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. Calypso was the first Long Play record album to sell over one million copies.

Calypso
Studio album by
Harry Belafonte
ReleasedMay 1956
RecordedAugust 18, October 20, November 9, 1955
StudioWebster Hall, New York City
GenreMento, calypso
Length31:23
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerEd Welker, Herman Diaz Jr., Henri René
Harry Belafonte chronology
Belafonte
(1955)		 Calypso
(1956)		 An Evening with Belafonte
(1957)
Singles from Calypso
  1. "Jamaica Farewell"
    Released: September 1956
  2. "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)"
    Released: December 1956

In 2015 Calypso was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

In 2018, Calypso was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or artistically significant."

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