Harry Belafonte discography
Harry Belafonte discography | |
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Harry Belafonte in 1983 | |
Studio albums | 27 |
Live albums | 8 |
Compilation albums | 8 |
Collaborations | 6 |
This article presents the discography of American musician, singer, actor, and social activist, Harry Belafonte.
Albums
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
US [1] | KOR [2] | NLD [3] | |||
Mark Twain and Other Folk Favorites |
| 3 | — | — | |
Belafonte |
| 1 | — | — |
|
Calypso |
| 1 | — | — |
|
An Evening with Belafonte |
| 2 | — | — |
|
Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean |
| 3 | — | — | |
To Wish You a Merry Christmas |
| 125 | — | — | |
Belafonte Sings the Blues |
| 16 | — | — | |
Love Is a Gentle Thing |
| 18 | — | — | |
My Lord What a Mornin' |
| 34 | — | — | |
Swing Dat Hammer |
| — | — | — | |
Jump Up Calypso |
| 3 | — | — |
|
Midnight Special |
| 8 | — | — | |
The Many Moods of Belafonte |
| 25 | — | — | |
Streets I Have Walked |
| 30 | 96 | — | |
Ballads, Blues and Boasters |
| 103 | — | — | |
In My Quiet Room |
| 82 | — | — | |
Calypso in Brass |
| 172 | — | — | |
Belafonte on Campus |
| 199 | — | — | |
Belafonte Sings of Love |
| — | — | — | |
Homeward Bound |
| 192 | — | — | |
Belafonte by Request |
| — | — | — | |
The Warm Touch |
| — | — | — | |
Calypso Carnival |
| — | — | — | |
Play Me |
| — | — | — | |
Turn the World Around |
| — | — | — | |
Loving You Is Where I Belong |
| — | — | — | |
Paradise in Gazankulu |
| — | — | 31 | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Live albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US [1] | AUT [5] | GER [6] | NLD [3] | |||
Belafonte at Carnegie Hall |
| 3 | — | — | — |
|
Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall |
| 3 | — | — | — |
|
Belafonte at The Greek Theatre |
| 17 | — | — | — | |
Belafonte...Live! |
| — | — | — | — | |
Belafonte Concert in Japan |
| — | — | — | — | |
Belafonte '89 |
| — | 26 | 11 | 39 | |
An Evening with Harry Belafonte and Friends |
| — | — | 87 | — |
Select compilations
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DEN [7] | GER [6] | NLD [3] | NOR [8] | NZ [9] | ||
This Is Harry Belafonte |
| — | — | — | — | — |
Abraham, Martin and John |
| — | — | — | — | — |
Harry Belafonte - Pure Gold |
| — | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Harry Belafonte - A Legendary Performer |
| — | — | — | — | — |
Greatest Hits |
| 16 | — | — | 9 | 4 |
Island in the Sun: The Complete Recordings 1949 – 1957 |
| — | — | — | — | — |
The Essential Harry Belafonte |
| — | — | — | — | — |
Playlist: The Very Best of Harry Belafonte |
| — | — | — | — | — |
Collaborations
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
---|---|---|
US [1] | ||
Porgy and Bess |
| 13 |
An Evening with Belafonte/Makeba |
| 85 |
An Evening with Belafonte/Mouskouri |
| 124 |
Harry & Lena, For the Love of Life |
| — |
The Tradition Of Christmas |
| — |
The Long Road to Freedom: An Anthology of Black Music |
| — |
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US | US AC [10] | AUT [5] | BEL (FL) [11] | BEL (WA) [12] | FRA [13] | GER [6] | NLD [3] | NZ [9] | UK [14] | ||
"Gomen Nasai (Forgive Me)" | 1953 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
"Jamaica Farewell" | 1956 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
"Mary's Boy Child" | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | 1 | |
"The Blues Is Man" | — | — | — | — | — | 171 | — | — | — | — | |
"Banana Boat (Day-O)" | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 18 | — | 1 | 48 | 2 | |
"Hold 'Em Joe" | 1957 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
"Mama Look a Boo Boo" | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Don't Ever Love Me" | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Coconut Woman" | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Island in the Sun" | 30 | — | — | 5 | 9 | — | 67 | 6 | — | 3 | |
"Scarlet Ribbons" (with Millard Thomas) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | |
"The Marching Saints" | 1958 | — | — | — | 13 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — |
"Little Bernadette" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | |
"The Son of Mary" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | |
"Round the Bay of Mexico" | 1959 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — |
"Hole in the Bucket" (with Odetta) | 1961 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 |
"A Strange Song" | 1967 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
"By the Time I Get to Phoenix" | 1968 | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
"Skin to Skin" (with Jennifer Warnes) | 1988 | — | — | 13 | 14 | — | — | 73 | 25 | — | — |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Concert videos
- Global Carnival (VHS, 1988)
- Don't Stop the Carnival (VHS, 1991)
- An Evening With Harry Belafonte & Friends (VHS/DVD, 1997)
- Listen to the Man (DVD)[15]
References
- ^ a b c "Chart History: Harry Belafonte (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- ^ Gaon Album Chart positions:
- Streets I Have Walked: "2011년 41주차 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Harry Belafonte". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Gold and Platinum: Searchable Database". RIAA. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
- ^ a b "Discographie Harry Belafonte". Austrian Charts (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Discographie von Harry Belafonte". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- ^ "Discography Harry Belafonte". Danish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ "Discography Harry Belafonte". Norwegian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ a b "Discography Harry Belafonte". Charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ "Chart History: Harry Belafonte (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ "Discografie Harry Belafonte". Ultratop (Vlaanderen) (in Dutch). Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ "Discographie Harry Belafonte". Ultratop (Wallonie) (in French). Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ "Discographie Harry Belafonte". Les Charts (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ "Harry Belafonte Singles". Official Charts. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ "Listen to the Man: Live in Concert [DVD] - Harry Belafonte". AllMusic.
External links
- Harry Belafonte discography discography at Discogs
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Discography
- Mark Twain and Other Folk Favorites (1954)
- Belafonte (1956)
- Calypso (1956)
- An Evening with Belafonte (1957)
- Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean (1957)
- To Wish You a Merry Christmas (1958)
- Belafonte Sings the Blues (1958)
- Love Is a Gentle Thing (1959)
- My Lord What a Mornin' (1959)
- Swing Dat Hammer (1960)
- Jump Up Calypso (1961)
- Midnight Special (1962)
- The Many Moods of Belafonte (1962)
- Streets I Have Walked (1963)
- Ballads, Blues and Boasters (1964)
- In My Quiet Room (1966)
- Calypso in Brass (1966)
- Belafonte on Campus (1967)
- Belafonte Sings of Love (1968)
- Homeward Bound (1970)
- Belafonte by Request (1970)
- The Warm Touch (1971)
- Calypso Carnival (1971)
- Play Me (1973)
- Turn the World Around (1977)
- Loving You Is Where I Belong (1981)
- Paradise in Gazankulu (1988)
- Belafonte at Carnegie Hall (1959)
- Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall (1960)
- Belafonte at The Greek Theatre (1964)
- En Gränslös Kväll På Operan (1966)
- Belafonte...Live! (1972)
- Belafonte Concert in Japan (1974)
- Belafonte '89 (1989)
- An Evening with Harry Belafonte and Friends (1997)
- Porgy and Bess (1959)
- An Evening with Belafonte/Makeba (1965)
- An Evening with Belafonte/Mouskouri (1966)
- Harry & Lena: For the Love of Life (1970)
- "We Are the World" (1985)
- "Gomen-nasai"
- "Jamaica Farewell"
- "Mary's Boy Child"
- "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)"
- "Mama Look at Bubu"
- "Island in the Sun"
- "Scarlet Ribbons"
- "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)"