherie
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 (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 (on 1957-01-27), Marvin Hayes (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 (on 1957-01-27), Rodester Timmons (on 1957-01-27) and William Stewart (on 1957-01-27)
lead vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1957-01-27)
conductor:
Robert DeCormier (on 1957-01-27)
recorded at:
Webster Hall in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1957-01-27)
recording of:
Haiti Cherie (on 1957-01-27)
lyricist and composer:
Harry Belafonte and Lord Burgess
3:20
19Muleskinner
engineer:
Bob Simpson
producer:
Hugo Montenegro
bass:
Norman Keenan
drums (drum set):
Daniel Barrajanos, Percy Brice and Don Lamond
guitar:
Ernie Calabria and Millard Thomas
saxophone:
Jerome Richardson
trumpet:
Joe Wilder
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (in 1962)
conductor:
Jimmy Jones
arranger:
Jimmy Jones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (from 1962 to present)
recording of:
Muleskinner (in 1962)
arranger:
Harry Belafonte
publisher:
Clara Music Publ. Corp.
3:29
20Hallelujah I Love Her So
2:53
21A Day in the Life of a Fool
2:16
3▶CD: "Songs From All Over the World" & "And I Love You So"
4▶CD: "When the Saints Go Marching in" & "An Evening With Belafonte and Friends"