Pure Gold

Harry Belafonte | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 8, 2011)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA Records Label
• ASIN: B000002WFB
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #70,427 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #47 in Music > World Music > Caribbean & Cuba > Calypso

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Universal, Timeless Gift, December 31, 1999

By 

Michele Bouniol (Hoboken, New Jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pure Gold (Audio CD)

Do you know someone who is a grump? or who needs cheering up? is recuperating? babysat your pets while you were on vacation? has been a great mentor or friend? how about someone you know living in another country?

This CD is the perfect gift to give anyone. I have yet to meet someone who doesn't like the music on this CD. Whenever I play it, my guests stop talking and start grooving. Embedded in the music is a spirit of infectious happiness that reaches everyone.

Songs on this CD can be classified in two categories: Just plain fun and melodious ballads - both types will have you humming all day long.

Fun songs: Day-O, Sweetheart from Venezuela, Angelina, Jump in the Line, Matilda, Jump Down Spin Around, Man Smart (Woman Smarter)

Melodious ballads: Jamaica Farewell, Kingston Market, Come Back Liza

ENJOY!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Belafonte's Caribbean rhythms are as irresistable as ever., January 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Pure Gold (Audio CD)

My dad bought Belafonte's Pure Gold LP in Jamaica in the sixties and we played it until it was completely worn out. I was delighted to see this music re-released on CD in 1992, so I could hear the buoyant rhythms of the Caribbean again. This is music that has not been dressed up in some studio; besides having great nostalgia value, it has a unique natural energy and vibrancy. Best songs: Day-O (of course), Kingston Market, Jump in the Line, Jump Down, Spin Around, and Jamaica Farewell. The urge to dance and/or sing along with these songs is irresistable.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great Music, Poor Production, April 10, 2004

By A Customer

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This review is from: Pure Gold (Audio CD)

This is a great CD with one glaring exception. The reproduction and manufacturing quality is mediocre. I find on listening to the CD that the sound is quite variable. Some songs are so soft that I have to turn up the volume; others are stronger, necessitating turning the volume back down. Terrific music marred by presentation.