Harry Belafonte discography

Harry Belafonte discography

Harry Belafonte in 1983
Releases
↙Studio albums 30
↙Live albums 8
↙Compilation albums 3
↙Collaborations 8

This article presents the discography of American musician, singer, actor, and social activist Harry Belafonte.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album US
[1]		 Certifications
(sales thresholds)		 Label
1954 Mark Twain and Other Folk Favorites 3 RCA
1956 Belafonte 1 US: Gold[2]
Calypso 1 US: Gold[2]
1957 An Evening with Belafonte 2 US: Gold[2]
Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean 3
1958 To Wish You a Merry Christmas
Belafonte Sings the Blues 16
1959 Love is a Gentle Thing 18
My Lord What a Mornin' 34
1960 Swing Dat Hammer
Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording of 1960[3]
1961 Jump Up Calypso 3 US: Gold[2]
1962 Midnight Special 8
The Many Moods of Belafonte 25
1963 Streets I Have Walked 30
1964 Ballads, Blues and Boasters 103
1966 In My Quiet Room 82
Calypso in Brass 172
1967 Belafonte on Campus 199
1968 Belafonte Sings of Love
1970 Homeward Bound
This Is Harry Belafonte
Belafonte by Request
1971 The Warm Touch
Calypso Carnival
1973 Play Me
1976 Belafonte's Christmas
1977 Turn the World Around CBS
1981 Loving You is Where I Belong Columbia
1988 Paradise in Gazankulu EMI

Live albums

Year Album US
[1]		 Certifications
(sales thresholds)		 Label
1959 Belafonte at Carnegie Hall 3 US: Gold[2] RCA
1960 Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall 3 US: Gold[2]
1964 Belafonte at The Greek Theatre 17
1966 En Gränslös Kväll På Operan (Swedish) Philips
1972 Belafonte...Live! RCA
1974 Belafonte Concert in Japan
1989 Belafonte '89 EMI
1997 An Evening with Harry Belafonte and Friends Island

Compilations

Year Album Label
1978 The Best of Harry Belafonte RCA
2002 Island in the Sun: The Complete Recordings 1949 – 1957 Bear Family
2005 The Essential Harry Belafonte Legacy

Collaborations

Year Album US
[1]		 Label
1959 Porgy and Bess 13 RCA
1965 An Evening with Belafonte/Makeba
Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording of 1965[3]
1966 An Evening with Belafonte/Mouskouri
1970 Harry & Lena, For the Love of Life
1982 Künstler für den Frieden
1985 "We Are the World" 1[4] Columbia
1993 Falling in Love Again: Two Duets with Nana Mouskouri
2001 The Long Road to Freedom: An Anthology of Black Music Buddha

References

  1. ^ a b c "Harry Belafonte > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/harry-belafonte-p3083/charts-awards. Retrieved November 11, 2010. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Gold and Platinum: Searchable Database". RIAA. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Harry%20Belafonte&after=on&startMonth=9&startYear=1961&sort=CertificationDate&perPage=50. Retrieved November 11, 2010. 
  3. ^ a b "Harry Belafonte > Charts & Awards > Grammy Awards". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/harry-belafonte-p3083/charts-awards/grammy-awards. Retrieved November 11, 2010. "Note: GRAMMY ® information courtesy of The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences" 
  4. ^ The charity single "We Are the World" peaked at numer one in many countries. For a list see: "We Are the World" → Charts.

External links

Harry Belafonte
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
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