The Essential Harry Belafonte

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

Tracklist

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1Midnight Special
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
Midnight Special (Harry Belafonte)
arranger:
Harry Belafonte
publisher:
Clara Music Publ. Corp.
arrangement of:
Midnight Special
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2Island in the Sun
producer:
Joe Carlton
bongos:
Noah Rodriguez (on 1957-01-27)
congas:
Daniel Barrajanos (on 1957-01-27)
double bass:
Norman Keenan (on 1957-01-27)
flute:
James N. DeMeo (on 1957-01-27) and Harold M. Jones (50s US flautist) (on 1957-01-27)
guitar:
Frantz Casséus (on 1957-01-27), Victor Messer (on 1957-01-27) and Millard Thomas (on 1957-01-27)
marimba:
Joe Venuto (on 1957-01-27)
trumpet:
Joseph B. Wilder (on 1957-01-27)
choir vocals:
Gilbert E. Adkins (on 1957-01-27), Irving D. Barnes (on 1957-01-27), Leon Bibb (on 1957-01-27), Charles Colman (on 1957-01-27), Stephen Harbachick (baritone) (on 1957-01-27), Marvin Hayes (bass-baritone) (on 1957-01-27), Herbert L. Stubbs (on 1957-01-27), Irving Burgie (on 1957-01-27), Joe N. Kenyon (on 1957-01-27), Leroy B. Thompson (on 1957-01-27), Samuel R. McCurry (on 1957-01-27), John Nielsen (on 1957-01-27), Brock Peters (on 1957-01-27), Howard A. Roberts (founder of the Howard Roberts Chorale) (on 1957-01-27), Rodester Timmons (on 1957-01-27) and William Stewart (choral vocals in Harry Belafonte recordings) (on 1957-01-27)
lead vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1957-01-27)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
conductor:
Robert DeCormier (American composer and conductor) (on 1957-01-27)
recorded at:
Webster Hall in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1957-01-27)
recording of:
Island in the Sun (on 1957-01-27)
writer:
Harry Belafonte and Lord Burgess
publisher:
Caribe Music Corp., Cherry Lane Music Publishing and Clara Music Publ. Corp.
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3Zombie Jamboree (Back to Back)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
Zombie Jamboree
lyricist and composer:
Conrad Mauge
Harry Belafonte13:20
4Delia
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
Delia
writer:
Fred Brooks and Lester Judson
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5Cocoanut Woman
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
Cocoanut Woman (in 1966-06)
writer:
Harry Belafonte and Irving Burgie
publisher:
Caribe Music Corp., Clara Music Publ. Corp. and Reservoir Media Music
Harry Belafonte13:23
6Danny Boy (Live)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
cover recording of:
Danny Boy
publisher:
Alfred Music (publisher of sheet music for music education)
lyricist:
Frederick Edward Weatherly (from 1910 until 1913)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
Public Music AB
is based on:
Londonderry Air
Harry Belafonte15:22
7Jamaica Farewell
producer:
Edward O. Welker
double bass:
Al Hall (on 1955-11-09) and Norman Keenan (on 1955-11-09)
drums (drum set):
Kelly Martin (US jazz drummer) (on 1955-11-09)
guitar:
Frantz Casséus (on 1955-11-09), Lord Burgess (on 1955-11-09) and Millard Thomas (on 1955-11-09)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1955-11-09)
recording of:
Jamaica Farewell (on 1955-11-09)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Burgie
publisher:
Cherry Lane Music Ltd.
Harry Belafonte4.83:04
8Turn the World Around
sound engineer:
Kurt Munkacsi
producer:
Harry Belafonte
mixer:
Vishek Woszczyk
alto saxophone:
Hal Archer, Babe Clarke and Mauricio Smith
bass guitar [bass]:
Francisco Centeno
bongos and congas:
Steve Thornton (percussionist)
drums (drum set):
Michael Tobas
flute:
Hal Archer and Mauricio Smith
guitar:
Scott Kuney (guitarist, multi-instrumentalist), Keith Loving (guitarist) and Jorge Renan
harp:
Gloria Agostini (Harp)
keyboard:
Brian Moore (keyboardist) and Dom Salvador
percussion:
Nana, Thelmo M. Porto, Falumi Prince and Dom Um Romão
trombone:
Leopoldo Pineda and Jose Rodrigues (trombone)
trumpet:
Danny Cahn (a trumpet player), Fred Jacobs (US Trumpet player) and Claudio Roditi
tuba:
Howard Johnson (tuba & baritone saxophone)
lead vocals:
Harry Belafonte
vocals:
Albertine Robinson, Arthur Williams, Babi B. Floyd, Harry Belafonte, Larry Campbell (singer), Melvin Edmondson, Frank Floyd (US soul disco funk singer), Milton Grayson (choir, background vocals), Lani Groves, Hilda Harris, Pamela Kordan, Yvonne Lewis, Maeretha A. Stewart, Randy Peyton, Gloria Turner (alto), Vivian C. Cherry, Betty Volenec and Yolanda Mc Collough
vocals arranger:
Coldridge-Taylor Perkinson
orchestrator:
Dom Salvador
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
produced at:
CBS Studios (New York City, encompassing studios at 7th Ave, and 52nd & 30th St) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Turn the World Around
writer:
Harry Belafonte and Robert Freedman
Harry Belafonte14:30
9The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
vocals:
Harry Belafonte and Lena Horne
cover recording of:
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
lyricist and composer:
Ewan MacColl (folksinger, songwriter, actor)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Essex Music Publishing, Harmony Music Publishing (subsidiary of Viva Entertainment), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Stormking Music Inc. and Westbury Music Ltd.
Harry Belafonte & Lena Horne4:08
10Cu Cu Ru Cu Cu Paloma
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
Cucurrucucú paloma
lyricist and composer:
Tomás Méndez (Mexican composer and singer)
writer:
Tomás Méndez Sosa (Mexican composer and singer)
publisher:
Southern Music (Pty) Ltd.
Harry Belafonte5:31
11I'm Just a Country Boy
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
I’m Just a Country Boy
writer:
Marshall Barer and Fred Brooks
Harry Belafonte3:06
12Venezuela
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte2:58
13Hava Nageela
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
הבה נגילה (Hava Nagila, traditional Jewish folk song)
lyricist:
אברהם צבי אידלסון (Abraham Idelsohn)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Harry Belafonte13:11
14Scarlet 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 (US songwriter) (in 1949)
composer:
Evelyn Danzig (in 1949)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Helton Music and Mills Music Limited
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15Man Smart (Woman Smarter)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
Man Smart, Woman Smarter
lyricist and composer:
Norman Span
publisher:
Clara Music Publ. Corp., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Valentine Music Group Ltd.
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16Shenandoah
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
Shenandoah
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 324)
Harry Belafonte3:47
17Angelina
engineer:
Bob Sirapson
producer:
Bob Bollard
bass:
Norman Keenan
cuatro:
Ernest Calabria
guitar:
Ernest Calabria and Millard Thomas
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (in 1961)
conductor and chorus master:
Ralph Hunter
performer:
Trinidad Steel Drum Band (Trinidad Steel-Band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (from 1961 to present)
recording of:
Angelina (in 1961)
writer:
Irving Burgie
publisher:
Cherry Lane Music Co.
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18Matilda
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
Matilda
lyricist and composer:
Norman Span
arranger:
Harry Thomas
publisher:
Budde (publisher) (in 1968) and Edition Primus (in 1968)
Harry Belafonte13:14
19Empty Chairs
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte5:21
20Jump in the Line
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
Jump in the Line
lyricist:
Stephen Somvel
writer:
Raymond Bell
composer:
Lord Kitchener
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
is based on:
Jump in the Line
is based on:
Shake Shake Sonora
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