Banana Boat Song

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

Tracklist

1▶CD: Greatest Hits
2▼CD: In Concert
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1Jamaica Farewell
recording of:
Jamaica Farewell
lyricist and composer:
Irving Burgie
publisher:
Cherry Lane Music Ltd.
4:00
2Matilda, Matilda
3:55
3Sylvie
recording of:
Sylvie
writer:
Leadbetter
5:11
4In That Great Gettin’ Up Morning
3:36
5Mo Mary
2:02
6Shenandoah
recording of:
Shenandoah
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 324)
2:09
7Banana Boat Song (Day‐O)
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] (special purpose artist)
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 (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Reservoir Media Music
version of:
Day‐O (The Banana Boat Song) (original folk song)
3:41
8The 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 (songwriting pseudonym used by The Weavers)
2:46
9Take My Mother Home
4:35
10Come Back Liza
2:50
11Hallelujah, I Love Her So
2:43
12Acorn in the Meadow
2:19
13Turn Around
recording of:
Turn Around
lyricist:
Harry Belafonte
composer:
Alan Greene and Malvina Reynolds
publisher:
BMG Ruby Songs and Clara Music Publ. Corp.
2:59
14Jump Down, Spin Around
recording of:
Jump Down, Spin Around
writer:
William Attaway and Harry Belafonte
1:29
3▶CD: Rare Recordings