Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte was born on 01 Mar 1927 in New York City, New York. His birth name was Harold George Belafonete, Jr.. His is also called Harry Belafont.

He is a musician, actor and social activist. One of the most successful popular singers in history, he was dubbed the "King of Calypso", a title which he was very reluctant to accept . Throughout his career, he has been an advocate for civil rights and humanitarian causes. He was a vocal critic of the policies of the George W. Bush Administration.

Harry Belafonte released the following albums including To Wish You a Merry Christmas (1990), "Harry Belafonte - All Time Greatest Hits, Vol. 1" (1990), Belafonte at Carnegie Hall (1990), Calypso (1992), Live at Carnegie Hall (1993), Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall (1994), Harry Belafonte 36 All-time Greatest Hits (1996), Jump Up Calypso (1997), An Evening With Harry Belafonte & Friends (1997), Island in the Sun: 20 Golden Songs (1998), Live in Concert at the Carnegie Hall (1998), My Lord What a Mornin (1999), Ultimate Collection (1999), Best of (2000), 3 Originals (2001), Harry Belafonte Christmas (2001), Very Best of Harry Belafonte (2001), Banana Boat Song (2002), Folk Standards (2002), Greatest Hits (2004), Many Moods of / Ballads Bluesc (2004), Sings 24 Calypso & Folk Songs (2005), Love Songs (2005), The Essential Harry Belafonte (2005), Pure Gold (2008), Classic Album Collection (2008), Calypso Mento Folk 1954/1957 (2009), The Midnight Special (2009) and Belafonte Sings The Blues (24K Gold Master) (2011).

To Wish You a Merry Christmas

Aug 1990

  1. Mary's Boy Child
  2. Silent Night
  3. Christmas Is Coming
  4. Mary, Mary
  5. Jehovah The Lord Will Provide
  6. Medley: We Wish You A Merry Christmas; God Rest...
  7. I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
  8. A Star In The East
  9. The Gifts They Gave
  10. The Son Of Mary (Greensleeves)
  11. The Twelve Days Of Christmas
  12. Where The Little Jesus Sleeps
  13. Medley: The Joys Of Christmas; O Little Town Of...

"Harry Belafonte - All Time Greatest Hits, Vol. 1"

Oct 1990

  1. Don't Ever Love Me
  2. Mama Look-A Boo Boo
  3. Jump In The Line
  4. Scarlet Ribbons
  5. Micheal Row The Boat Ashore
  6. Island In The Sun
  7. Abraham Martin And John
  8. Hallelujah I Love Her So
  9. Cocoanut Woman
  10. Hold'em Joe
  11. Day-O
  12. John Henry
  13. Mary's Boy Child
  14. Jamaica Farewell

Belafonte at Carnegie Hall

Oct 1990

  1. Introduction/Darlin' Cora
  2. Sylvie
  3. Cotton Fields
  4. John Henry
  5. The Marching Saints
  6. Day O
  7. Jamaica Farewell
  8. Mama Look A Boo Boo
  9. Come Back Liza
  10. Man Smart (Woman Smarter)
  11. Hava Nageela
  12. Danny Boy
  13. Cu Cu Ru Cu Cu Paloma
  14. Shenandoah
  15. Matilda

Calypso

Apr 1992

  1. Day-O (Banana Boat Song) (Digitally Remastered 1992)
  2. I Do Adore Her
  3. Jamaica Farewell (1992 (February) Digitally Mastered)
  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)

Live at Carnegie Hall

Aug 1993

  1. Introduction/Darlin' Cora
  2. Sylvie
  3. Cotton Fields
  4. John Henry
  5. The Marching Saints
  6. The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)
  7. Jamaica Farewell
  8. Mama Look a Boo Boo
  9. Come Back Liza
  10. Man Smart (Woman Smarter)
  11. Hava Nagila
  12. Danny Boy
  13. Cucurrucucu Paloma
  14. Shenandoah
  15. Matilda

Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall

Aug 1994

  1. Jump Down Spin Around
  2. Suzanne - Harry Belafonte
  3. A Little Lyric Of Great Importance - Harry Belafonte and the Belafonte Folk Singers
  4. Chickens - Harry Belafonte and the Belafonte Folk Singers
  5. Vaichazkem - The Chad Mitchell Trio
  6. The Ballad Of Sigmund Freud - The Chad Mitchell Trio
  7. I've Been Driving On Bald Mountain - Odetta
  8. Water Boy - Odetta
  9. A Hole In The Bucket - Harry Belafonte and Odetta
  10. The Click Song - Miriam Makeba and The Belafonte Folk Singers
  11. One More Dance - Harry Belafonte and Miriam Makeba
  12. The Ox Drivers - Belafonte Folk Singers
  13. The Red Rosy Bush - Belafonte Folk Singers
  14. Didn't It Rain - Belafonte Folk Singers
  15. Hene Ma Tov - Harry Belafonte and the Belafonte Folk Singers
  16. I Know Where I'm Going - Harry Belafonte and the Belafonte Folk Singers
  17. Old King Cole - Harry Belafonte and the Belafonte Folk Singers
  18. La Bamba - Harry Belafonte and the Belafonte Folk Singers
  19. I Do Adore Her

Harry Belafonte 36 All-time Greatest Hits

Jan 1996

  1. Try To Remember
  2. The Last Time I Saw Her
  3. By The Time I Get To Phoenix
  4. Don't Stop The Carnival
  5. Cycles
  6. Abraham, Martin And John
  7. Danny Boy
  8. Scarborough Fair/Canticle
  9. Mr. Bojangles
  10. Suzanne
  11. If I Were A Carpenter
  12. Homeward Bound
  13. Day-O
  14. Mama Look A Boo Boo
  15. Marianne
  16. Sylvie
  17. Jump Down, Spin Around
  18. Water Boy
  19. Matilda
  20. Man Smart (Woman Smarter)
  21. Kingston Market
  22. Angelique-O
  23. Island In The Sun
  24. Jamaica Farewell
  25. Michael, Row The Boat Ashore
  26. Shenandoah
  27. John Henry
  28. Midnight Special
  29. Rock Island Line
  30. Cotton Fields
  31. This Land Is Your Land
  32. All My Trials
  33. Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)
  34. God Bless The Child
  35. Swing Low
  36. When The Saints Go Marching In

Jump Up Calypso

Jul 1997

  1. Sweetheart from Venezuela
  2. Go Down Emanuel Road
  3. The Baby Boy
  4. Gloria
  5. Land of the Sea and Sun
  6. Goin' Down Jordan
  7. Jump in the Line
  8. Kingston Market
  9. Monkey
  10. These Are the Times
  11. Bally Mena
  12. Angelina

An Evening With Harry Belafonte & Friends

Aug 1997

  1. We Are The Wave
  2. Turn The World Around
  3. Island In The Sun
  4. Skin To Skin
  5. Kwela (Listen To The Man)
  6. Eyala
  7. Matilda
  8. Dangerous Times
  9. Try To Remember
  10. Paradise In Gazankulu
  11. Eyando
  12. Jamaica Farewell
  13. Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)

Island in the Sun: 20 Golden Songs

Mar 1998

  1. Scarlett Ribbons (For Her Hair)
  2. Jamaica Farewell
  3. Mary's Boy Child
  4. The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)
  5. Mama Look at Boo Boo
  6. Island in the Sun
  7. Cocoanut Woman
  8. La Bamba
  9. Jump in the Line
  10. Darling Corrina
  11. Angelina
  12. Danny Boy (Londonderry Air)
  13. Matilda
  14. Haiti Cherie
  15. Sugar One
  16. Round the Bay of Mexico
  17. Come Back Liza
  18. Turn Around
  19. Merci Bon Dieu
  20. Don't Stop the Carnival

Live in Concert at the Carnegie Hall

Jun 1998

  1. Take My Mother Home
  2. Marching Saints
  3. Banana Boat Song (Day-O)
  4. Man Piaba
  5. All My Trials
  6. Hava Nagila
  7. Merci Bon Dieu
  8. Cucurrucucu Paloma

My Lord What a Mornin

Mar 1999

  1. Wake up Jacob
  2. My Lord, What a Mornin'
  3. Ezekiel
  4. 'Buked and Scorned
  5. Stars Shinin' (By 'N By)
  6. Oh, Freedom
  7. Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?
  8. Oh, Let Me Fly
  9. Swing Low
  10. March Down to Jordan
  11. Steal Away
  12. All My Trials [CD Reissue Only][*]
  13. Michael, Row the Boat Ashore [CD Reissue Only][*]
  14. Go Down Emanuel Road [CD Reissue Only][*]
  15. In My Father's House [CD Reissue Only][*]
  16. Goin' Down Jordan [CD Reissue Only][*]

Ultimate Collection

Apr 1999

  1. Island in the Sun
  2. Jamaica Farewell
  3. Haiti Cherie
  4. Round the Bay of Mexico
  5. No Regrets
  6. Banana Boat Song (Day-O)
  7. Come Back Liza
  8. Scarlet Ribbons
  9. There's a Hole in My Bucket
  10. Matilda, Matilda
  11. Try to Remember
  12. Mary's Boy Child
  13. The Fox
  14. Jump Down, Spin Around
  15. This Land Is Your Land
  16. Jump in the Line
  17. Angelina
  18. Mama Look a Boo Boo (Shut Your Mouth-Go Away)
  19. When the Saints Go Marching In
  20. Cycles
  21. Coconut Woman
  22. Man Smart (Woman Smarter)
  23. Star-O

Best of

Oct 2000

  1. Island In The Sun
  2. Mama, Look At Bubu
  3. Land Of The Sea And Sun
  4. Try To Remember
  5. Gomen Nasai
  6. Man Smart (Woman Smarter)
  7. Scarborough Fair
  8. Don't Ever Love Me
  9. Midnight Special
  10. Michael, Row The Boat Ashore
  11. Man Piaba
  12. Scarlett Ribbons
  13. God Bless The Child
  14. Jump In The Line
  15. Mr Bojangles
  16. Suzanne
  17. By The Time I Get To Phoenix
  18. Jump Down, Spin Around
  19. Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)
  20. Abraham, Martin & John
  21. Fare Thee Well
  22. Jamaica Farewell

3 Originals

May 2001

  1. Wake Up Jacob
  2. My Lord What a Mornin'
  3. Ezekiel
  4. 'Buked and Scorned
  5. Stars Shinin' (By 'N By)
  6. Oh Freedom
  7. Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?
  8. Oh, Let Me Fly
  9. Swing Low
  10. March Down to Jordan
  11. Steal Away
  12. All My Trials
  13. Michael, Row the Boat Ashore
  14. Go Down Emanuel Road
  15. In My Fathers House
  16. Goin' Down Jordan

Harry Belafonte Christmas

Sep 2001

  1. A Star In The East
  2. The Gifts They Gave
  3. The Son Of Mary
  4. The Twelve Days Of Christmas
  5. Where The Little Jesus Sleeps
  6. Medley: The Joys Of Christmas/O Little Town Of Bethlehem/Deck The Halls/The First Noel
  7. Mary's Boy Child (Remastered)
  8. Christmas Is Coming
  9. Mary, Mary
  10. Jehovah The Lord Will Provide
  11. Medley: We Wish You A Merry Christmas/God, Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/O, Come All Ye Faithful/Joy To The World
  12. I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
  13. Goin' Down Jordan
  14. Amen
  15. Glory Manger
  16. The Baby Boy
  17. Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair) (Remastered)
  18. Silent Night

Very Best of Harry Belafonte

Nov 2001

  1. Land Of The Sea And Sun (Remastered)
  2. Done Laid Around (a/k/a Gotta Travel On)
  3. Day-O (Banana Boat) (Remastered)
  4. Suzanne (Every Night When The Sun Goes Down) (Remastered)
  5. Angelina
  6. Cotton Fields (Remastered)
  7. Angelique-O (Remastered)
  8. Jump Down, Spin Around
  9. Jump In The Line
  10. Cu-Cu-Ru-Cu-Cu Paloma (Remastered)
  11. Coconut Woman
  12. Jamaica Farewell (Remastered)
  13. I'm Just A Country Boy
  14. Gomen Nasai (Forgive Me)
  15. Hold 'em Joe
  16. Two Brothers
  17. Island In The Sun (Remastered)
  18. Man Smart (Woman Smarter) (Remastered)
  19. Mama, Look A Boo Boo
  20. Bam Bam Bamba
  21. Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair) (Remastered)
  22. Mary's Boy Child (Remastered)

Banana Boat Song

Apr 2002

  1. Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)
  2. Mary's Boy Child
  3. The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)
  4. Mama Look a Boo Boo [Melody]
  5. Cocoanut Woman
  6. Island in the Sun
  7. Round the Bay of Mexico
  8. Jump in the Line
  9. Merci Bon Dieu
  10. Haiti Cherie
  11. Darling Corrina
  12. Angelina
  13. Danny Boy
  14. Don't Stop the Carnival
  15. Jamaica Farewell [Live]
  16. Matilda, Matilda [Live]
  17. Sylvie [Live]
  18. In That Great Getttin' Up Morning [Live]
  19. Mo Mary [Live]
  20. Shenandoah [Live]
  21. The Banana Boat Song (Day-O) [Live]
  22. The Fox [Live]
  23. Take My Mother Home [Live]
  24. Come Back Liza [Live]
  25. Hallelujah, I Love Her So [Live]
  26. Acorn in the Meadow [Live]
  27. Turn Around [Live]
  28. Jump Down, Spin Around [Live]
  29. Close Your Eyes
  30. Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
  31. I Still Get a Thrill
  32. Deep as the River
  33. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
  34. The Night Has a Thousand Eyes
  35. Venezuela
  36. Simple Simple Simple
  37. Annabelle Lee
  38. (There's) Only One Like Me
  39. Did You Hear About Jerry
  40. Comedy Sequence
  41. Send for Me
  42. Shut Up Your Mouth

Folk Standards

Nov 2002

  1. Day-O
  2. Cocoanut Woman
  3. Pastures Of Plenty
  4. Gotta Travel On
  5. This Land Is Your Land
  6. Island In The Sun
  7. Midnight Special
  8. Cotton Fields
  9. The Dolphin
  10. Four Strong Winds

Greatest Hits

Aug 2004

  1. A-Roving
  2. Chimiley Smoke
  3. Shenandoah
  4. Man Smart (Woman Smarter)
  5. Jerry (This Timber Got To Roll)
  6. Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)
  7. Gomen Nasai (Forgive Me)
  8. Suzanne (Every Night When The Sun Goes Down)
  9. Matilda!
  10. Venezuela
  11. Hold 'em Joe
  12. I'm Just A Country Boy
  13. Man Piaba
  14. John Henry
  15. Sylvie
  16. Jump Down, Spin Around
  17. In That Great Gettin' Up Mornin'
  18. Unchained Melody
  19. Come Back Liza
  20. I Do Adore Her
  21. Jamaica Farewell
  22. Day-O (Banana Boat Song)
  23. Cu-Cu-Ru-Cu-Cu Paloma
  24. Mary's Boy Child
  25. Once Was
  26. When The Saints Go Marching In
  27. Danny Boy
  28. Mama, Look A BooBoo
  29. Don't Ever Love Me
  30. Cocoanut Woman
  31. Angelique-O
  32. Island In The Sun (From "Island In The Sun")
  33. One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)
  34. God Bless The Child
  35. Cotton Fields
  36. Delia's Gone
  37. Oh, Freedom
  38. Jump In The Line
  39. Land Of The Sea And Sun
  40. Angelina
  41. Midnight Special
  42. On Top Of Old Smokey
  43. Muleskinner
  44. Michael Row The Boat Ashore
  45. This Land Is Your Land
  46. Try To Remember
  47. By The Time I Get To Phoenix
  48. A Day In The Life Of A Fool
  49. If I Were A Carpenter
  50. Mr. Bojangles
  51. Abraham, Martin And John
  52. Scarborough Fair (Canticle)
  53. Fare Thee Well

Many Moods of / Ballads Bluesc

Aug 2004

  1. Tongue Tie Baby
  2. Who's Gonna Be Your Man
  3. 'long About Now
  4. Bamotsweri
  5. I'm On My Way To Saturday
  6. Betty An' Dupree
  7. Summertime Love
  8. Lyla, Lyla
  9. Zombie Jamboree
  10. Try To Remember
  11. Dark As A Dungeon
  12. Tone The Bell Easy
  13. Blue Willow Moan
  14. Ananias
  15. Boy
  16. My Love Is A Dewdrop
  17. Back Of The Bus
  18. Pastures Of Plenty
  19. John The Rebelator
  20. Four Strong Winds
  21. Black Betty
  22. Big Boat Up The River

Sings 24 Calypso & Folk Songs

Jan 2005

  1. Hold 'Em Joe
  2. Gomen Nasai (Forgive Me)
  3. The Fox
  4. Delia
  5. Kalenda Rock (Mourning Song)
  6. The Drummer and the Cook
  7. Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)
  8. Shenandoah
  9. Man Smart (Woman Smarter)
  10. Soldier, Soldier
  11. Lord Randall
  12. Jerry (This Timber Got to Roll)
  13. Springfield Mountain (To-Roo-De-Nay)
  14. Suzanne (Every Night When the Sun Goes Down)
  15. Matilda
  16. Tol' My Captain
  17. John Henry
  18. Venezuela
  19. The Next Big River
  20. Mark Twain
  21. A-Roving
  22. Mo Mary
  23. Man Piaba
  24. I'm Just a Country Boy

Love Songs

Jan 2005

  1. Hallelujah, I Love Her So
  2. And I Love You So
  3. Angelina
  4. My Angel (Malaika) Harry Belafonte and Miriam Makeba
  5. Marianne
  6. Bess, You Is My Woman
  7. Try To Remember
  8. There's A Boat That's Leavin' Soon For New York
  9. Summertime Love
  10. I Do Adore Her
  11. My Love Is A Dewdrop
  12. Sweetheart From Venezuela
  13. Suzanne (Every Night When The Sun Goes Down) (From "Bright Road")
  14. In The Name Of Love

The Essential Harry Belafonte

Oct 2005

  1. Midnight Special
  2. Island In The Sun (From "Island In The Sun")
  3. Zombie Jamboree (Back To Back)
  4. Delia
  5. Cocoanut Woman
  6. Danny Boy
  7. Jamaica Farewell
  8. Turn The World Around
  9. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
  10. Cu Cu Ru Cu Cu Paloma
  11. I'm Just A Country Boy
  12. Venezuela
  13. Hava Nageela
  14. Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)
  15. Man Smart (Woman Smarter)
  16. Shenandoah
  17. Angelina
  18. Matilda
  19. Empty Chairs
  20. Jump In The Line
  21. Jerry (This Timber Got To Roll)
  22. Waly Waly
  23. In That Great Gettin' Up Mornin'
  24. Cotton Fields
  25. And I Love You So
  26. Those Three Are On My Mind
  27. Goin' Down Jordan
  28. Abraham, Martin & John
  29. On Top Of Old Smokey
  30. My Lord What A Mornin'
  31. Jump Down, Spin Around
  32. Mary's Boy Child
  33. Mama Look A Boo Boo
  34. (There's A) Hole In The Bucket
  35. Take My Mother Home
  36. Try To Remember
  37. Banana Boat Song (Day-O)

Pure Gold

Apr 2008

  1. Day-O (Banana Boat Song)
  2. Sweetheart From Venezuela
  3. Kingston Market
  4. Angelina
  5. Jump Down, Spin Around
  6. Jamaica Farewell (1992 (February) Digitally Mastered)
  7. Jump In The Line
  8. Matilda
  9. Come Back Liza
  10. Man Smart (Woman Smarter)

Classic Album Collection

May 2008

  1. Mark Twain
  2. Man Piaba
  3. John Henry
  4. Tol' My Captain
  5. Kalenda Rock (Mourning Song)
  6. The Drummer and the Cook
  7. The Fox
  8. Soldier, Soldier
  9. Delia
  10. Mo Mary
  11. Lord Randall
  12. Waterboy
  13. Troubles
  14. Matilda
  15. Take My Mother Home
  16. Noah
  17. Scarlet Ribbons
  18. In That Great Getting' Up Mornin'
  19. Unchained Melody
  20. Jump Down, Spin Around
  21. Sylvie
  22. Banana Boat Song (Day-O)
  23. I Do Adore Her
  24. Jamaica Farewell
  25. Will His Love Be Like His Rum?
  26. Dolly Dawn
  27. Star-O
  28. The Jack-Ass Song
  29. Hosanna
  30. Come Back Liza
  31. Brown Skin Girl
  32. Man Smart (Woman Smarter)
  33. Merci, Bon Dieu
  34. Hava Nageela
  35. Danny Boy
  36. The Drummer and the Cook
  37. Come O My Love
  38. Shenandoah
  39. Mary's Boy Child
  40. Cu Cu Ru Cu Cu Paloma
  41. Eden Was Just Like This
  42. When the Saints Go Marching In
  43. Scratch, Scratch
  44. Lucy's Door
  45. Cordelia Brown
  46. Don't Ever Love Me
  47. Love, Love Alone
  48. Cocoanut Woman
  49. Haiti Cherie
  50. Judy Drownded
  51. Island in the Sun
  52. Angelique-O
  53. Lead Man Holler

Calypso Mento Folk 1954/1957

Mar 2009

  1. Mark Twain
  2. Man Piaba
  3. John Henry
  4. Tol' My Captain
  5. Kalenda Rock
  6. The Fox
  7. Water Boy
  8. Troubles
  9. Suzanne (Every Night When the Sun Goes Down)
  10. Matilda
  11. Noah
  12. Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)
  13. In That Great Gettin' Up Mornin'
  14. Unchained Melody
  15. Jump Down, Spin Around
  16. Hello Everybody
  17. Shenandoah
  18. Day O (The Banana Boat Song)
  19. I Do Adore Her
  20. Jamaica Farewell
  21. Will His Love Be Like His Rum
  22. Dolly Dawn
  23. Star O
  24. The Jack Ass Song
  25. Hosanna
  26. Come Back Liza
  27. Brown Skin Girl
  28. Man Smart (Woman Smarter)
  29. Scratch Scratch
  30. Lucy's Door
  31. Cordelia Brown
  32. Don't Ever Love Me
  33. Love, Love Alone
  34. Cocoanut Woman
  35. Haiti Chérie
  36. Judy Drowned
  37. Island in the Sun
  38. Angelique-O
  39. Lead Man Holler

The Midnight Special

Mar 2009

  1. Midnight Special
  2. Crawdad Song
  3. Memphis Tennessee
  4. Gotta Travel On
  5. Did You Hear About Jerry/
  6. On Top of Old Smokey
  7. Muleskinner
  8. Makes a Long Time Man Feel Bad
  9. Michael, Row the Boat Ashore

Belafonte Sings The Blues (24K Gold Master)

Jan 2011

  1. A Fool of You
  2. Losing Hand
  3. One for My Baby
  4. In the Evenin' Mama
  5. Hallelujah I Love Her So
  6. The Way That I Feel
  7. Cotton Fields
  8. God Bless The Child
  9. Mary Ann
  10. Sinner's Prayer
  11. Fare Thee Well

Songs

  1. Get An Ugly Girl To Marry You
  2. Kwela (Listen To The Man)
  3. Did You Know
  4. Day-O (Banana Boat Song)
  5. (There's A) Hole in the Bucket
  6. A Strange Song
  7. Those Three Are on My Mind
  8. Banana Boat Song (Day-O)

Harry Belafonte