Belafonte (album)

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Belafonte
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Studio album by
Harry Belafonte
Released1955
RecordedAugust 10 – 19, 1955
Studio
Genre Vocal, calypso
Label RCA Victor LPM-1150
Producer Henri René
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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.

Contents

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

See also

Charts

Chart (1955)Peak
position
US Billboard Top Pop Albums [2] 1

Notes

  1. ↑ Most discographies list this album as a 1956 release. "Harry Belafonte – Belafonte". Discogs .
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top LPs, 1955–1996. Record Research. p. 17. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
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