| # | Title | Length |
|---|
| A1 | 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 |
| A2 | I Do Adore Her | 2:51 |
| A3 | Jamaica Farewell | 3:05 |
| A4 | Will His Love Be Like His Rum? | 2:36 |
| A5 | Dolly Dawn | 3:16 |
| B1 | Star‐O | 2:04 |
| B2 | The Jack‐Ass Song | 2:54 |
| B3 | Hosanna | 2:39 |
| B4 | Come Back Liza | 3:07 |
| B5 | Brown Skin Girl | 2:42 |
| B6 | Man Smart (Woman Smarter) | 3:33 |
