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 ...
, originally released by
RCA Victor
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in 1961. It reached number 3 on the
Billboard
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Pop Albums charts.
Backing musicians include The Trinidad Steel Band.
Track listing
#"Sweetheart from Venezuela" (
Alexander
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Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...
, Gordon) – 3:28
#"Go Down Emanuel Road" (
Irving Burgie
Irving Louis Burgie (July 28, 1924 – November 29, 2019), sometimes known professionally as Lord Burgess, was an American musician and songwriter, regarded as one of the greatest composers of Caribbean music.Ryan) – 3:08
#"Land of the Sea and Sun" (Burgie) – 2:55
#"Goin' Down Jordan" (Burgie, Woods) – 3:34
#"
Jump in the Line
"Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)" is a calypso song composed by Lord Kitchener and best known from a version recorded by vocalist Harry Belafonte in 1961. Later renditions
Woody Herman and his Third Herd recorded Kitchener's song in 1952 for Ma ...
Robert De Cormier
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) – 3:25
#"Angelina" (Burgie) – 3:53
Personnel
*Harry Belafonte – vocals
*
The Trinidad Steel Band
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*
Ernie Calabria
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People
* Ernie Accorsi (born 1941), American football executive
* Ernie Adams (disambiguation)
* Ernie Afaganis (born c ...
– guitar, quatro
*Millard Thomas – guitar
*Norman Keenan – bass
Production notes
*Produced by Bob Bollard
*Mastered by Ed Begley
*Arranged by
Irving Burgie
Irving Louis Burgie (July 28, 1924 – November 29, 2019), sometimes known professionally as Lord Burgess, was an American musician and songwriter, regarded as one of the greatest composers of Caribbean music.Steelpan
The steelpan (also known as a pan, steel drum, and sometimes, collectively with other musicians, as a steelband or steel orchestra) is a musical instrument originating in Trinidad and Tobago. Steelpan musicians are called pannists.
Descriptio ...