Belafonte (album) explained

Belafonte
Type:	Album
Artist:	Harry Belafonte
Cover:	Belafonte.JPG
Released:	1955
Recorded:	August 10 – 19, 1955
Studio:	RCA Victor 24th Street and Manhattan Center, New York City
Genre:	Vocal, calypso
Label:	RCA Victor LPM-1150
Producer:	Henri René
Prev Title:	Mark Twain and Other Folk Favorites
Prev Year:	1954
Next Title:	Calypso
Next Year:	1956

Belafonte is the second studio album by American recording artist Harry Belafonte, released by RCA Victor in late 1955.^[1] The album was the first number one on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart, topping the chart for six weeks before being knocked out of the top spot by Elvis Presley's self-titled debut album, also issued by RCA Victor.

Track listing

1. "Waterboy" (Avery Robinson) – 3:42
2. "Troubles" (Harry Belafonte) – 3:38
3. "Suzanne" (Belafonte, Millard Thomas) – 3:19
4. "Matilda" (Norman Span) – 3:11
5. "Take My Mother Home" (Hall Johnson) – 6:00
6. "Noah" (Belafonte, William Attaway) – 4:53
7. "Scarlet Ribbons" (Jack Segal, Evelyn Danzig) – 3:13
8. "In That Great Gettin' Up Mornin'" (Norman Luboff, Belafonte) – 3:15
9. "Unchained Melody" (Hy Zaret, Alex North) – 3:18
10. "Jump Down, Spin Around" (Luboff, Belafonte, Attaway) – 1:54
11. "Sylvie" (Huddie Ledbetter, Paul Campbell) – 5:21

Personnel

• Harry Belafonte – vocals
• Millard Thomas – guitar
• Bud Shank – saxophone
• Jimmy Giuffre – saxophone
• Buddy Childers – trumpet
• Conte Candoli – trumpet
• Maynard Ferguson – trumpet
• Tony Scott's Orchestra
• Norman Luboff Choir

See also

• List of Billboard number-one albums of 1956

Notes and References

1. Most discographies list this album as a 1956 release. Web site: Harry Belafonte – Belafonte . .