"Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord ""Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord"" is a 1978 Christmas single by Boney M., a cover of Harry Belafonte's 1956 hit, put in medley with the new song ""Oh My Lord"" (Farian/Jay). The single was recorded in a hurry early November, included in the group's live set and rushed out at the end of the month, topping the UK Singles Chart for four weeks and became Christmas number one, spending eight weeks in the charts. It was the second single for the group in the UK's all-time best selling singles list. The"
"conducting Schumann's Hollywood Choir, asked Hairston to write a new Christmas song for his choir. Hairston remembered the calypso rhythm from his old song and wrote new lyrics for it. Harry Belafonte heard the song being performed by the choir and sought permission to record it. It was recorded in 1956 for his album ""An Evening with Belafonte"". An edited version was subsequently released as a single, reaching No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart in November 1957. It was the first single to sell over one million copies in the UK alone. To date, Belafonte's version has sold over"
"Nina Simone, and Billie Holiday. In 1956 the American musician of Jamaican descent Harry Belafonte popularized the Calypso music Caribbean musical style which became a worldwide craze with the release of his rendition traditional Jamaican folk song ""Banana Boat Song"" from his 1956 album ""Calypso"". The album later became the first full-length record to sell more than a million copies, and Belafonte was dubbed the ""King of Calypso"". The Weavers, Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, The Kingston Trio, Odetta, and several other performers were instrumental in launching the folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s. During the 1950s European popular"
"1.19 million copies. In 1962. the full-length version was added to a re-issue of Belafonte's previously released album ""To Wish You a Merry Christmas"". The song was also recorded by Mahalia Jackson in 1956 but titled ""Mary's Little Boy Child"". One of the best-known cover versions of the song is from the German-based disco-group Boney M. from 1978, ""Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord."" This version returned the song to the top of the UK chart. It is one of the best-selling singles of all time in the UK, and has sold 1.87 million copies as of November 2015."
"Harry Belafonte Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927) is an American singer, songwriter, activist and actor. One of the most successful Jamaican-American pop stars in history, he was dubbed the ""King of Calypso"" for popularizing the Caribbean musical style (originating in Trinidad & Tobago) with an international audience in the 1950s. His breakthrough album ""Calypso"" (1956) is the first million-selling LP by a single artist. Belafonte is perhaps best known for singing ""The Banana Boat Song"", with its signature lyric ""Day-O"". He has recorded in many genres, including blues, folk, gospel, show tunes, and American standards."
"""Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord"". In the UK, the new mix was put on the B-side of their ""Megamix"" single. 7"" single CD (Hansa 74321 11933 2-211, Germany) The song was covered by ""Glee"" in the episode ""Previously Unaired Christmas"" from the fifth season. It was covered by the Australian pop band The Eclectics featuring Jared Lerner. Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord ""Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord"" is a 1978 Christmas single by Boney M., a cover of Harry Belafonte's 1956 hit, put in medley with the new song ""Oh My Lord"" (Farian/Jay). The"
"that is best known to listeners today, as it reached number five on the ""Billboard"" charts in 1957 and later became Belafonte's signature song. Side two of Belafonte's 1956 ""Calypso"" album opens with ""Star O"", a song referring to the day shift ending when the first star is seen in the sky. During recording, when asked for its title, Harry spells, ""Day Done Light"". Also in 1956, folk singer Bob Gibson, who had travelled to Jamaica and heard the song, taught his version to the folk band The Tarriers. They recorded a version of that song that incorporated the chorus"
"Flea, Lord Fly, Alerth Bedasse with Chin's Calypso Sextet, Laurel Aitken, Denzil Laing, Lord Composer, Lord Lebby, Lord Power, Hubert Porter, and Harry Belafonte, a New Yorker of Jamaican origin. His wildly popular hit records in 1956-1958, including ""Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)"" and ""Jamaica Farewell,"" were mento songs sold as calypso. Previously recorded Jamaican versions of many Belafonte's classic ""calypso"" hits can be heard on the ""Jamaica - Mento 1951-1958"" CD released by Frémeaux & Associés in 2009. Due in part to Belafonte's popularity, mento became widely conflated with calypso in the 1950s. In a 1957 interview for ""Calypso"
"Harry Belafonte and Irving Burgie. There are now over 40 cover versions recorded by various artist such as The Merrymen, José Carreras, Caterina Valente in German, Henri Salvador in French (""Une île au soleil"") and The Righteous Brothers, just to name a few. It briefly was featured (and parodied) in the 1992 film ""The Muppet Christmas Carol"". Island in the Sun (film) Island in the Sun is a 1957 De Luxe in CinemaScope drama film produced by Darryl F. Zanuck and directed by Robert Rossen. It features an ensemble cast including James Mason, Harry Belafonte, Joan Fontaine, Joan Collins, Dorothy"
"than the album version. Belfast (Boney M. song) ""Belfast"" is the second single of the Euro disco band Boney M.'s 1977 album ""Love for Sale"". ""Belfast"" was the first Boney M. single to feature lead vocals by Marcia Barrett and became their 4th consecutive German chart-topper. In the UK Singles Chart it peaked at No. 8. It remained a popular track in the group's live shows over the years and was re-recorded by Marcia Barrett as a solo track on her album ""Come Into My Life"" (2005). ""Belfast"" was written by Drafi Deutscher and originally entitled ""Londonderry"". The lyrics refer"
"Cole, and Calypso king Harry Belafonte. A contemporary UK tour program indicates that Gordon was also jointly involved in promoting Louis Armstrong's subsequent 1956 tour of Britain, in collaboration with his old friend Benn Reyes. followed by the ""Record Star Parade"", which featured Don Cornell, comedian Stan Freberg, Joe ""Fingers"" Carr, Buddy Rich and dance duo The Nilsson Twins. Thinking that he had found a winning formula, Gordon booked a similar tour for 1957, featuring Lionel Hampton, Stan Kenton and vocalists Cathy Carr and Guy Mitchell, but his attempt to repeat the success of the Record Star Parade proved to"
"Calypso (album) Calypso is the third studio album by recording artist Harry Belafonte, released by RCA Victor (LPM-1248) in 1956. The album became his second consecutive number-one album on the ""Billboard"" Top Pop Albums chart, where it peaked for 31 weeks. In 2018, it was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being ""culturally, historically, or artistically significant."" The first track ""Day-O (Banana Boat Song)"" largely contributed to the success of the album and it is still the song for which Harry Belafonte is best known, reaching number five on ""Billboard""'s Pop chart."
"sell one million copies. In 1955, Burgie and William Attaway wrote a version of the lyrics for ""Banana Boat Song"" for the ""Colgate Comedy Hour, ""which was performed by Belafonte, who recorded the song for RCA Victor. This is the recording that is by far the best known to listeners today, as it reached number five on the ""Billboard"" charts in 1957 and later became his signature song. Burgie wrote the music and lyrics for the 1963 Off-Broadway musical ""Ballad for Bimshire"". He also co-wrote the book with Loften Mitchell. The show opened at the Mayfair Theater on October 15"
"Belfast (Boney M. song) ""Belfast"" is the second single of the Euro disco band Boney M.'s 1977 album ""Love for Sale"". ""Belfast"" was the first Boney M. single to feature lead vocals by Marcia Barrett and became their 4th consecutive German chart-topper. In the UK Singles Chart it peaked at No. 8. It remained a popular track in the group's live shows over the years and was re-recorded by Marcia Barrett as a solo track on her album ""Come Into My Life"" (2005). ""Belfast"" was written by Drafi Deutscher and originally entitled ""Londonderry"". The lyrics refer to the divided city"
"not chart until 1952. ""Some Children See Him"" was written in 1951, and its composer's website summarizes its message: ""With the U.S. engaged in the Korean War--following so closely after the Second World War with Germany and Japan--the simple but moving lyric of this carol affirmed that children of any nationality could imagine Jesus to be like them, with the underlying message that love is more important than any claim of race or nationality."" ""Mary's Little Boy Child"" was a number 12 hit for Harry Belafonte in 1956 under the title ""Mary's Boy Child"". ""My Favorite Things"" was first performed"
"mitigate any vocal deficiencies the group may have had compared with the studio productions. 1979 saw Boney M. release a brand new single, ""Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday"", which became another Top 10 hit across Europe. Later in the year they released their fourth album, ""Oceans of Fantasy"", containing two hit singles – ""Gotta Go Home""/""El Lute"" and ""I'm Born Again""/""Bahama Mama"". The album also included a ""Lead"" and ""Backing Vocals"" credit for the first time. ""Oceans of Fantasy"" reached no.1 in the UK and was certified Platinum, though their run of Top 10 singles had now ended with ""Gotta"
"songwriting credit to Irving Burgie. While primarily known for calypso, Belafonte has recorded in many different genres, including blues, folk, gospel, show tunes, and American standards. His second-most popular hit, which came immediately after ""The Banana Boat Song"", was the comedic tune ""Mama Look at Bubu"", also known as ""Mama Look a Boo-Boo"" (originally recorded by Lord Melody in 1955), in which he sings humorously about misbehaving and disrespectful children. It reached number eleven on the pop chart. In 1959, he starred in ""Tonight With Belafonte"", a nationally televised special that featured Odetta, who sang ""Water Boy"" and who performed"
"""Jamaican Folk Songs"", ""Children's Jamaican Songs and Games"", ""Miss Lou’s Views"" (1967), ""Listen to Louise"" (1968), ""Carifesta Ring Ding"" (1976), and ""The Honorable Miss Lou"". She is credited with giving Harry Belafonte the foundation for his 1956 hit ""Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)"" by telling him about the Jamaican folk song ""Hill and Gully Rider"" (the name also given as ""Day Dah Light""). Bennett lived the last decade of her life in Scarborough, Ontario. She died on 27 July 2006 at the Scarborough Grace Hospital after collapsing at her home. A memorial service was held in Toronto on 3 August"
"B: UK 7"" Germany 7"" 12"" Oceans of Fantasy Oceans of Fantasy is the fourth studio album by Euro-Caribbean group Boney M. Released in September 1979, ""Oceans Of Fantasy"" became the second Boney M. album to top the UK charts and features the hits ""El Lute / Gotta Go Home"" and ""I'm Born Again / Bahama Mama"". The album had been preceded in the spring of 1979 by the single ""Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday"" (based on American folksong Polly Wolly Doodle), one of the band's biggest hits. This was not included on ""Oceans of Fantasy"" but the B-side, ""Ribbons"
"on the cover. In 2001, RCA reissued the album on CD as Harry Belafonte Christmas, with five bonus tracks added: To Wish You a Merry Christmas To Wish You a Merry Christmas is an album by Harry Belafonte Recorded May 27, 31, June 1, 3 and 8 of 1958 in Hollywood. Conducted by Bob Corman. Millard Thomas and Laurindo Almeida, guitarists. Produced and directed by Ed Welker. To Wish You a Merry Christmas was originally released in 1958 as RCA Victor catalog number LPM/LSP-1887. The original LP cover featured an illustration of the Three Wise Men and a listing of"
"authoritarian colonial culture which existed at the time. Calypso, especially a toned-down, commercial variant, became a worldwide craze with the release of the ""Banana Boat Song"", or ""Day-O"", a traditional Jamaican folk song, whose best-known rendition was done by Harry Belafonte on his album ""Calypso"" (1956); ""Calypso"" was the first full-length record to sell more than a million copies. The success of that album inspired hundreds of ""Folkies"", or the American folk music revival to imitate the ""Belafonte style"", but with a more folk-oriented flavor. The Kingston Trio would be a good example. 1956 also saw the massive international hit"
"He has also starred in several films, most notably in Otto Preminger's hit musical ""Carmen Jones"" (1954), ""Island in the Sun"" (1957), and Robert Wise's ""Odds Against Tomorrow"" (1959). Belafonte was an early supporter of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s, and one of Martin Luther King Jr.'s confidants. Throughout his career, he has been an advocate for political and humanitarian causes, such as the Anti-Apartheid Movement and USA for Africa. Since 1987, he has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. In recent years, he has been a vocal critic of the policies of the George W. Bush"
"and Abroad"". Two other albums on which they appeared won the same award: the 1960 Harry Belafonte album ""Swing Dat Hammer"" and the 1965 album ""An Evening with Belafonte/Makeba"". The Belafonte Folk Singers The Belafonte Folk Singers (originally known as The Belafonte Singers) were a vocal group who were active from 1957 to 1965. They were named after singer Harry Belafonte, for whom they originally formed in order to serve as a backing group for recording and concerts. The group was mostly led and conducted by Robert De Cormier, also billed as Bob Corman. Milt Okun sometimes conducted the group"
"Harry Belafonte on the ""Danny Kaye Show"". While on the show Mouskouri performed ""Telalima"" followed by ""Όπα νινα ναϊ"" (""Opa nina nai"") accompanied by Harry Belafonte and Danny Kaye. Mouskouri's 1967 French album ""Le Jour où la colombe"" raised her to super-stardom in France. This album featured many of her French songs, ""Au cœur de septembre"", ""Adieu Angélina"", ""Robe bleue, robe blanche"" and the French pop classic ""Le Temps des cerises"". Mouskouri made her first appearance at Paris' legendary Olympia concert theatre the same year, singing French pop, Greek folk, and Hadjidakis numbers. These successes across Europe and elsewhere impressed"
"a duet with Belafonte of ""There's a Hole in My Bucket"" that hit the national charts in 1961. Belafonte was the first Jamaican American to win an Emmy, for ""Revlon Revue: Tonight with Belafonte"" (1959). Belafonte recorded for RCA Victor from 1953 to 1974. Two live albums, both recorded at Carnegie Hall in 1959 and 1960, enjoyed critical and commercial success. From his 1959 album, ""Hava Nagila"" became part of his regular routine and one of his signature songs. He was one of many entertainers recruited by Frank Sinatra to perform at the inaugural gala of President John F. Kennedy"
"issued as an A-side in Canada, and was a Top 40 hit on the ""RPM"" Magazine charts there, peaking at number 35 in November 1979. El Lute/Gotta Go Home ""El Lute""/""Gotta Go Home"" is a double A-side single by German group Boney M. It was the lead single from their fourth album ""Oceans of Fantasy"" (1979) and was the group's eighth and final number-one single in the German charts. In the UK, where ""Gotta Go Home"" was chosen as the main A-side, the single was their first one since their debut single not to reach the Top 10, peaking at"
"total, the second pressing 5:55, the third 4:58 and the final 4:46 – this version being the one appearing on the UK and US editions. The timings given here are those of the 1994 and 2007 CD re-issues. UK 7"" 12"" US 7"" 12"" Germany 7"" 12"" Nightflight to Venus Nightflight to Venus is the third studio album by Euro-Caribbean group Boney M., and was released in July 1978. The album became a major success in continental Europe, Scandinavia, and Canada, topping most of the album charts during the second half of 1978 and also became their first UK number"
"""Nya änglalåtar"" and their version charted for 10 weeks at Svensktoppen between 13 April-24 August 1980, and also managed to top the chart. The Croatian version sung by Darko Rundek was recorded in 2000 for album ""U širokom svijetu"" (rereleased in 2017 on compilation ""ApoCalypso"") Island in the Sun (Harry Belafonte song) ""Island in the Sun"" is a song written by Harry Belafonte and Irving Burgie (Lord Burgess), and performed by Harry Belafonte for the 1957 film ""Island in the Sun"" and on his 1957 album ""Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean"". In 1962, the song was performed by The Brothers"
"Lion grew in stature (the 1930s Golden Age of Calypso) and became more closely aligned with the independence movement. Some songs were banned or censored by the British colonial government, and calypso became a method of underground communication and spreading anti-British information. These early popular performers led the way for calypso's mainstreaming with artists including Lord Kitchener, Harry Belafonte and Mighty Sparrow. Belafonte, a Jamaican-American singing in American English, was by far the most popular internationally during this wave (with his ""Calypso"" album, Belafonte was the first artist to sell a million copies), but his music was also extensively criticized"
"and 1964. Calypso music enjoyed a brief period of popularity in other parts in the world during the 1950s. Trinidadian expatriate Lord Kitchener had helped popularize calypso in England, and Sparrow also found some success there. In the United States, interest in calypso was sparked largely by Harry Belafonte's 1956 album ""Calypso"", the first LP to sell over one million copies. In January 1958, Sparrow, along with longtime rival Lord Melody, travelled to New York City seeking access to the American music audience. Sparrow had already been recording with Balisier and Cook Records, and with Belafonte's help he also began"
"in the UK, which would become one of their biggest markets. In 1977, Boney M. released their second album, ""Love for Sale"", which contained the hits ""Ma Baker"" and ""Belfast"". The group embarked on their first major concert tours with a live band of musicians called 'The Black Beauty Circus' (given their name after Maizie Williams' first band, 'Black Beautiful People'). ""Love for Sale"" was certified Gold a year after its release in the UK. Both singles from the album reached no.1 in Germany and the UK Top 10. 1978 was the group's biggest year. They released a new double"
"To Wish You a Merry Christmas To Wish You a Merry Christmas is an album by Harry Belafonte Recorded May 27, 31, June 1, 3 and 8 of 1958 in Hollywood. Conducted by Bob Corman. Millard Thomas and Laurindo Almeida, guitarists. Produced and directed by Ed Welker. To Wish You a Merry Christmas was originally released in 1958 as RCA Victor catalog number LPM/LSP-1887. The original LP cover featured an illustration of the Three Wise Men and a listing of the songs in front. Side 1: Side 2: The album was repackaged in 1962 as RCA Victor catalog number LPM/LSP-2626"
"with a different cover (with Belafonte's picture this time) and adding an additional song, ""Mary's Boy Child"", to Side 2. The credits are also slightly different, listing conductor Bob Corman, as Robert De Cormier. Side 1: identical to the 1958 release.<br> Side 2: In 1976, the songs were repackaged again, under the title Belafonte's Christmas, from RCA Records Canada, catalog number KNLI-0166 . The tracks are identical to the 1962 release, except that sides 1 and 2 have been switched (i.e. the first song of the album is now ""Mary's Boy Child""). A completely different picture of Belafonte is used"