Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean
| Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean | ||||
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| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | January 27, 1957 | |||
| Venue | Webster Hall, New York City | |||
| Genre | Calypso | |||
| Length | 35:52 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor LPM1505 | |||
| Producer | Joe Carlton | |||
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| Allmusic |   link |
Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean is an album by Harry Belafonte, released by RCA Victor (LPM-1505) in 1957.
It followed his album of calypso music, Calypso (1956), which was a major commercial success in the United States, spending over half a year atop the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart. Although Sings of the Caribbean was less successful, only reaching number 17 on the chart, it nevertheless "consolidated the vogue for calypso".[1] According to Cary Ginell of AllMusic, Belfatone Sings of the Caribbean, being the singer's second set of songs from the West Indies, "expanded the scope in both style as well as geography from the Calypso album", additionally noting the addition of orchestral arrangements.[2]
Track listing
[edit]Side one
[edit]- "Scratch, Scratch" (Harry Belafonte, Lord Burgess) – 2:39
- "Lucy's Door" (Traditional, Lord Burgess) – 3:43
- "Cordelia Brown" (Lord Burgess, Belafonte) – 2:53
- "Don't Ever Love Me" (Burgie) – 2:46
- "Love, Love Alone" (John Hardy) – 3:19
- "Cocoanut Woman" (Lord Burgess, Belafonte) – 3:18
Side two
[edit]- "Haïti Chérie" (Lord Burgess, Belafonte) – 3:18
- "Judy Drownded" (Burgie) – 3:28
- "Island in the Sun" (Lord Burgess, Belafonte) – 3:21
- "Angelique-O" (Burgie, William Attaway) – 2:40
- "Lead Man Holler" (Lord Burgess, Belafonte) – 4:18
Personnel
[edit]- Harry Belafonte – vocals
- Millard Thomas – guitar
- Frantz Casseus – guitar
- Victor Messer – guitar
Production notes:
- Joe Carlton – producer
- Bob Corman – orchestra and chorus
- D. C. Gunn – cover photo
- William Attaway – liner notes
References
[edit]- ^ Stratton, Jon (2016). "Paul McCartney, Diaspora and the Politics of Identity". When Music Migrates: Crossing British and European Racial Faultlines, 19452010 (Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series). Abindgon-on-Thames: Routledge. pp. 89–90. ISBN 978-1472429780. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
- ^ Ginell, Cary. "Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean Review by Cary Ginell". AllMusic. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
