Banana Boat Song

~ Release by Harry Belafonte (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▶CD 1: Greatest Hits

▶CD 2: In Concert

▼CD 3: Rare Recordings
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Close Your Eyes producer: Monte Kay orchestra: Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra (on 1949-07-19) cover recording of: Close Your Eyes (on 1949-07-19) lyricist and composer: Bernice Petkere (in 1933) publisher: Bernice Petkere Music Company, CBS Miller Catalog, Inc. and Sherman, Clay & Co. (in 1933)	Harry Belafonte		2:31
2	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child producer: Monte Kay orchestra: Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra recording of: Motherless Child lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist)	Harry Belafonte		3:22
3	I Still Get a Thrill producer: Monte Kay orchestra: Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra cover recording of: I Still Get a Thrill (Thinking of You) (in 1949) composer: J. Fred Coots and Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter)	Harry Belafonte		2:44
4	Deep as the River producer: Monte Kay conductor: Pete Rugolo (on 1949-07-19) recording of: Deep as the River (on 1949-07-19) composer: Alex Kramer and Joan Whitney	Harry Belafonte		2:59
5	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes recording engineer: Harry Belafonte producer: Jack Rollins double bass: Tommy Potter guitar: Jimmy Raney piano: Al Haig tenor saxophone: Zoot Sims (US jazz saxophonist) lead vocals: Harry Belafonte arranger: Fred Norman cover recording of: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes lyricist: Otto Harbach composer: Jerome Kern publisher: Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Redwood Music, T.B. Harms and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) part of: Roberta	Harry Belafonte		2:56
6	The Night Has a Thousand Eyes producer: Jack Rollins double bass: Tommy Potter guitar: Jimmy Raney piano: Al Haig tenor saxophone: Zoot Sims (US jazz saxophonist) lead vocals: Harry Belafonte arranger: Fred Norman recording of: The Night Has a Thousand Eyes lyricist: Buddy Bernier composer: Buddy Bernier and Jerry Brainin part of: The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)	Harry Belafonte		2:52
7	Venezuela recording engineer: Harry Belafonte producer: Jack Rollins vocals: The Belafonte Singers arranger: Fred Norman	Harry Belafonte		2:43
8	Simple Simple Simple recording of: Simple, Simple, Simple composer: Evelyn Danzig and Jack Segal (US songwriter)	Harry Belafonte		3:09
9	Annabelle Lee producer: Jack Rollins lead vocals: Harry Belafonte vocals: The Belafonte Singers arranger: Fred Norman recording of: Annabelle Lee additional lyricist: Edgar Allan Poe (American writer) lyricist and composer: Jack Segal (US songwriter) is based on: Annabel Lee recording of: Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) (Burgess/Attaway version made famous by Harry Belafonte) additional lyricist: William Attaway (in 1955) and Irving Burgie (in 1955) composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) publisher: Caribe Music Corp., Cherry Lane Music Ltd., Cherry Lane Music Publishing Ltd and Lord Burgess Music Publishing Co. lyrics quoted on: Don’t Wanna Go Home version of: Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) (Original folk song)	Harry Belafonte		2:40
10	(There's) Only One Like Me	Harry Belafonte		2:45
11	Did You Hear About Jerry recording of: Did You Hear About Jerry? writer: Harry Belafonte and Irving Burgie publisher: Clara Music Publ. Corp.	Harry Belafonte		2:52
12	Comedy Sequence	Harry Belafonte feat. Nat King Cole		4:56
13	Send for Me recording of: Send for Me lyricist and composer: Ollie Jones	Harry Belafonte feat. Nat King Cole		0:30
14	Shut Up Your Mouth	Harry Belafonte feat. Nat King Cole		1:51