Legendary Performer (1978) more music like this

by Harry Belafonte

An otherwise fine retrospective of many of Harry Belafonte's best-known performances from the 1950s is spoiled by RCA producer Ethel Gabriel's insistence upon using the disastrous "electronic reprocessing" system (tinny high end on one channel, muffled low end on the other) that destroyed so many reissues in the 1960s and '70s. Although most of ...

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All Time Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (1978) more music like this

by Harry Belafonte

All Time Greatest Hits collects most of Harry Belafonte's biggest calypso hits, including "Banana Boat (Day-O)." Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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Greatest Hits (2000) more music like this

by Harry Belafonte

Digitally remastered in 2000, RCA's triple-disc package Greatest Hits is a stellar overview of Harry Belafonte's career, covering 53 tracks spanning the years 1952-1972. While Belafonte is, of course, best known for popularizing calypso music, Greatest Hits doesn't place a disproportionate emphasis on that aspect of his career; instead, the ...

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Island in the Sun [Bear Family Box Set] (2002) more music like this

by Harry Belafonte

The German-based Bear Family is synonymous with serious archival releases for completists. The label's stringent attention to detail, top-shelf audio, as well as opulent packaging has earned the respect of any enthusiast lucky enough to obtain one of their titles. The five-volume Island in the Sun [Bear Family Box Set] continues that trend with ...

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Sings 24 Calypso & Folk Songs (2005) more music like this

by Harry Belafonte

This Portuguese Harry Belafonte compilation concentrates primarily on the lighter side of the singer's recordings for RCA Victor in the 1950s and '60s. Although most of his hits were in the calypso style, few of them are included (no "Banana Boat Song (Day-O)" or "Jamaica Farewell"), but the two sides of the minor U.S. chart single "Hold ‘Em Joe" ...

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Live in Concert at the Carnegie Hall (1993) more music like this

by Harry Belafonte

Although an initial glance might not tip off even the most observant of consumers, this German two-disc set includes the entire contents of the 1959 double-LP Belafonte at Carnegie Hall [LP]. In North America, the title was reissued in the early '90s. Sadly, it was a considerably truncated single CD. Compiled from two benefit concerts -- on June ...

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