This article presents the discography of American musician, singer, actor and social activist, Harry Belafonte (1927–2023).
Albums
Studio albums Title Album detailsPeak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds)USKORGaon Album Chart positions: Streets I Have Walked: NLD Mark Twain and Other Folk Favorites Released: 1954 Label: RCA Victor 3 — — Belafonte Released: 1956 Label: RCA Victor 1 — — RIAA: Gold Calypso — — An Evening with Belafonte Released: 1957 Label: RCA Victor 2 — — Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean 3 — — To Wish You a Merry Christmas Released: 1958 Label: RCA Victor 125 — — Belafonte Sings the Blues 16 — — Love Is a Gentle Thing Released: 1959 Label: RCA Victor 18 — — My Lord What a Mornin' Released: 1960 Label: RCA Victor 34 — — Swing Dat Hammer — — — Jump Up Calypso Released: 1961 Label: RCA Victor 3 — — RIAA: Gold Midnight Special Released: 1962 Label: RCA Victor 8 — — The Many Moods of Belafonte 25 — — Streets I Have Walked Released: 1963 Label: RCA Victor 30 96 — Ballads, Blues and Boasters Released: 1964 Label: RCA Victor 103 — — In My Quiet Room Released: 1966 Label: RCA Victor 82 — — Calypso in Brass 172 — — Belafonte on Campus Released: 1967 Label: RCA Victor 199 — — Belafonte Sings of Love Released: 1968 Label: RCA Victor — — — Homeward Bound Released: 1970 Label: RCA Victor 192 — — Belafonte by Request — — — The Warm Touch Released: 1971 Label: RCA Victor — — — Calypso Carnival — — — Play Me Released: 1973 Label: RCA Victor — — — Turn the World Around Released: 1977 Label: Columbia — — — Loving You Is Where I Belong Released: 1981 Label: Columbia — — — Paradise in Gazankulu Released: 1988 Label: EMI — — 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)USAUTGERNLD Belafonte at Carnegie Hall Released: 1959 Label: RCA Victor 3 — — — RIAA: Gold Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall Released: 1960 Label: RCA Victor — — — Belafonte at The Greek Theatre Released: 1964 Label: RCA Victor 17 — — — Belafonte...Live! Released: 1972 Label: RCA Victor — — — — Belafonte Concert in Japan Released: 1974 Label: RCA — — — — Belafonte '89 Released: 1989 Label: EMI — 26 11 39 An Evening with Harry Belafonte and Friends Released: 1997 Label: Island — — 87 —
Select compilations Title Album details Peak chart positionsDENGERNLDNORNZ This Is Harry Belafonte Released: 1970 Label: RCA Victor————— Abraham, Martin and John Released: 1974 Label: RCA Camden————— Harry Belafonte - Pure Gold Released: 1975 Label: RCA—33—— Harry Belafonte - A Legendary Performer Released: 1978 Label: RCA————— Greatest Hits Released: 2000 Label: BMG16——94 Island in the Sun: The Complete Recordings 1949 – 1957 Released: 2002 Label: Bear Family————— The Essential Harry Belafonte Released: 2005 Label: Legacy————— Playlist: The Very Best of Harry Belafonte Released: 2012 Label: Legacy—————
Collaborations Title Album detailsPeak chart positionsUS Porgy and Bess Released: 1959 Label: RCA 13 An Evening with Belafonte/Makeba Released: 1965 Label: RCA 85 An Evening with Belafonte/Mouskouri Released: 1966 Label: RCA 124 Harry & Lena, For the Love of Life Released: 1970 Label: RCA— The Tradition Of Christmas Released: 1991 Label: Hallmark Cards Inc.— The Long Road to Freedom: An Anthology of Black Music Released: 2001 Label: Buddha Records/BMG—
Singles Title Year Peak chart positionsCertificationsAlbumUSUSACAUTBEL (FL)BEL (WA)FRAGERNLDNZUK "Gomen Nasai (Forgive Me)" 1953 19 — — — — — — — — —Island in the Sun: The Complete Recordings 1949-1957 "Jamaica Farewell" 1956 14 — — — — — — — — —Calypso "Mary's Boy Child" 12 — — — — — — 20 — 1An Evening with Belafonte "The Blues Is Man" — — — — — 171 — — — —Island in the Sun: The Complete Recordings 1949-1957 "Banana Boat (Day-O)" 5 — — 1 1 18 — 1 48 2 RMNZ: GoldCalypso "Hold 'Em Joe" 1957 84 — — — — — — — — —Island in the Sun: The Complete Recordings 1949-1957 "Mama Look a Boo Boo" 11 — — — — — — — — —Calypso in Brass "Don't Ever Love Me" 90 — — — — — — — — —Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean "Coconut Woman" 25 — — — — — — — — — "Island in the Sun" 30 — — 5 9 — 67 6 — 3 "Scarlet Ribbons" (with Millard Thomas) — — — — — — — — — 18Belafonte "The Marching Saints" 1958 — — — 13 23 — — — — —Belafonte at Carnegie Hall "Little Bernadette" — — — — — — — — — 16Little Bernadette "The Son of Mary" — — — — — — — — — 18To Wish You a Merry Christmas "Round the Bay of Mexico" 1959 — — — — — — — 11 — —A Man and His Music "Hole in the Bucket" (with Odetta) 1961 — — — — — — — — — 32Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall "A Strange Song" 1967 — 5 — — — — — — — — - "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" 1968 — 38 — — — — — — — —Belafonte Sings of Love "Skin to Skin" (with Jennifer Warnes) 1988 — — 13 14 — — 73 25 — —Paradise in Gazankulu "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Other certified songs Title YearCertificationsAlbum "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)"1961 BPI: Silver RMNZ: GoldJump Up Calypso
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)
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