Belafonte (album)
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| Studio album by Harry Belafonte | ||||
| Released | 1955 | |||
| Recorded | RCA Victor's Manhattan Center and 24th Street Studios, August 10 – 19, 1955 | |||
| Genre | Vocal, calypso | |||
| Label | RCA Victor LPM1150 | |||
| Producer | Henri René | |||
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Belafonte is the second studio by American recording artist Harry Belafonte, released in 1955. The album became his first to debut at number one on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart, topping the chart for six weeks before being knocked out of the top spot by Elvis Presley's self-titled debut album.
Track listing
- "Waterboy" (Avery Robinson) – 3:42
- "Troubles" (Harry Belafonte) – 3:38
- "Suzanne" (Belafonte, Millard Thomas) – 3:19
- "Matilda" (Norman Span) – 3:11
- "Take My Mother Home" (Hall Johnson) – 6:00
- "Noah" (Belafonte, William Attaway) – 4:53
- "Scarlet Ribbons" (Jack Segal, Evelyn Danzig) – 3:13
- "In That Great Gettin' Up Mornin'"(Norman Luboff, Belafonte) – 3:15
- "Unchained Melody" (Hy Zaret, Alex North) – 3:18
- "Jump Down, Spin Around" (Luboff, Belafonte, Attaway) – 1:54
- "Sylvie" (Huddie Ledbetter, Paul Campbell) – 5:21
Personnel
- Harry Belafonte – vocals
- Millard Thomas – guitar
- Bud Shank – saxophone
- Jimmy Giuffre – saxophone
- Buddy Childers – trumpet
- Conti Condoli – trumpet
- Maynard Ferguson – trumpet
- Tony Scotts Orchestra
- Norman Luboff Choir
External links
| Preceded by Oklahoma! by Soundtrack |
US Billboard 200 number-one album March 24 – April 28, 1956 (six weeks) |
Succeeded by Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley |