''Calypso Carnival'' is a studio album by
Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927) is an American singer, activist, and actor. As arguably the most successful Jamaican-American pop star, he popularized the Trinbagonian Caribbean musical style with an interna ...
, released by
RCA Records
RCA Records is an American record label currently owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America. It is one of Sony Music's four flagship labels, alongside RCA's former long-time rival Columbia Records; also A ...
in 1971.
[ Allmusic entry for ''Calypso Carnival''Retrieved November 2009.] This was Belafonte's fifth and final
Calypso album.
Track listing
# "Don't Stop the Carnival" – 5:00
# "Chinita" (
Ralph MacDonald, William Salter) – 3:29
# "Trinidad Carnival Time" (MacDonald, Salter, Primes) – 4:12
# "Lena" – 3:33
# "Black And White (Together)" (MacDonald) – 3:14
# "Out De Fire" – 3:45
# "Season for Carnival" (MacDonald, Sealy) – 3:53
# "Custer's Last Stand" (Dickson, Hall, Gary Romero) – 3:51
# "Mango, Cocoanut, Sugar Cane" (MacDonald) – 4:04
# "Elegant Donkey (Jackass)" (MacDonald) – 3:07
Personnel
*
Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927) is an American singer, activist, and actor. As arguably the most successful Jamaican-American pop star, he popularized the Trinbagonian Caribbean musical style with an interna ...
– vocals
* Arranged and conducted by
Ralph MacDonald
*
Sivuca
Severino Dias de Oliveira (May 26, 1930 – December 14, 2006), known professionally as Sivuca, was a Brazilian accordionist, guitarist and singer. In addition to his home state of Paraíba, Brazil, and cities Recife and Rio de Janeiro, he worked ...
- Accordion
Production notes:
*
Jack Pleis – producer
* Bob Simpson – engineer
*
Ralph MacDonald – arrangements
* Frankie Francis – arrangements
* William Eaton – arrangements
References
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1971 albums
Harry Belafonte albums
RCA Records albums
Albums arranged by Ralph MacDonald
Albums conducted by Ralph MacDonald
Albums produced by Jack Pleis