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''Belafonte '89'' is a live album by
Harry Belafonte Harry Belafonte ( ; born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was an American singer, actor, and civil rights activist who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s and 1960s. Belafonte ...
, 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, Richard Cummings, The Soul Brothers) – 4:20 # "Kwela" (Holmes, S. M. Nkabinda) – 6:36 # "Island In The Sun" ( Lord Burgess, Harry Belafonte) – 5:04 # "Skin to Skin" (Holmes, Godfrey Nelson) – 4:50 # "Paradise in Gazankulu" (Holmes, Oben Ngobeni) – 8:30 # " Jamaica Farewell" (Burgess) – 5:49 # " Try To Remember" ( 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 off ...
) – 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 ...
" ( William Attaway, Irving Burgie) – 5:35


Personnel

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Harry Belafonte Harry Belafonte ( ; born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was an American singer, actor, and civil rights activist who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s and 1960s. Belafonte ...
– 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

{{Authority control Harry Belafonte live albums 1989 live albums EMI Records live albums