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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Calypso (Harry Belafonte album) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Calypso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Harry Belafonte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtist | Harry Belafonte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decade | 1950s ⓘ |
| distributor | RCA Victor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | An Evening with Belafonte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | mono ⓘ |
| genre |
calypso
ⓘ
folk ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
global popularity of Caribbean music
ⓘ
subsequent calypso and world music recordings ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Brown Skin Girl
NERFINISHED
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Come Back Liza NERFINISHED ⓘ Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) NERFINISHED ⓘ Dolly Dawn NERFINISHED ⓘ Hosanna NERFINISHED ⓘ I Do Adore Her NERFINISHED ⓘ Jamaica Farewell NERFINISHED ⓘ Man Smart (Woman Smarter) NERFINISHED ⓘ Star-O NERFINISHED ⓘ The Jack-Ass Song NERFINISHED ⓘ Will His Love Be Like His Rum? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Belafonte (1955 album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Ed Welker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henri René NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | RCA Victor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1956 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 31 minutes ⓘ |
| yearOfCommercialSuccess | 1957 ⓘ |
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Calypso (Harry Belafonte album)