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HARRY BELAFONTE-Calypso-'56 TRINIDAD Lord Burgess-NEW LP
HARRY BELAFONTE
Calypso
Label: Rumble Records
NEW LP 140 gram
Originally released in 1956, Belafonte’s third album was the first full-length gramophone LPs to sell over one million copies, topping the charts for 31 weeks on the strength of hits like “Jamaica Farewell” and the immortal “Banana Boat (Day-O)”.
Mostly consisting of music written by the Trinidadian songwriter Lord Burgess, Calypso had an incredible impact on popular music of the 50’s and 60’s, bringing Caribbean rhythms to a wider audience and making Belafonte one of the most successful Caribbean-American pop stars in history.
n absolute landmark in 50’s American Pop Culture.
1) Day O
2) I Do Adore Her
3) Jamaica Farewell
4) Will His Love Be like His Rum?
5) Dolly Dawn
6) Star O
7) The Jack-Ass Song
8) Hosanna
9) Come Back Liza
10) Brown Skin Girl
11) Man Smart (Woman Smarter)