Belafonte Sings Five Early Songs |
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Coronet CXS115 & Coronet CXS115
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| In an attempt to capitalize on the success of calypso and the Harry Belafonte name, the Coronet label found some old masters from the early '50s of Belafonte singing tepid versions of pop songs, some of which had been released on the Jubilee label. Coronet in turn tried to pass these off as "folk songs" by interspersing them with authentic calypso songs performed by a group called the Islanders. Of the six Belafonte tracks, one was a genuine West Indian folk song: "Venezuela," which had been released as a single by Jubilee in 1954. A better version was released by RCA Victor in 1957. The additional Belafonte tracks are "Annabelle Lee," "Only One Like Me," "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes," "Simple, Simple, Simple," and "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes." For completists only. ~ Cary Ginell, All Music Guide | |||||
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 TP-276(LP) & TT-276 (tape) |
 TT-276 rear side |
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CXS115 (1), UTS154 |
CXS115 (2): |
DEA1018: |
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| Side A: | Side A: |
Side A: | |||
| 1 | Venezuela
(Belafonte) |
1 | Venezuela (Belafonte) |
1 | Venezuela (Belafonte) |
| 2 | Simple, Simple (Belafonte) |
2 | The Night Has A 1000 Eyes (Belafonte) | 2 | Simple, Simple (Belafonte) |
| 3 | Annabelle Lee (Belafonte) |
3 | Hold'em Joe (Islanders) |
3 | Only One Like Me (Belafonte) |
| 4 | Only One Like Me (Belafonte) |
4 | Goombay Drums (Islanders) |
4 | Annabelle Lee (Belafonte) |
| 5 | The Night Has A 1000 Eyes (Belafonte) | 5 | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Belafonte) | 5 | The Night Has A 1000 Eyes (Belafonte) |
| Side B: | Side B: |
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| 1 | When The Yankees Are Gone (Islanders) | 1 | Annabelle Lee (Belafonte) |
1 | Scarlet Ribbons (Bob Jones Singers) |
| 2 | Lie Stone Dead In The Market (Islanders) | 2 | Rum & Coca Cola (Islanders) |
2 | Shenandoah (Bob Jones Singers) |
| 3 | The Donkey Song (Islanders) |
3 | Brown Skin Girl (Islanders) |
3 | John Henry (Bob Jones Singers) |
| 4 | Tomorrow Man (Islanders) |
4 | Simple, Simple (Belafonte) |
4 | Boll Weevil (Bob Jones Singers) |
| 5 | Mary Walk (Islanders) |
5 | Only One Like Me (Belafonte) |
5 | Erie Canal (Bob Jones Singers) |
| No information about orchestra
or recording date or anything. I have been informed that this is a "pirat release". |
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