Calypso Carnival Explained

Calypso Carnival
Type:	album
Artist:	Harry Belafonte
Cover:	Calypso Carnival Harry Belafonte.jpg
Released:	1971
Recorded:	RCA Studios A, New York City
Genre:	Pop
Label:	RCA Records
Producer:	Jack Pleis
Prev Title:	The Warm Touch
Prev Year:	1971
Next Title:	Belafonte...Live!
Next Year:	1972

Calypso Carnival is a studio album by Harry Belafonte, released by RCA Records in 1971.^[1] This was Belafonte's fifth and final Calypso album.

Track listing

1. "Don't Stop the Carnival" – 5:00
2. "Chinita" (Ralph MacDonald, William Salter) – 3:29
3. "Trinidad Carnival Time" (MacDonald, Salter, Primes) – 4:12
4. "Lena" – 3:33
5. "Black And White (Together)" (MacDonald) – 3:14
6. "Out De Fire" – 3:45
7. "Season for Carnival" (MacDonald, Sealy) – 3:53
8. "Custer's Last Stand" (Dickson, Hall, Gary Romero) – 3:51
9. "Mango, Cocoanut, Sugar Cane" (MacDonald) – 4:04
10. "Elegant Donkey (Jackass)" (MacDonald) – 3:07

Personnel

• Harry Belafonte – vocals
• Arranged and conducted by Ralph MacDonald
• Sivuca - Accordion

Production notes:

• Jack Pleis – producer
• Bob Simpson – engineer
• Ralph MacDonald – arrangements
• Frankie Francis – arrangements
• William Eaton – arrangements

Notes and References

1. Allmusic entry for Calypso Carnival