Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean

Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean is an album by Harry Belafonte, released by RCA Victor (LPM-1505) in 1957.

Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean
Studio album by
Released1957
RecordedJanuary 27, 1957
VenueWebster Hall, New York City
GenreCalypso
Length35:52
LabelRCA Victor LPM1505
ProducerJoe Carlton
Harry Belafonte chronology
An Evening with Belafonte
(1957)
Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean
(1957)
To Wish You a Merry Christmas
(1958)
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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

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Side one

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  1. "Scratch, Scratch" (Harry Belafonte, Lord Burgess) – 2:39
  2. "Lucy's Door" (Traditional, Lord Burgess) – 3:43
  3. "Cordelia Brown" (Lord Burgess, Belafonte) – 2:53
  4. "Don't Ever Love Me" (Burgie) – 2:46
  5. "Love, Love Alone" (John Hardy) – 3:19
  6. "Cocoanut Woman" (Lord Burgess, Belafonte) – 3:18

Side two

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  1. "Haïti Chérie" (Lord Burgess, Belafonte) – 3:18
  2. "Judy Drownded" (Burgie) – 3:28
  3. "Island in the Sun" (Lord Burgess, Belafonte) – 3:21
  4. "Angelique-O" (Burgie, William Attaway) – 2:40
  5. "Lead Man Holler" (Lord Burgess, Belafonte) – 4:18

Personnel

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Production notes:

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Ginell, Cary. "Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean Review by Cary Ginell". AllMusic. Retrieved December 27, 2022.