Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean

Studio album by Harry Belafonte

Released

1957

Recorded

Webster Hall, New York City

Genre

Vocal

Length

35:52

Label

RCA Victor LPM1505

Producer

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

Track listing

"Scratch, Scratch" (Harry Belafonte, Irving Burgie) – 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
"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

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

External links

Harry Belafonte

Discography

Studio albums	Mark Twain and Other Folk Favorites (1954) Belafonte (1956) Calypso (1956) An Evening with Belafonte (1957) Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean (1957) To Wish You a Merry Christmas (1958) Belafonte Sings the Blues (1958) Love Is a Gentle Thing (1959) My Lord What a Mornin' (1959) Swing Dat Hammer (1960) Jump Up Calypso (1961) Midnight Special (1962) The Many Moods of Belafonte (1962) Streets I Have Walked (1963) Ballads, Blues and Boasters (1964) In My Quiet Room (1966) Calypso in Brass (1966) Belafonte on Campus (1967) Belafonte Sings of Love (1968) Homeward Bound (1970) Belafonte by Request (1970) The Warm Touch (1971) Calypso Carnival (1971) Play Me (1973) Turn the World Around (1977) Loving You Is Where I Belong (1981) Paradise in Gazankulu (1988)

Live albums	Belafonte at Carnegie Hall (1959) Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall (1960) Belafonte at The Greek Theatre (1964) En Gränslös Kväll På Operan (1966) Belafonte...Live! (1972) Belafonte Concert in Japan (1974) Belafonte '89 (1989) An Evening with Harry Belafonte and Friends (1997)

Compilations	Very Best of Harry Belafonte (2001) The Long Road to Freedom: An Anthology of Black Music (2001) The Essential Harry Belafonte (2005)

Collaborations	Porgy and Bess (1959) An Evening with Belafonte/Makeba (1965) An Evening with Belafonte/Mouskouri (1966) Harry & Lena: For the Love of Life (1970) "We Are the World" (1985)

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