Island in the Sun

~ Release by Harry Belafonte (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1CD
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1Lean on Me
tenor saxophone:
Brew Moore (in 1949-04)
trumpet:
Howard McGhee (in 1949-04)
orchestra:
Howard McGhee and His Orchestra (in 1949-04)
recording of:
Lean on Me (in 1949-04)
composer:
Alan Greene and Edwin Waldman
3:14
2Recognition
tenor saxophone:
Brew Moore (in 1949-04)
trumpet:
Howard McGhee (in 1949-04)
orchestra:
Howard McGhee and His Orchestra (in 1949-04)
recording of:
Recognition (in 1949-04)
composer:
Harry Belafonte
2:54
3How Green Was My Valley
producer:
Monte Kay
orchestra:
Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra (on 1949-07-19)
recording of:
How Green Was My Valley (on 1949-07-19)
composer:
Alan Greene and Nick Kenny
3:14
4Deep as the River
producer:
Monte Kay
conductor:
Pete Rugolo (on 1949-07-19)
recording of:
Deep as the River (on 1949-07-19)
composer:
Alex Kramer and Joan Whitney
2:57
5They Didn't Believe Me
producer:
Monte Kay
orchestra:
Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra (on 1949-07-19)
cover recording of:
They Didn’t Believe Me (on 1949-07-19)
lyricist:
Herbert Reynolds
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd.
part of:
The Girl From Utah
3:21
6Close Your Eyes
producer:
Monte Kay
orchestra:
Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra (on 1949-07-19)
cover recording of:
Close Your Eyes (on 1949-07-19)
lyricist and composer:
Bernice Petkere (in 1933)
publisher:
Bernice Petkere Music Company, CBS Miller Catalog, Inc. and Sherman, Clay & Co. (in 1933)
2:30
7Whispering2:19
8Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
producer:
Monte Kay
orchestra:
Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra
recording of:
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 10072)
3:19
9I Still Get a Thrill (Thinking of You)2:43
10Farewell to Arms
producer:
Monte Kay
orchestra:
Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra
cover recording of:
Farewell to Arms (in 1949)
composer:
Abner Silver and Allie Wrubel
3:12
11Smoke Gets in Your Eyes2:56
12The Night Has a Thousand Eyes2:50
13Annabelle 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)
2:41
14Venezuela '1951
2:42
15Simple, Simple, Simple3:06
16Only One Like Me2:43
17Chimney Smoke
2:06
18A'roving
3:23
19Man Smart (Woman Smarter)2:32
20Jerry (This Timber Got to Roll)2:19
21Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1952-08-01)
recording of:
Scarlet Ribbons (for Her Hair) (on 1952-08-01)
lyricist:
Jack O. Segal (in 1949)
composer:
Evelyn Danzig (in 1949)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc., Helton Music and Mills Music Limited
2:46
22Shenandoah
recording of:
Shenandoah
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 324)
3:19
23Man Smart (Woman Smarter)2:35
24Jerry (This Timber Got to Roll)
2:36
25Gomen Nasai (Forgive Me)
2:34
26Springfield Mountain (To-Roo-De-Nay)
2:33
27Suzanne (Every Night When the Sun Goes Down)3:14
28Matilda
2:29
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ASIN:US: B0000DES5R [info]