Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean

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]

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Track listing

Side one

"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

"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

References

^ 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.

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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	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)
Singles and songs	"Gomen-nasai" "Jamaica Farewell" "Mary's Boy Child" "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" "Mama Look at Bubu" "Island in the Sun" "Scarlet Ribbons" "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)"
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