Harry Belafonte Calypso (Vinyl) 12″ Album New

Name: Harry Belafonte Calypso (Vinyl) 12″ Album New
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Title: Calypso
Condition: New
Description: EDITORIAL REVIEWS

This is the album that made Harry Belafonte’s career. Up to this point, calypso had only been a part of Belafonte’s focus in his recordings of folk music styles. But with this landmark album, calypso not only became tattooed to Belafonte permanently; it had a revolutionary effect on folk music in the ‘50s and ‘60s. The album consists of songs from Trinidad, mostly written by West Indian songwriter Irving Burgie (aka Lord Burgess). Burgie’s two most successful songs are included – ”Day O” and “Jamaica Farewell” (which were both hit singles for Belafonte) – as are the evocative ballads “I Do Adore Her” and “Come Back Liza” and what could be the first feminist folk song, “Man Smart (Woman Smarter).” Calypso became the first million-selling album by a single artist, spending an incredible 31 weeks at the top of the Billboard album charts, remaining on the charts for 99 weeks. It triggered a veritable tidal wave of imitators, parodists, and artists wishing to capitalize on its success. Years later, it remains a record of inestimable influence, inspiring many folksingers and groups to perform, most notably the Kingston Trio, which was named for the Jamaican capital. For a decade, just about every folksinger and folk group featured in their repertoire at least one song that was of West Indian origin or one that had a calypso beat. They all can be attributed to this one remarkable album. Despite the success of Calypso, Belafonte refused to be typecast. Resisting the impulse to record an immediate follow-up album, Belafonte instead spaced his calypso albums apart, releasing them at five-year intervals in 1961, 1966, and 1971.
Format: Vinyl
Genre: Easy Listening
Artist: Harry Belafonte
No Of Discs: 1
Record Label: Del Ray Records
EAN: 8436563181528
Edition: 12" Album
Run Time: 31.50
MPN: DR10010
Release Date: 01/01/2018
Style: Opera & Vocal
Release Year: 2018
Tracks:
1: Day-o (The Banana Boat Song)
2: I Do Adore Her
3: Jamaica Farewell
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)

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