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Jump Up Calypso

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Released
  
1961

Producer
  
Bob Bollard

Release date
  
1961

Genre
  
Calypso music

Length
  
40:54

Artist
  
Harry Belafonte

Label
  
RCA Victor

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Jump Up Calypso(1961)
  
Midnight Special(1962)

Similar
  
Harry Belafonte albums, Other albums

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Jump Up Calypso is an album by Harry Belafonte, originally released by RCA Victor in 1961. It reached number 3 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts.

Contents

Backing musicians include The Trinidad Steel Band.

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Track listing

  1. "Sweetheart from Venezuela" (Alexander, Gordon) – 3:28
  2. "Go Down Emanuel Road" (Irving Burgie) – 3:07
  3. "The Baby Boy" (Alexander, Clavery) – 3:22
  4. "Gloria" (Gordon, Ryan) – 3:08
  5. "Land of the Sea and Sun" (Burgie) – 2:55
  6. "Goin' Down Jordan" (Burgie, Woods) – 3:34
  7. "Jump in the Line" (Roberts) – 3:39
  8. "Kingston Market" (Burgie) – 3:11
  9. "Monkey" (Burgie, Span) – 3:58
  10. "These Are the Times" (Burgie) – 3:14
  11. "Bally Mena" (Burgie, Robert De Cormier) – 3:25
  12. "Angelina" (Burgie) – 3:53

Personnel

  • Harry Belafonte – vocals
  • The Trinidad Steel Band
  • Ernie Calabria – guitar, quatro
  • Millard Thomas – guitar
  • Norman Keenan – bass

    • "Jump In The Line" and "Sweetheart From Venezuela" were featured in the film Beetlejuice while "Monkey" was featured in the animated series Animaniacs.

    Songs

    1Sweetheart From Venezuela3:37
    2Go Down Emanuel Road3:13
    3The Baby Boy3:28

    References

    Jump Up Calypso Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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