The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection

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▼ CD 1
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1Island in the Sun
producer:
Joe Carlton
bongos:
Noah Rodriguez (on 1957-01-27)
congas:
Daniel Barrajanos (on 1957-01-27)
double bass:
Norman Keenan (on 1957-01-27)
flute:
James N. DeMeo (on 1957-01-27) and Harold M. Jones (50s US flautist) (on 1957-01-27)
guitar:
Frantz Casséus (on 1957-01-27), Victor Messer (on 1957-01-27) and Millard Thomas (on 1957-01-27)
marimba:
Joe Venuto (on 1957-01-27)
trumpet:
Joseph B. Wilder (on 1957-01-27)
choir vocals:
Gilbert E. Adkins (on 1957-01-27), Irving D. Barnes (on 1957-01-27), Leon Bibb (on 1957-01-27), Charles Colman (on 1957-01-27), Stephen Harbachick (baritone) (on 1957-01-27), Marvin Hayes (bass-baritone) (on 1957-01-27), Herbert L. Stubbs (on 1957-01-27), Irving Burgie (on 1957-01-27), Joe N. Kenyon (on 1957-01-27), Leroy B. Thompson (on 1957-01-27), Samuel R. McCurry (on 1957-01-27), John Nielsen (on 1957-01-27), Brock Peters (on 1957-01-27), Howard A. Roberts (founder of the Howard Roberts Chorale) (on 1957-01-27), Rodester Timmons (on 1957-01-27) and William Stewart (choral vocals in Harry Belafonte recordings) (on 1957-01-27)
lead vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1957-01-27)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
conductor:
Robert DeCormier (on 1957-01-27)
recorded at:
Webster Hall in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-01-27)
recording of:
Island in the Sun (on 1957-01-27)
writer:
Harry Belafonte and Lord Burgess
publisher:
Caribe Music Corp., Cherry Lane Music Publishing and Clara Music Publ. Corp.
3:26
2Cocoanut Woman
recording of:
Cocoanut Woman
lyricist, writer and composer:
Harry Belafonte and Lord Burgess
3:21
3Scarlet Ribbons
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1952-08-01)
recording of:
Scarlet Ribbons (for Her Hair) (on 1952-08-01)
lyricist:
Jack O. Segal (US songwriter) (in 1949)
composer:
Evelyn Danzig (in 1949)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Helton Music and Mills Music Limited
2:44
4Mama, Look a Boo-Boo
recording of:
Mama Look a Boo Boo
writer:
Gene Barge and Frank Guida
2:54
5Man piaba
guitar:
Millard Thomas (on 1954-04-29)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1954-04-29)
recording of:
Man Piaba (on 1954-04-29)
writer:
Harry Belafonte and Walter E. Rollins
3:32
6John Henry
guitar:
Millard Thomas (on 1954-04-29)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1954-04-29)
recording of:
John Henry (on 1954-04-29)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Paul Campbell (songwriting pseudonym used by The Weavers)
3:32
7Tol’ My Captain
guitar:
Millard Thomas (on 1954-04-29)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1954-04-29)
recording of:
Told My Captain (on 1954-04-29)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Paul Campbell (songwriting pseudonym used by The Weavers)
2:49
8Suzanne (Every Night When the Sun Goes Down)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1955-10-28)
recording of:
Suzanne (Every Night When the Sun Does Down) (on 1955-10-28)
writer:
Harry Belafonte and Harry Thomas
3:24
9Hold ’em Joe
recording of:
Hold ’em Joe
lyricist and composer:
Harry Thomas
2:38
10I’m Just a Country Boy
recording of:
I’m Just a Country Boy
writer:
Marshall Barer and Fred Brooks
3:07
11Matilda, Matilda
recording of:
Matilda
lyricist and composer:
Norman Span
arranger:
Harry Thomas
publisher:
Budde (publisher) (in 1968) and Edition Primus (in 1968)
3:42
12In That Great Gettin’ Up Mornin’
choir vocals:
The Norman Luboff Choir (on 1955-08-19)
lead vocals:
Harry Belafonte
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1955-08-19)
recording of:
In That Great Gettin’ Up Mornin’ (on 1955-08-19)
writer:
Harry Belafonte and Norman Luboff
3:18
13Unchained Melody
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1955-10-28)
recording of:
Unchained Melody (on 1955-10-28)
publisher:
Hy Zaret
lyricist:
Hy Zaret
composer:
Alex North (US composer)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp. (ended), HZUM Publishing, MPL Communication Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL Musik Verlags GmbH, North Melody Publishing and Unchained Melody Publishing, LLC
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部
3:19
14Jump Down, Spin Around
choir vocals:
The Norman Luboff Choir (on 1955-08-19)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1955-08-19)
recording of:
Jump Down, Spin Around (on 1955-08-19)
writer:
William Attaway and Harry Belafonte
52:00
15Sylvie (Bring Me Little Water)
recording of:
Sylvie
writer:
Leadbetter
5:22
16I Do Adore Her
recording of:
I Do Adore Her
composer:
Irving Burgie
2:50
17Dolly Dawn
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
Dolly Dawn (on 1955-11-09)
lyricist and composer:
Lord Burgess
3:16
18Come Back, Liza
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
Come Back, Liza
writer:
William Attaway and Lord Burgess
publisher:
Cherry Lane Music Ltd.
3:09
19Brown Skin Girl
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
Brown Skin Girl (on 1955-11-09)
lyricist and composer:
Norman Span
52:46
20Man Smart (Woman Smarter)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
Man Smart, Woman Smarter (on 1955-08-18)
lyricist and composer:
Norman Span
publisher:
Clara Music Publ. Corp., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
3:36
▼ CD 2
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1Jamaica Farewell
recording of:
Jamaica Farewell
lyricist and composer:
Irving Burgie
publisher:
Cherry Lane Music Ltd.
3:08
2Try to Remember
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
cover recording of:
Try to Remember (The Fantasticks)
lyricist:
Tom Jones (musical theatre lyricist)
composer:
Harvey Schmidt
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music (UK)
3:26
3Merci, bon dieu
recording of:
Haitian Suite no. 4: Cocmbite (Merci bon Dieu)
lyricist and composer:
Frantz Casséus
2:56
4Once Was
recording of:
Once Was a Dream
writer:
Jay Richard Kennedy and Will Lorin
2:59
5Hava nagila
recording of:
הבה נגילה (Hava Nagila, traditional Jewish folk song)
lyricist:
אברהם צבי אידלסון
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:16
6Danny Boy
arranger:
Harold Samuel (pianist and composer, 1879-1937)
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
5:27
7Shenandoah
recording of:
Shenandoah
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 324)
3:21
8Cu-Cu-Ru-Cu-Cu Paloma
recording of:
Cucurrucucú paloma
lyricist and composer:
Tomás Méndez (Mexican composer and singer)
5:31
9Lucy’s Door
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
Lucy's Door (on 1957-06-02)
lyricist and composer:
Lord Burgess
3:45
10Cordelia Brown
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
Cordelia Brown
lyricist and composer:
Lord Burgess
2:56
11Don’t Ever Love Me (Yellow Bird)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
Don’t Ever Love Me (on 1957-01-27)
lyricist and composer:
Lord Burgess
2:51
12Haiti cherie
producer:
Joe Carlton
bongos:
Noah Rodriguez (on 1957-01-27)
congas:
Daniel Barrajanos (on 1957-01-27)
double bass:
Norman Keenan (on 1957-01-27)
flute:
James N. DeMeo (on 1957-01-27) and Harold M. Jones (50s US flautist) (on 1957-01-27)
guitar:
Frantz Casséus (on 1957-01-27), Victor Messer (on 1957-01-27) and Millard Thomas (on 1957-01-27)
marimba:
Joe Venuto (on 1957-01-27)
trumpet:
Joseph B. Wilder (on 1957-01-27)
choir vocals:
Gilbert E. Adkins (on 1957-01-27), Irving D. Barnes (on 1957-01-27), Leon Bibb (on 1957-01-27), Charles Colman (on 1957-01-27), Stephen Harbachick (baritone) (on 1957-01-27), Marvin Hayes (bass-baritone) (on 1957-01-27), Herbert L. Stubbs (on 1957-01-27), Irving Burgie (on 1957-01-27), Joe N. Kenyon (on 1957-01-27), Leroy B. Thompson (on 1957-01-27), Samuel R. McCurry (on 1957-01-27), John Nielsen (on 1957-01-27), Brock Peters (on 1957-01-27), Howard A. Roberts (founder of the Howard Roberts Chorale) (on 1957-01-27), Rodester Timmons (on 1957-01-27) and William Stewart (choral vocals in Harry Belafonte recordings) (on 1957-01-27)
lead vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1957-01-27)
conductor:
Robert DeCormier (on 1957-01-27)
recorded at:
Webster Hall in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-01-27)
recording of:
Haiti Cherie (on 1957-01-27)
lyricist and composer:
Harry Belafonte and Lord Burgess
3:19
13Judy Drownded
producer:
Edward O. Welker
congas:
Daniel Barrajanos (on 1957-06-02)
double bass:
Norman Keenan (on 1957-06-02)
drums (drum set):
George Guadagno (on 1957-06-02)
flute:
Harold M. Jones (50s US flautist) (on 1957-06-02)
guitar:
Victor Messer (on 1957-06-02) and Millard Thomas (on 1957-06-02)
percussion:
Robert Haring (on 1957-06-02)
choir vocals:
Joseph Crawford (50s US vocalist) (on 1957-06-02), James Eby (on 1957-06-02), Jack Eddleman (on 1957-06-02), Ken Emery (on 1957-06-02), John Gonsalves (on 1957-06-02), George Goodman (1960s Soul singer from Pittsburgh) (on 1957-06-02), John Nielsen (on 1957-06-02), Sherman Sneed (on 1957-06-02), Arman Stephanian (on 1957-06-02), Paul Westbrook (on 1957-06-02), William H. Stewart (choral vocals in Harry Belafonte recordings) (on 1957-06-02) and Ned Wright (on 1957-06-02)
lead vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1957-06-02)
conductor:
Robert DeCormier (on 1957-06-02)
recorded at:
Webster Hall in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-06-02)
recording of:
Judy Drownded (on 1957-06-02)
lyricist and composer:
Lord Burgess
3:28
14Angelique-O
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
Angelique-O (on 1957-01-27)
writer:
William Attaway and Irving Burgie
2:42
15Losing Hand
recording of:
Losing Hand
lyricist and composer:
Charles Calhoun
4:21
16One for My Baby
recording of:
One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1943)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1943)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd. and Harwin Music
part of:
The Sky’s the Limit (1943 film)
4:38
17Cotton Fields
recording of:
Cotton Fields
lyricist and composer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
5:18
18God Bless the Child
cover recording of:
God Bless the Child
writer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Billie Holiday
publisher:
Basart Editions (ended) and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
5:07
19Sinner’s Prayer
cover recording of:
Sinner’s Prayer
writer:
Lowell Fulson and Lloyd Glenn
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
3:43
20Bella Rosa
recording of:
Bella Rosa
lyricist and composer:
Irving Burgie
3:24
▼ CD 3
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1The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)
recording of:
Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) (Burgess/Attaway version made famous by Harry Belafonte)
additional lyricist:
William Attaway (in 1955) and Irving Burgie (in 1955)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Caribe Music Corp., Cherry Lane Music Ltd., Cherry Lane Music Publishing Ltd and Lord Burgess Music Publishing Co.
version of:
Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) (Original folk song)
Harry Belafonte3:06
2Mary’s Boy Child
recording of:
Mary’s Boy Child
lyricist and composer:
Jester Hairston
publisher:
Bourne Music Ltd.
Harry Belafonte4:23
3There’s a Hole in My Bucket (live)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte and Odetta (American singer Odetta Holmes)
recording of:
There’s a Hole in the Bucket
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Harry Belafonte and Odetta Gordon (American singer Odetta Holmes)
Harry Belafonte with Odetta4:17
4The Son of Mary (Greensleeves)
recording of:
The Son of Mary
lyricist:
William Chatterton Dix
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Robert De Cormier, Jesse Stool and Milt Okun
arrangement of:
What Child Is This?
Harry Belafonte3:24
5Jump in the Line
engineer:
Bob Sirapson
producer:
Bob Bollard
bass:
Norman Keenan
cuatro:
Ernest Calabria
guitar:
Ernest Calabria and Millard Thomas
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (in 1961)
conductor and chorus master:
Ralph Hunter
performer:
Trinidad Steel Drum Band
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (from 1961 to present)
recording of:
Jump in the Line (in 1961)
lyricist:
Stephen Somvel
writer:
Raymond Bell
composer:
Lord Kitchener
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
is based on:
Jump in the Line
is based on:
Shake Shake Sonora
Harry Belafonte43:44
6All My Trials
recording of:
All My Trials
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Harry Belafonte4:35
7Times Are Getting Hard, Boys
cover recording of:
Times Are Gettin’ Hard
lyricist and composer:
Lee Hays
publisher:
Figs D Music and Sanga Music, Inc.
Harry Belafonte3:31
8Turn Around
recording of:
Turn Around (in 1959)
lyricist:
Harry Belafonte
composer:
Alan Greene and Malvina Reynolds
publisher:
BMG Ruby Songs and Clara Music Publ. Corp.
Harry Belafonte2:24
9Go ’way From My Window
recording of:
Go 'way From My Window
writer:
John Jacob Niles (American folklorist and folk musician)
Harry Belafonte3:08
10Delia’s Gone
recording of:
Delia’s Gone
writer:
Charles Carl Carter, Milton Okun and Robert Corman
Harry Belafonte4:32
11Oh Freedom
arranger:
Harry Belafonte, Gene Corman and Milton Okun
recording of:
Oh Freedom
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Harry Belafonte3:21
12Michael, Row the Boat Ashore
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
Michael Row the Boat Ashore (arr. Belafonte)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Harry Belafonte
publisher:
Clara Music Publ. Corp.
arrangement of:
Michael Row the Boat Ashore
Harry Belafonte4:00
13Look Over Yonder
arranger:
Lawrence Gellert
recording of:
Look Over Yonder
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Harry Belafonte2:55
14Diamond Joe
arranger:
Harry Belafonte
recording of:
Diamond Joe (Chorus starts "Diamond Joe come and get me")
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Harry Belafonte3:40
15Swing Dat Hammer
recording of:
Swing Dat Hammer
writer:
Hall Johnson
Harry Belafonte4:40
16The Land of the Sea and Sun
recording of:
Land of the Sea and Sun
writer:
Irving Burgie
publisher:
Caribbean Music Corp. and Cherry Lane Music Co.
Harry Belafonte3:00
17The Midnight Special
recording of:
Midnight Special (Harry Belafonte)
arranger:
Harry Belafonte
publisher:
Clara Music Publ. Corp.
arrangement of:
Midnight Special
Harry Belafonte3:46
18Gotta Travel On
recording of:
Gotta Travel On
additional writer:
Ronnie Gilbert (American folk singer), Lee Hays and Fred Hellerman
writer:
Paul Clayton, Dave Lazer, Larry Ehrlich and Pete Seeger
publisher:
Anthem Music and Media Fund LLC, EMHA, Figs D Music, Inc., Freddy Bienstock Music Co., Reel Muzik Werks LLC, Sanga Music, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), The Bicycle Music Company (part of Concord Bicycle Music since 2015/04/01, overseeing publishing and rights management) and Wintrup Musikverlag
Harry Belafonte4:21
19Long About Now
cover recording of:
Long About Now
writer:
Fred Hellerman and Frances Minkoff
Harry Belafonte4:01
20Bamotsweri
recording of:
Bamotsweri
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Miriam Makeba
Harry Belafonte with Miriam Makeba2:36

Credits

Release

manufactured in:the EC
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Big3 (UK, budget compilations) (in 2017)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/11389924 [info]
ASIN:UK: B074MW1HND [info]

Release Group

part of:The Absolute Essential 3 CD Collection (order: 35)