Calypso (1956 album)

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Calypso (1956 album) is a landmark 1956 Harry Belafonte record that popularized calypso music internationally and became one of the first LPs to sell over a million copies.

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Calypso (Harry Belafonte album) 2
Calypso (1956 album) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf music album
studio album
alsoKnownAs Calypso
artist Harry Belafonte
catalogNumber LPM-1248
chartAchievement reached number one on the Billboard album chart
spent multiple weeks at number one on the Billboard album chart
countryOfOrigin United States
coverArtist Harry Belafonte
decade 1950s
distributor RCA Victor
followedBy An Evening with Belafonte
format mono
genre calypso
folk
hasInfluenced global popularity of Caribbean music
subsequent calypso and world music recordings
hasPart Brown Skin Girl
Come Back Liza
Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)
Dolly Dawn
Hosanna
I Do Adore Her
Jamaica Farewell
Man Smart (Woman Smarter)
Star-O
The Jack-Ass Song
Will His Love Be Like His Rum?
hasTheme Caribbean life
love and relationships
work songs
language English
mainPerformerHeritage Jamaican
Martinican
mainPerformerNationality American
medium vinyl record
notableFor being among the first LPs to sell over one million copies
popularizing calypso music internationally
originalMedium 12-inch LP record
performer Harry Belafonte
precededBy Belafonte (1955 album)
linked to: Belafonte
producer Ed Welker
Henri René
recordedIn New York City
recordLabel RCA Victor
releaseDate 1956
runningTime approximately 31 minutes
yearOfCommercialSuccess 1957

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King of Calypso associatedWithWork Calypso (1956 album)
Jamaica Farewell includedOnAlbum Calypso (Harry Belafonte album)
linked to: Calypso (1956 album)
Irving Burgie contributedToWork Calypso (Harry Belafonte album)
linked to: Calypso (1956 album)