''Belafonte '89'' is a live 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 in 1989.
[ Allmusic entry for ''Belafonte '89'' Retrieved November 2009.] A truncated version of the album was released in the U.S., featuring only 10 out of 15 tracks. The international CD release was also truncated, featuring 13 tracks. It was also released in Germany as ''Stationen'' in 1990, and 1993. The CD release of ''Stationen'' from 1990 contains all 15 tracks.
Track listing
# "The Wave" (
Jake Holmes
Jake Holmes (born December 28, 1939) is an American singer-songwriter and jingle writer who began a recording career in the 1960s.
Holmes is the author of the song " Dazed and Confused", later reworked by Led Zeppelin. Holmes also composed the ...
, Richard Cummings, The Soul Brothers) – 4:20
# "Kwela" (Holmes, S. M. Nkabinda) – 6:36
# "Island In The Sun" (
Lord Burgess
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.[Jamaica Farewell
"Jamaica Farewell" is a Jamaican-style folk song (mento). The lyrics for the song were written by Lord Burgess (Irving Burgie), an American-born, half- Barbadian songwriter. It is about the beauties of the West Indian Islands.
Harry Belafonte ...]
" (Burgess) – 5:49
# "
Try To Remember
"Try to Remember" is a song about nostalgia from the musical comedy play ''The Fantasticks'' (1960). It is the first song performed in the show, encouraging the audience to imagine what the sparse set suggests. The words were written by the Amer ...
" (
Tom Jones,
Harvey Schmidt
Harvey Lester Schmidt (September 12, 1929 – February 28, 2018) was an American composer for musical theatre and illustrator. He was best known for composing the music for the longest running musical in history, '' The Fantasticks'', which ran of ...
) – 4:36
# "Sing for the Song" (Bob Gibson) – 4:20
# "Matilda" (Thomas) – 8:46
# "Martin Luther King" (Holmes) – 6:46
# "Global Carnival" (Holmes, Alistair Coakley) – 5:32
# "We Make Love" (Holmes) – 4:19
# "
Hava Nageela" (Traditional) – 3:49
# "Did You Know" (Holmes) – 4:45
# "
Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)
"Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" is a traditional Jamaican folk song. The song has mento influences, but it is commonly classified as an example of the better known calypso music.
It is a call and response work song, from the point of view of ...
" (
William Attaway
William Alexander Attaway (November 19, 1911 – June 17, 1986) was an African-American novelist, short story writer, essayist, songwriter, playwright, and screenwriter.
Biography
Early life
Attaway was born on November 19, 1911, in Greenvil ...
,
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.[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
*
Diane Reeves – vocals on "Skin to Skin"
* Demetrius Harvey – vocals on "Try to Remember"
* Richard Cummings – keyboards, piano
* Jose Neto – guitar
* Angus Nunes – bass
* Neil Clarke – African and Latin percussion
* Chi Sharpe – African and Latin percussion
* Sipho Kunene – drums
* Benny Russell – saxophone, flute, pennywhistle
* Sharon Brooks – background vocals
* Deborah Sharpe – background vocals
* Ty Stephens – background vocals
* Cheryl Carter – background vocals
* Dwight Twiddle – background vocals
* Johan Beckles – background vocals
* Renee Crutcher – background vocals
* Demetrius Harvey – background vocals
Production notes:
* John Cartwright – producer
* Harry Belafonte – producer, liner notes
* Richard Cummings – conductor, arranger
* David Belafonte – assistant producer, mixing
* Bob Burnham – engineer, assistant producer
References
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Harry Belafonte live albums
1989 live albums
EMI Records live albums