Banana Boat Song

Harry Belafonte

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Banana Boat Song Review

by Steve Leggett

A three-disc box set, this anthology might be too much material for the casual Harry Belafonte fan, although there are some wonderful rare recordings included here for the collectors. The first disc is essentially a greatest-hits sequence, including his most famous Caribbean-based songs like "Banana Boat Song (Day-O)" and "Jump in the Line." The second disc features live performances of many of these same songs, while the third disc spotlights rare tracks of Belafonte in straight crooning style, tackling songs like "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" and "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes." The real treat here is a live duet with the great Nat King Cole on another calypso number called "Shut Up Your Mouth."

Track Listing - Disc 1

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair) Evelyn Danzig / Jack Segal	Harry Belafonte	03:14
2	Mary's Boy Child Jester Hairston	Harry Belafonte	03:01	Spotify Amazon
3	The Banana Boat Song (Day-O) William Attaway / Harry Belafonte / Irving Burgess	Harry Belafonte	03:02	Spotify Amazon
4	Mama Look a Boo Boo Lord Melody	Harry Belafonte	02:52
5	Cocoanut Woman Harry Belafonte / Iain Burgess	Harry Belafonte	02:51
6	Island in the Sun Harry Belafonte / Iain Burgess	Harry Belafonte	03:23	Spotify Amazon
7	Round the Bay of Mexico Irving Burgie	Harry Belafonte	02:54
8	Jump in the Line Stephen Somvel	Harry Belafonte	03:28
9	Merci Bon Dieu Frantz Casseus	Harry Belafonte	02:50
10	Haiti Cherie Traditional	Harry Belafonte	03:16
11	Darling Corrina Fred Brooks	Harry Belafonte	03:20
12	Angelina Irving Burgie	Harry Belafonte	03:06
13	Danny Boy Frederick Edward Weatherly	Harry Belafonte	05:08
14	Don't Stop the Carnival Sonny Rollins	Harry Belafonte	04:55

Track Listing - Disc 2

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Jamaica Farewell Iain Burgess	Harry Belafonte	03:59	Spotify Amazon
2	Matilda, Matilda Harry Thomas	Harry Belafonte	03:54
3	Sylvie Paul Campbell	Harry Belafonte	05:11
4	In That Great Getttin' Up Morning Harry Belafonte	Harry Belafonte	03:36
5	Mo Mary Harry Belafonte / Alan Green	Harry Belafonte	02:02
6	Shenandoah Traditional	Harry Belafonte	02:08	Spotify Amazon
7	The Banana Boat Song (Day-O) William Attaway / Harry Belafonte / Irving Burgess	Harry Belafonte	03:41	Spotify Amazon
8	The Fox Paul Campbell	Harry Belafonte	02:45
9	Take My Mother Home Hall Johnson	Harry Belafonte	04:35
10	Come Back Liza William Attaway / Irving Burgie	Harry Belafonte	02:49	Spotify Amazon
11	Hallelujah, I Love Her So Ray Charles	Harry Belafonte	02:42
12	Acorn in the Meadow Jerry Ross	Harry Belafonte	02:19
13	Turn Around Harry Belafonte	Harry Belafonte	02:58
14	Jump Down, Spin Around Bill Attaway / Harry Belafonte	Harry Belafonte	01:29

Track Listing - Disc 3

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Close Your Eyes Bernice Petkere	Harry Belafonte	02:31
2	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child Traditional	Harry Belafonte	03:21	Spotify Amazon
3	I Still Get a Thrill J. Fred Coots / Benny Davis	Harry Belafonte	02:43
4	Deep as the River Alex Kramer / Joan Whitney	Harry Belafonte	02:58
5	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes Otto Harbach / Jerome Kern	Harry Belafonte	02:56
6	The Night Has a Thousand Eyes Buddy Bernier / Jerry Brainin	Harry Belafonte	02:51
7	Venezuela Traditional	Harry Belafonte	02:43
8	Simple Simple Simple Jack Segal	Harry Belafonte	03:09
9	Annabelle Lee Jack Segal	Harry Belafonte	02:39	Spotify Amazon
10	(There's) Only One Like Me Fred Brooks	Harry Belafonte	02:45
11	Did You Hear About Jerry Harry Belafonte / Irving Burgie	Harry Belafonte	02:52
12	Comedy Sequence	Harry Belafonte feat: Nat King Cole	04:56
13	Send for Me Ollie Jones	Harry Belafonte feat: Nat King Cole	00:30
14	Shut Up Your Mouth	Harry Belafonte feat: Nat King Cole	01:51

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Banana Boat Song Review

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