The Very Best of Harry Belafonte

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

Tracklist

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1I Do Adore Her
2:51
2Come Back Liza
3:07
3Water Boy
guitar:
Millard J. Thomas (on 1955-08-18)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1955-08-18)
recording of:
Water Boy (Avery Robinson arrangement) (on 1955-08-18)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Avery Robinson
arrangement of:
Waterboy
3:41
4Troubles
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1955-08-18)
orchestra:
Tony Scott and His Orchestra (on 1955-08-18)
recording of:
Troubles (on 1955-08-18)
lyricist and composer:
Harry Belafonte
3:38
5Suzanne3:19
6Maitilda
3:34
7Take My Mother Home
5:52
8Noah
choir vocals:
The Norman Luboff Choir (on 1955-08-10)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1955-08-10)
recording of:
Noah (on 1955-08-10)
writer:
William Attaway and Harry Belafonte
4:49
9Will This Love Be Like His Rum2:35
10Brown Skinned Girl
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
Brown Skin Girl (on 1955-11-09)
lyricist and composer:
Norman Span
2:47
11In That Great Getting Up Mornin'
choir vocals:
The Norman Luboff Choir (on 1955-08-19)
lead vocals:
Harry Belafonte
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1955-08-19)
recording of:
In That Great Gettin’ Up Mornin’ (on 1955-08-19)
writer:
Harry Belafonte and Norman Luboff
3:11
12Unchained Melody3:20
13Jump 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
1:58
14Sylvie
recording of:
Sylvie
writer:
Leadbetter
5:17
15Day 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) (Burgess/Attaway arrangement made famous by Harry Belafonte) (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) (original folk song)
3:05
16Acorn in the Meadow
2:41