Harry Belafonte discography

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Harry Belafonte discography
Harry Belafonte 1983.jpg
Harry Belafonte in 1983
Studio albums27
Live albums8
Compilation albums8
Collaborations6

This article presents the discography of American musician, singer, actor, and social activist, Harry Belafonte.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[1]
KOR
[2]
NLD
[3]
Mark Twain and Other Folk Favorites 3
Belafonte
  • Released: 1956
  • Label: RCA Victor
1
Calypso
  • Released: 1956
  • Label: RCA Victor
1
  • RIAA: Gold [4]
An Evening with Belafonte
  • Released: 1957
  • Label: RCA Victor
2
  • RIAA: Gold [4]
Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean
  • Released: 1957
  • Label: RCA Victor
3
To Wish You a Merry Christmas
  • Released: 1958
  • Label: RCA Victor
125
Belafonte Sings the Blues
  • Released: 1958
  • Label: RCA Victor
16
Love Is a Gentle Thing
  • Released: 1959
  • Label: RCA Victor
18
My Lord What a Mornin'
  • Released: 1960
  • Label: RCA Victor
34
Swing Dat Hammer
  • Released: 1960
  • Label: RCA Victor
Jump Up Calypso
  • Released: 1961
  • Label: RCA Victor
3
  • RIAA: Gold [4]
Midnight Special
  • Released: 1962
  • Label: RCA Victor
8
The Many Moods of Belafonte
  • Released: 1962
  • Label: RCA Victor
25
Streets I Have Walked
  • Released: 1963
  • Label: RCA Victor
3096
Ballads, Blues and Boasters
  • Released: 1964
  • Label: RCA Victor
103
In My Quiet Room
  • Released: 1966
  • Label: RCA Victor
82
Calypso in Brass
  • Released: 1966
  • Label: RCA Victor
172
Belafonte on Campus
  • Released: 1967
  • Label: RCA Victor
199
Belafonte Sings of Love
  • Released: 1968
  • Label: RCA Victor
Homeward Bound
  • Released: 1970
  • Label: RCA Victor
192
Belafonte by Request
  • Released: 1970
  • Label: RCA Victor
The Warm Touch
  • Released: 1971
  • Label: RCA Victor
Calypso Carnival
  • Released: 1971
  • Label: RCA Victor
Play Me
  • Released: 1973
  • Label: RCA Victor
Turn the World Around
Loving You Is Where I Belong
  • Released: 1981
  • Label: Columbia
Paradise in Gazankulu
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: EMI
31
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[1]
AUT
[5]
GER
[6]
NLD
[3]
Belafonte at Carnegie Hall
  • Released: 1959
  • Label: RCA
3
  • RIAA: Gold [4]
Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall
  • Released: 1960
  • Label: RCA
3
  • RIAA: Gold [4]
Belafonte at The Greek Theatre
  • Released: 1964
  • Label: RCA
17
Belafonte...Live!
  • Released: 1972
  • Label: RCA
Belafonte Concert in Japan
  • Released: 1974
  • Label: RCA
Belafonte '89
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: EMI
261139
An Evening with Harry Belafonte and Friends 87

Select compilations

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
DEN
[7]
GER
[6]
NLD
[3]
NOR
[8]
NZ
[9]
This Is Harry Belafonte
  • Released: 1970
  • Label: RCA
Harry Belafonte - Pure Gold
  • Released: 1975
  • Label: RCA
Harry Belafonte - His 20 Greatest Hits
  • Released: 1977
  • Label: Arcade, Trent
33
Harry Belafonte - A Legendary Performer
  • Released: 1978
  • Label: RCA
Greatest Hits
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: BMG
1694
Island in the Sun: The Complete Recordings 1949 – 1957
The Essential Harry Belafonte
Playlist: The Very Best of Harry Belafonte
  • Released: 2012
  • Label: Legacy

Collaborations

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
[1]
Porgy and Bess
  • Released: 1959
  • Label: RCA
13
An Evening with Belafonte/Makeba
  • Released: 1965
  • Label: RCA
85
An Evening with Belafonte/Mouskouri
  • Released: 1966
  • Label: RCA
124
Harry & Lena, For the Love of Life
  • Released: 1970
  • Label: RCA
The Tradition Of Christmas
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: Hallmark Cards Inc.
The Long Road to Freedom: An Anthology of Black Music
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: Buddha Records/BMG

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positions
US US
AC

[10]
AUT
[5]
BEL (FL)
[11]
BEL (WA)
[12]
FRA
[13]
GER
[6]
NLD
[3]
NZ
[9]
UK
[14]
"Gomen Nasai (Forgive Me)"195319
"Jamaica Farewell"195614
"Mary's Boy Child"12201
"The Blues Is Man"171
"Banana Boat (Day-O)"511181482
"Hold 'Em Joe"195784
"Mama Look a Boo Boo"11
"Don't Ever Love Me"90
"Coconut Woman"25
"Island in the Sun"30596763
"Scarlet Ribbons" (with Millard Thomas)18
"The Marching Saints"19581323
"Little Bernadette"16
"The Son of Mary"18
"Round the Bay of Mexico"195911
"Hole in the Bucket" (with Odetta)196132
"A Strange Song"19675
"By the Time I Get to Phoenix"196838
"Skin to Skin" (with Jennifer Warnes)198813147325
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Concert videos

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