Deluxe Gatefold Edition Import 180g LP Includes 7 Bonus Tracks!
Originally released in 1956, Harry Belafontes third album was the first full-length Gramophone LP 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 '50s and '60s, bringing Caribbean rhythms to a wider audience and making Belafonte one of the most successful Caribbean-American pop stars in music history.
Features:
180g Vinyl
Import
Deluxe gatefold jacket
7 Bonus tracks
Selections:
Side 1:
1. Banana Boat Song
2. I Do Adore Her
3. Jamaica Farewell
4. Will His Love Be Like His Rum?
5. Dolly Dawn
6. Waterboy*
7. Troubles*
8. Matilda*
9. Jump Down, Spin Around*
Side 2:
1. Star-O
2. The Jack-Ass Song
3. Hosanna
4. Come Back Liza
5. Brown Skin Girl
6. Man Smart
7. Scarlet Ribbons*
8. In That Great Gettin' Up Mornin'*
9. Unchained Melody*
*Bonus Tracks
Originally released in 1956, Harry Belafontes third album was the first full-length Gramophone LP 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 '50s and '60s, bringing Caribbean rhythms to a wider audience and making Belafonte one of the most successful Caribbean-American pop stars in music history.
Features:
180g Vinyl
Import
Deluxe gatefold jacket
7 Bonus tracks
Selections:
Side 1:
1. Banana Boat Song
2. I Do Adore Her
3. Jamaica Farewell
4. Will His Love Be Like His Rum?
5. Dolly Dawn
6. Waterboy*
7. Troubles*
8. Matilda*
9. Jump Down, Spin Around*
Side 2:
1. Star-O
2. The Jack-Ass Song
3. Hosanna
4. Come Back Liza
5. Brown Skin Girl
6. Man Smart
7. Scarlet Ribbons*
8. In That Great Gettin' Up Mornin'*
9. Unchained Melody*
*Bonus Tracks