Belafonte is the second studio album by American recording artist Harry Belafonte, released by RCA Victor in February 1956. The album was the first number one on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart, topping the chart for six weeks before being knocked out of the top spot by Elvis Presley's self-titled debut album, also issued by RCA Victor.
Track listing "Waterboy" (Avery Robinson) – 3:42 "Troubles" (Harry Belafonte) – 3:38 "Suzanne" (Belafonte, Millard Thomas) – 3:19 "Matilda" (Norman Span) – 3:11 "Take My Mother Home" (Hall Johnson) – 6:00 "Noah" (Belafonte, William Attaway) – 4:53 "Scarlet Ribbons" (Jack Segal, Evelyn Danzig) – 3:13 "In That Great Gettin' Up Mornin'" (Norman Luboff, Belafonte) – 3:15 "Unchained Melody" (Hy Zaret, Alex North) – 3:18 "Jump Down, Spin Around" (Luboff, Belafonte, Attaway) – 1:54 "Sylvie" (Huddie Ledbetter, Paul Campbell) – 5:21
Personnel Harry Belafonte – vocals Millard Thomas – guitar Bud Shank – saxophone Jimmy Giuffre – saxophone Buddy Childers – trumpet Conte Candoli – trumpet Maynard Ferguson – trumpet Tony Scott's Orchestra The Norman Luboff Choir
See also List of Billboard number-one albums of 1956 Charts Chart (1955) Peakposition US Billboard Top Pop Albums1 Notes