Island In The Sun [Box set, Import]

Harry Belafonte | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 8, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 5
• Format: Box set, Import
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Bear Family
• ASIN: B00005YW5P
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #332,089 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Lean on Me

2. Recognition

3. How Green Was My Valley

4. Deep as the River

See all 28 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Venezuela

2. Kukla-Mu

3. Pretty as a Rainbow

4. Acorn in the Meadow

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Man Smart (Woman Smarter)

2. Waterboy

3. Scarlet Ribbons

4. Sylvie

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Disc: 4

1. Once Was

2. Hava Nageela

3. Jamaica Farewell

4. When the Saints Go Marching In

See all 15 tracks on this disc

Disc: 5

1. Mama Look a Boo Boo

2. Cocoanut Woman

3. Island in the Sun

4. Mama Look a Boo Boo

See all 19 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Finally, a comprehensive 6CD boxset of one of the greatest artists of all time. Digitally remastered, annotated with a special book, the Bear Family label is known for being more than complete. They put everything into a package of this sort so that you are completely satisfied.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars All About Belafonte, September 15, 2005

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geode2000 "geode2000" (Omaha, NE United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Island In The Sun (Audio CD)

I bought this box set because there were no CDs of my favorite albums, "Belafonte," "Mark Twain," "An Evening with Belafonte" "Calypso" & "Harry Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean." I wasn't disappointed. It contains the gorgeous ballads, fun dittys, moving gospel & "jump up" Calypso I remembered with such fondness. The set also includes songs recorded earlier & later than my favorites, serving as bookends of enjoyment. The book focuses on Belafonte's personal life up to and including the making of "Island in the Sun." The only flaws I could find was that the book contains no lyrics and little about the music itself or the artists that helped Belafonte sound so great. It would be wonderful to know something about the soprano who did the lovely duet with Harry on "Mo Mary" or which guitarist accompanies Harry on "Merci Bon Dieu." That said, this box set comes highly recommended for any Belafonte fan.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WARNING!!!, June 3, 2010

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C. Schmidt (Kitchener, Ontario) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Island in the Sun (Audio CD)

It is almost silly to say that this is the best collection of Belafonte's early material. It's not really the best. It's EVERYTHING!

There is one exception, though. This box DOES NOT feature the original Mark Twain album version of Man Piaba. How this mistake was made, I do not know. But the version on this box has the lines of the last verse all jumbled up so the story makes less sense. The real original released version is featured on Gretest Hits Volume 3.

The reason Harry would've recorded a version like the one on this box is quite a mystery. Whoever rearranged the lyrics for the album version was a smart guy. On the album the story comes to a natural end with complete sense. Maybe the take featured here is from an import version of Mark Twain... UK or Europe, perhaps?