20 Greatest Hits

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

Tracklist

1▼Medium
#TitleLength
1Farewll Jamaica
2:55
2Matilda, Matilda
2:22
3In That Great Gettin'Up Morning
2:21
4Sylvie
recording of:
Sylvie
writer:
Leadbetter
3:28
5The Fox
guitar:
Millard Thomas (on 1954-04-22)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1954-04-22)
recording of:
The Fox (on 1954-04-22)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Campbell
2:44
6Day-O (Banana Boat Song)
recording of:
Day‐O (The Banana Boat Song) (Burgess/Attaway arrangement made famous by Harry Belafonte) (in 1959-04)
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)
3:40
7Moon Mary
2:01
8Erie Canal
2:19
9Annabelle Lee
producer:
Jack Rollins
lead vocals:
Harry Belafonte
vocals:
The Belafonte Singers
arranger:
Fred Norman
recording of:
Annabelle Lee
additional lyricist:
Edgar Allan Poe
lyricist and composer:
Jack Segal
is based on:
Annabel Lee
recording of:
Day‐O (The Banana Boat Song) (Burgess/Attaway arrangement made famous by Harry Belafonte)
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)
2:35
10Boll Weevil
2:19
11Shenandoah
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1956-09-06)
recording of:
Shenandoah (on 1956-09-06)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 324)
2:26
12Take My Mother Home
4:01
13Farewell
1:54
14Come Back Liza
3:12
15Hallelujah, I Love Her So
3:01
16Turn Around
recording of:
Turn Around
lyricist:
Harry Belafonte
composer:
Alan Greene and Malvina Reynolds
publisher:
BMG Ruby Songs and Clara Music Publ. Corp.
3:19
17I Got a Jump
1:40
18Acorn in the Meadow
2:33
19Scarlet Ribbons
recording of:
Scarlet Ribbons (for Her Hair)
lyricist:
Jack O. Segal (in 1949)
composer:
Evelyn Danzig (in 1949)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc., Helton Music and Mills Music Limited
2:15
20John Henry
2:13