Very Best of Harry Belafonte

by Harry Belafonte

Very Best of Harry Belafonte cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 6 November 2001
  • Label: RCA
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.65/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A very best of the singer whose 1956 'Calypso' album brought Caribbean music to the American mainstream. The collection pairs the calypso hits with the folk and pop material of his RCA years.

Genres

Descriptors: compilation, melodic, classic, vocal, retro

Tracklist

  1. Day-O (Banana Boat Song)
  2. Island In The Sun
  3. Matilda, Matilda
  4. Hava Nageela
  5. Shenandoah
  6. Come Back Liza
  7. La Bamba
  8. Angelina
  9. Scarlett Ribbons (For Her Hair)
  10. Jamaica Farewell
  11. Try To Remember
  12. Unchained Melody
  13. Scarborough Fair/Canticle
  14. Waltzing Matilda
  15. Sylvie
  16. Delia
  17. If I Were A Carpenter
  18. Mr. Bojangles
  19. Midnight Special
  20. Michael Row The Boat Ashore
  21. Cocoanut Woman
  22. Jump In The Line
  23. Brown Skin Girl
  24. Will His Love Be Like His Rum
  25. Goin' Down Jordan
  26. Zombie Jamboree (Back To Back)
  27. Jump Down, Spin Around
  28. Mama Look A Boo Boo (Shut Your Mouth - Go Away)
  29. Dolly Dawn
  30. Kingston Market
  31. Man Smart (Woman Smarter)
  32. Round The Bay Of Mexico
  33. Don't Ever Love Me
  34. God Bless The Child
  35. Cotton Fields
  36. Hosanna
  37. I Do Adore Her
  38. Haiti Cherie
  39. Muleskinner
  40. Hallelujah, I Love Her So
  41. A Day In The Life Of A Fool
  42. Danny Boy
  43. This Land Is Your Land
  44. Merci Bon Dieu
  45. Hen茅 Ma Tov
  46. Walking On The Moon
  47. If You Are Thirsty
  48. The Wide Sea
  49. Train Song
  50. On Top of Old Smokey
  51. In The Evenin' Mama
  52. And I Love You So
  53. Suzanne
  54. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
  55. By The Time I Get To Phoenix
  56. Marianne
  57. The Circle Game
  58. Softly
  59. Four Strong Winds
  60. Hush, Hush (Thula, Thula)
  61. Homeward Bound
  62. My Lord What A Morning
  63. Swing Low Sweet Chariot
  64. Steal Away
  65. Were You There When They Crucified My Lord ?
  66. All My Trials
  67. Buked And Scorned
  68. Abraham, Martin And John
  69. Amen
  70. When The Saints Go Marching In
  71. Darlin'Cora
  72. Cucurucucu Paloma
  73. Don't Stop The Carnival
  74. Man Piaba
  75. The Click Song
  76. One More Dance
  77. Irene
  78. A Hole In The Bucket

Credits

  • Miriam Makeba - featuring, written-by, featuring

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