Harry Belafonte – The Essential Collection / Reader's Digest 4x Audio CD 2009 / RDCD7041-4

UPC 3800560000000

Product Description

• Label: Reader's Digest – RDCD7041-4
• Format: 4x CD, Compilation
• Country: UK
• Released: 2009
• Genre: Pop
• Style: Caribbean, Folk, Calypso

Overview

Harry Belafonte – The Essential Collection is a four-disc compilation that captures the legendary career of Harry Belafonte, one of the most influential artists in pop, Caribbean, and folk music. This extensive collection includes 72 tracks that span his remarkable career, featuring some of his most iconic songs such as Banana Boat Song (Day-O), Jamaica Farewell, Island In The Sun, and Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair). Belafonte’s unique voice and his fusion of Caribbean rhythms with folk and pop styles made him an international sensation, and this collection provides a comprehensive look at his musical legacy.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Banana Boat Song (Day-O)
2. Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)
3. Island In The Sun
4. Jamaica Farewell
5. Kingston Market
6. Coconut Woman
7. Man Smart (Woman Smarter)
8. Come Back Liza
9. I Do Adore Her
10. Hosanna
11. Brown Skin Girl
12. Angelina
13. Jump In The Line
14. Unchained Melody
15. Shenandoah
16. Matilda, Matilda
17. Jump Down, Spin Around
18. Mama Look A Boo-Boo
19. Will His Love Be Like His Rum
20. A Hole In The Bucket
21. Suzanne (Every Night When The Sun Goes Down)

Disc 2:

1. A Day In The Life Of A Fool (Manha De Carnaval)
2. And I Love You So
3. By The Time I Get To Phoenix
4. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
5. Homeward Bound
6. Mr Bojangles
7. Marianne
8. Scarborough Fair (Canticle)
9. Circle Game
10. My Old Paint
11. Land Of Sea And Sun
12. Round The Bay Of Mexico
13. Irene (Erene) (with Nana Mouskouri)
14. Muleskinner
15. Zombie Jamboree (Back To Back)
16. Waltzing Matilda
17. In The Evening Mama
18. La Bamba
19. Don't Stop The Carnival

Disc 3:

1. Abraham, Martin And John
2. Cotton Fields
3. Swing Low Sweet Chariot
4. Softly
5. This Land Is Your Land
6. Midnight Special
7. Four Strong Winds
8. Try To Remember
9. Haiti Cherie
10. Dolly Dawn
11. Water Boy
12. Don't Ever Love Me
13. Come Away Melinda
14. On Top Of Old Smokey
15. Train Song (Mbombela)
16. The Click Song (with Miriam Makeba)
17. Darlin' Cora
18. One More Dance
19. Cu Cu Ru Cu Cu Paloma

Disc 4:

1. Michael Row The Boat Ashore
2. If I Were A Carpenter
3. Goin' Down Jordan
4. Hava Nageela
5. The Wide Sea (Thalassa Platia)
6. Hush, Hush (Thula, Thula) (with Miriam Makeba)
7. Danny Boy
8. My Lord What A Morning
9. Amen
10. Makes A Long Time Feel Bad
11. When The Saints Go Marching In
12. Hallelujah I Love Her So
13. God Bless This Child
14. Steal Away
15. Buked And Scorned
16. All My Trials
17. The Son Of Mary
18. Mary's Boy Child

Key Credits

• Artist: Harry Belafonte
• Collaborators: Miriam Makeba, Nana Mouskouri
• Production: Various producers and musical directors throughout the collection