CD Reissues 2

Updated:- June 22, 2007

8) Harry Belafonte, Island In The Sun
The Complete Recordings 1949 - 1957 (Yr 2002)
Bear Family Records BCD 16262 EL
(5 CD Boxed Set, 12" x 12" Format)

Here is the definitive Belafonte collection covering the first decade of his extraordinary recording career. Happily, it takes in all of the long-out-of-print jazz, pop and folk sides laid down for Roost, Capitol and Jubilee Records (circa 1950). Then there's his entire RCA Victor catalogue for the period from 1952 through 1957. The repertoire encompasses a wide range of music styles and tunes from all corners of the globe. Included are 13 previously-unreleased recordings, 10 of which are alternate takes of Belafonte standards, while the remaining 3 are songs being issued for the first time as part of this set. A companion hardcover book (a collectors piece in its own right) provides historical perspectives, as well as a detailed discography and many rare pictures from his early years as an actor, singer and performer. There is some mystery, and a little controversy, associated with a number of the 112 remastered tracks. For more on this you should consult the Guest Book exchanges. It is worthy of note that the alternate takes in this set are every bit as moving as those that were originally chosen for the albums (4) which, in themselves, are now regarded as classics.

Man Piaba (CD 2, Track 18) ¯ Remix?
The length and content are the same as the track on the "Mark Twain" LP but, mysteriously, the order of the verses has changed.

Sylvie (CD 2, Track 20) ¯ Alternate Take
From the "Belafonte" LP recording sessions.

Baby Darlin' (CD 2, Track 22) ¯ "New Song" (not previously issued)

Melda Massi (Lemme Go, Melda Marcy) (CD 3, Track 18) ¯ "New Song" (not previously issued)
From the "Calypso" LP recording sessions.

The Blues Is Man, Part 2 (CD 3, Track 22) ¯ Alternate Take

Merci Bon Dieu (CD 3, Track 24) ¯ Alternate Take
From the "Evening" LP recording sessions.

Cu Cu Ru Cu Cu Paloma (CD 3, Track 25) ¯ Alternate Take
From the "Evening" LP recording sessions.

Hava Nageela (CD 4, Track 2) ¯ Alternate Take
From the "Evening" LP recording sessions.

Mama Look At Boo Boo (CD 5, Track 1) ¯ Alternate Take
From the "Caribbean" LP recording sessions.

Cocoanut Woman (CD 5, Track 2) ¯ Alternate Take
From the "Caribbean" LP recording sessions.

Fifteen (CD 5, Track 16) ¯ Original Recording (not previously issued)

How Green Was My Valley (CD 5, Track 17) ¯ Standard Revisited

The Lord Is My Shepherd (CD 5, Track 18) ¯ "New Song" (not previously issued)

I'm Goin' Away (CD 5, Track 19) ¯ Original Recording (not previously issued)

Special Note:
The importance of the Bear issue warrants a departure from the established protocols for this page. The following tabulation is introduced to serve as a checklist for fans wanting to relate the individual tracks to singles and LPs already in their possession. Serious Belafonte aficionados will want to refer to the companion book for session dates and matrix numbers.

BEAR SET, COMPLETE TRACK LISTING
CD No. 1 (Duration 79:02) :		Label	Year	Time	First Issued
01	Lean On Me	Roost	1949	3:11	Single
02	Recognition	Roost	1949	2:51	Single
03	How Green Was My Valley (1st of 2)	Capitol	1949	3:11	Single
04	Deep As The River	Capitol	1949	2:54	Single
05	They Didn't Believe Me	Capitol	1949	3:18	Single
06	Close Your Eyes	Capitol	1949	2:27	Single
07	Whispering	Capitol	1949	2:15	Single
08	Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child	Capitol	1949	3:16	Single
09	I Still Get A Thrill (Thinking Of You)	Capitol	1949	2:40	Single
10	Farewell To Arms	Capitol	1949	3:08	Single
11	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Jubilee	1950	2:53	Single
12	The Night Has A Thousand Eyes	Jubilee	1950	2:46	Single
13	Annabelle Lee	Jubilee	1950	2:37	Single
14	Venezuela (1st of 2)	Jubilee	1950	2:38	Single
15	Simple, Simple, Simple	Jubilee	1950	3:04	Single
16	Only One Like Me	Jubilee	1950	2:39	Single
17	Chiminey Smoke	RCA	1952	2:03	Single
18	A-Roving	RCA	1952	3:21	Single
19	Man Smart (Woman Smarter) (1st of 3)	RCA	1952	2:29	RCA 3CD Box ('00)
20	Jerry (This Timber Got To Roll) (1st of 2)	RCA	1952	2:16	German LP ('81)*
21	Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair) (1st of 2)	RCA	1952	2:43	Single
22	Shenandoah (1st of 2)	RCA	1952	3:17	Single
23	Man Smart (Woman Smarter) (2nd of 3)	RCA	1952	2:32	Single
24	Jerry (This Timber Got To Roll) (2nd of 2)	RCA	1952	2:33	Single
25	Gomen Nasai (Forgive Me)	RCA	1953	2:31	Single
26	Springfield Mountain (To-Roo-De-Nay)	RCA	1953	2:30	Single
27	Suzanne (Every Night When The Sun Goes Down) (1st of 2)	RCA	1953	3:11	Single
28	Matilda, Matilda (1st of 2)	RCA	1953	2:28	Single

CD No. 2 (Duration 78:57) :
01	Venezuela (2nd of 2)	RCA	1953	2:55	Single
02	Kukla-Mu	RCA	1953	3:03	EP Promo
03	Pretty As A Rainbow	RCA	1954	2:22	Single
04	Acorn In The Meadow	RCA	1954	2:41	Single
05	I'm Just A Country Boy	RCA	1954	3:03	Single
06	Hold 'Em Joe	RCA	1954	2:35	Single
07	Kalenda Rock (Mourning Song)	RCA	1954	3:24	Mark Twain LP
08	The Drummer And The Cook (1st of 2)	RCA	1954	2:03	Mark Twain LP
09	The Fox	RCA	1954	2:45	Mark Twain LP
10	Delia	RCA	1954	3:00	Mark Twain LP
11	Soldier, Soldier	RCA	1954	1:37	Mark Twain LP
12	Lord Randall	RCA	1954	4:11	Mark Twain LP
13	Tol' My Captain	RCA	1954	2:46	Mark Twain LP
14	John Henry	RCA	1954	3:28	Mark Twain LP
15	The Next Big River	RCA	1954	0:21	Mark Twain LP
16	Mark Twain	RCA	1954	3:43	Mark Twain LP
17	Mo Mary	RCA	1954	2:15	Mark Twain LP
18	Man Piaba VERSE ORDER CHANGED !	RCA	1954	3:30	Mark Twain LP
19	Take My Mother Home	RCA	1955	5:54	Belafonte LP
20	Sylvie (1st of 2)	RCA	1955	5:18	Bear 5CD Box ('02)
21	Noah	RCA	1955	4:51	Belafonte LP
22	Baby Darlin' NEW SONG!	RCA	1955	2:59	Bear 5CD Box ('02)
23	Hello Everybody	RCA	1955	2:14	Single
24	Troubles	RCA	1955	3:42	Belafonte LP
25	Matilda, Matilda (2nd of 2)	RCA	1955	3:11	Belafonte LP

CD No. 3 (Duration 79:15) :
01	Man Smart (Woman Smarter) (3rd of 3)	RCA	1955	3:33	Calypso LP
02	Waterboy	RCA	1955	3:42	Belafonte LP
03	Scarlet Ribbons (2nd of 2)	RCA	1955	3:14	Belafonte LP
04	Sylvie (2nd of 2)	RCA	1955	5:21	Belafonte LP
05	In That Great Gettin' Up Mornin'	RCA	1955	3:16	Belafonte LP
06	Jump Down, Spin Around	RCA	1955	1:57	Belafonte LP
07	Will His Love Be Like His Rum?	RCA	1955	2:33	Calypso LP
08	Hosanna	RCA	1955	2:37	Calypso LP
09	The Jack-Ass Song	RCA	1955	2:52	Calypso LP
10	Banana Boat Song (Day-O)	RCA	1955	3:03	Calypso LP
11	Star-O	RCA	1955	2:02	Calypso LP
12	Suzanne (2nd of 2)	RCA	1955	3:18	Belafonte LP
13	Unchained Melody	RCA	1955	3:20	Belafonte LP
14	Jamaica Farewell (1st of 2)	RCA	1955	3:01	Calypso LP
15	I Do Adore Her	RCA	1955	2:47	Calypso LP
16	Dolly Dawn	RCA	1955	3:13	Calypso LP
17	Brown Skin Girl	RCA	1955	2:44	Calypso LP
18	Melda Massi ("Lemme Go, Melda Marcy") NEW SONG !	RCA	1955	3:10	Bear 5CD Box ('02)
19	Come Back Liza	RCA	1955	3:04	Calypso LP
20	The Blues Is Man, Part 1	RCA	1956	2:52	Single
21	The Blues Is Man, Part 2 (1st of 2)	RCA	1956	2:50	Single
22	The Blues Is Man, Part 2 (2nd of 2)	RCA	1956	2:50	Bear 5CD Box ('02)
23	Mary's Boy Child (1st of 2)	RCA	1956	2:59	Single
24	Merci Bon Dieu (1st of 2)	RCA	1956	2:54	Bear 5CD Box ('02)
25	Cu Cu Ru Cu Cu Paloma (1st of 2)	RCA	1956	4:59	Bear 5CD Box ('02)

CD No. 4 (Duration 57:27) :
01	Once Was (1st of 2)	RCA	1956	2:56	Single
02	Hava Nageela (1st of 2)	RCA	1956	3:08	Bear 5CD Box ('02)
03	Jamaica Farewell (2nd of 2)	RCA	1956	2:48	Single
04	When The Saints Go Marching In (1st of 2)	RCA	1956	2:56	RCA 3CD Box ('00)
05	Merci Bon Dieu (2nd of 2)	RCA	1956	2:51	Evening LP
06	Once Was (2nd of 2)	RCA	1956	4:45	Evening LP
07	Hava Nageela (2nd of 2)	RCA	1956	3:14	Evening LP
08	Danny Boy	RCA	1956	5:48	Evening LP
09	The Drummer And The Cook (Cockney Air) (2nd of 2)	RCA	1956	3:55	Evening LP
10	Come O My Love	RCA	1956	4:24	Evening LP
11	Shenandoah (2nd of 2)	RCA	1956	3:45	Evening LP
12	Mary's Boy Child (2nd of 2)	RCA	1956	4:20	Evening LP
13	Cu Cu Ru Cu Cu Paloma (2nd of 2)	RCA	1956	5:29	Evening LP
14	Eden Was Like This	RCA	1956	2:59	Evening LP
15	When The Saints Go Marching In (2nd of 2)	RCA	1956	3:39	Evening LP

CD No. 5 (Duration 60.05) :
01	Mama Look A Boo Boo (1st of 2)	RCA	1957	3:00	Bear 5CD Box ('02)
02	Cocoanut Woman (1st of 2)	RCA	1957	3:00	Bear 5CD Box ('02)
03	Island In The Sun (1st of 2)	RCA	1957	2:46	RCA 3CD Box ('00)
04	Mama Look A Boo Boo (2nd of 2)	RCA	1957	2:58	Single
05	Cocoanut Woman (2nd of 2)	RCA	1957	3:16	Caribbean LP
06	Scratch Scratch	RCA	1957	2:42	Caribbean LP
07	Don't Ever Love Me	RCA	1957	2:46	Caribbean LP
08	Cordelia Brown	RCA	1957	2:54	Caribbean LP
09	Island In The Sun (2nd of 2)	RCA	1957	3:21	Caribbean LP
10	Angelique-O	RCA	1957	2:40	Caribbean LP
11	Haiti Cherie	RCA	1957	3:16	Caribbean LP
12	Judy Drownded	RCA	1957	3:25	Caribbean LP
13	Lead Man Holler	RCA	1957	4:14	Caribbean LP
14	Love, Love Alone	RCA	1957	3:17	Caribbean LP
15	Lucy's Door	RCA	1957	3:43	Caribbean LP
16	Fifteen	RCA	1957	3:24	Bear 5CD Box ('02)
17	How Green Was My Valley (2nd of 2)	RCA	1957	2:29	Bear 5CD Box ('02)
18	The Lord Is My Shepherd NEW SONG !	RCA	1957	2:36	Bear 5CD Box ('02)
19	I'm Goin' Away	RCA	1957	3:31	Bear 5CD Box ('02)

9) Petula Clark, The Ultimate Collection
Sanctuary Records, SANDD111 (Feb 2002)

On The Path Of Glory (Track 6, CD 2)¯Previously Unreleased
This is a duet with Harry Belafonte from the Petula Clark TV Special from 1968 on NBC. Controversy flared over a tender gesture towards the end of the number when Petula took
Harry by the arm . This sequence was eventually included without any editing.
The 2CD set has 45 tracks but Belafonte shows up on only this one song.

10) Merci Bon Dieu
BMG-74321-157542-3 (Year 1993)

Me'ci Bon Dié¯Disco Mix
The original studio master from 1956 overdubbed as disco music.
This is a CD single with 2 different arrangements and 4 distinct versions (2 long, 2 short).
As this is not an original recording, but rather a remix, it does not figure in the "Track Count."
Submitted by Carlo.

11) Harry Belafonte, Simply The Best, His Greatest Hits
Woodford Music WMCD 5643 (Year 2003)

Little Bernadette (Track 5) ¯ Alternate Take
At 4:16 minutes this alternate take is considerably longer than the one issued on single in 1958 (3:06 mins). It is delivered in a lower key with some altered phrasing. See "Guest Book - Fan Forum 3," entries for Feb 8 & 23, 2004. Contributed by Hans-Peter.

12) Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall
RCA/BMG-09026-62690-2
(Recorded in 1960 and released on compact disc in 1994.)

Four (4) out of 19 tracks on this CD album of live recordings are different versions of songs which appear on the double LP set from 1960. The circumstances under which these alternate recordings were made remain a mystery. Please consult Volume 6 of Fan Forum to read more about this intriguing puzzle. You will find entries on this subject dated Jan 11, 2006, Dec 16, 2006, Jan 7, 2007, and Apr 14, 2007. The information contained there is quite extensive and so no further comment will be offered here. Thanks to Menno for bringing these mysterious recordings to our attention and also to our collaborators for taking the time to scrutinize them.

Jump Down, Spin Around (Track 01) ¯ Previously Unreleased Alternate Recording

Hene Ma Tov (Track 16) ¯ Previously Unreleased Alternate Recording

I Know Where I'm Going ( Track 17) ¯ Previously Unreleased Alternate Recording

La Bamba (Track 19) ¯ Previously Unreleased Alternate .Recording