Island in the Sun

~ Release by Harry Belafonte (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▶ CD 1
▶ CD 2
▶ CD 3
▼ CD 4
#TitleRatingLength
1Once Was
recording of:
Once Was a Dream
writer:
Jay Richard Kennedy and Will Lorin
2:58
2Hava Nageela
recording of:
הבה נגילה (Hava Nagila, traditional Jewish folk song)
lyricist:
אברהם צבי אידלסון
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:11
3Jamaica Farewell
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
Jamaica Farewell (in 1956)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Burgie
publisher:
Cherry Lane Music Ltd.
2:50
4When the Saints Go Marching In
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
When the Saints Go Marching In
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13983)
2:59
5Merci Bon Dieu (From the 'Haitian Suite')
recording of:
Haitian Suite no. 4: Cocmbite (Merci bon Dieu)
lyricist and composer:
Frantz Casséus
2:53
6Once Was
4:46
7Hava Nageela
recording of:
הבה נגילה (Hava Nagila, traditional Jewish folk song)
lyricist:
אברהם צבי אידלסון
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:16
8Danny Boy
cover recording of:
Danny Boy
publisher:
Alfred Music (publisher of sheet music for music education)
lyricist:
Frederick Edward Weatherly (from 1910 until 1913)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
is based on:
Londonderry Air
5:51
9The Drummer and the Cook (Cockney Air)
3:59
10Come O My Love
4:26
11Shenandoah
recording of:
Shenandoah
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 324)
3:48
12Mary's Boy Child
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
Mary’s Boy Child (on 1956-07-20)
lyricist and composer:
Jester Hairston
publisher:
Bourne Music Ltd.
54:22
13Cu Cu Ru Cu Cu Paloma
recording of:
Cucurrucucú paloma
lyricist and composer:
Tomás Méndez (Mexican composer and singer)
5:31
14Eden Was Just Like This
producer:
Dennis Farnon and Henri René
bass:
Meyer "Mike" Rubin (US bassist 1930s - 1960s) (on 1956-07-26)
cello:
Ennio Bolognini (on 1956-07-26)
clarinet:
Antonio Villa (on 1956-07-26)
French horn:
Attilo DePalma (on 1956-07-26)
guitar:
Frantz Casséus (on 1956-07-26) and Millard Thomas (on 1956-07-26)
harp:
Marjorie Call (on 1956-07-26)
percussion:
Arnold Manchester (on 1956-07-26) and Louis Singer (percussionist) (on 1956-07-26)
piano:
Hal Hidey (on 1956-07-26)
saxophone:
Herman Berardinelli (on 1956-07-26), Sal Franzella (on 1956-07-26), Victor Garber (50s US saxophonist) (on 1956-07-26), Dale Isenhuth (on 1956-07-26), Paul McLarand (on 1956-07-26) and Wilbur Schwartz (on 1956-07-26)
trombone:
Dick DeMaio (on 1956-07-26) and Si Zentner (on 1956-07-26)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1956-07-26), Uan Rasey (on 1956-07-26) and Joseph Triscari (on 1956-07-26)
viola:
Joseph Reilich (on 1956-07-26)
violin:
Israel Baker (violinist) (on 1956-07-26), Jerome G. Kasin (on 1956-07-26), Sol Kindler (on 1956-07-26), Robert Levine (pianist) (on 1956-07-26), Gustave Rosseels (on 1956-07-26) and Albert Saparoff (on 1956-07-26)
lead vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1956-07-26)
conductor:
Will Lorin (on 1956-07-26)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1956-07-26)
recording of:
Eden Was Just Like This (on 1956-07-26)
composer:
Jay Richard Kennedy and Lord Burgess
3:01
15When the Saints Go Marching in '1956
recording of:
When the Saints Go Marching In (in 1956)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13983)
3:40
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ASIN:US: B0000DES5R [info]