| # | Title | Length |
|---|
| 1 | 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 (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 (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) (on 1955-10-20)
- additional lyricist:
- William Attaway (in 1955) and Irving Burgie (in 1955)
- composer:
- [traditional]
- 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 and Reservoir Media Music
- version of:
- Day‐O (The Banana Boat Song)
| 3:05 |
| 2 | Don't Ever Love Me | 2:49 |
| 3 | Mama Look-A Boo Boo | 2:56 |
| 4 | Jump in the Line | 3:45 |
| 5 | Scarlet Ribbons | 3:16 |
| 6 | Michael Row the Boat Ashore | 3:59 |
| 7 | Island in the Sun | 3:10 |
| 8 | John Henry | 3:31 |
| 9 | Abraham, Martin and John | 3:59 |
| 10 | Hallelujah I Love Her So | 2:56 |
| 11 | Cocoanut 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
| 3:00 |
| 12 | Mary's Boy Child | 3:00 |
| 13 | Hold 'em Joe | 2:38 |
| 14 | Jamaica Farewell | 3:05 |
