The Essential Harry Belafonte is a two-disc compilation recording by Harry Belafonte, released in 2005 on the Legacy label. The 37 tracks span Belafonte's career from 1952 to 1977, including his RCA and Columbia releases. All selections for inclusion were made by Belafonte himself. Allmusic stated: "Harry Belafonte's influence on pop music is much more far reaching then many realize, as he was one of the first performers to bring worldbeat rhythms to the U.S. charts in the postwar era...

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  • The Essential Harry Belafonte is a two-disc compilation recording by Harry Belafonte, released in 2005 on the Legacy label. The 37 tracks span Belafonte's career from 1952 to 1977, including his RCA and Columbia releases. All selections for inclusion were made by Belafonte himself. Allmusic stated: "Harry Belafonte's influence on pop music is much more far reaching then many realize, as he was one of the first performers to bring worldbeat rhythms to the U.S. charts in the postwar era... Innovative, intelligent, and unceasingly creative, Belafonte is long overdue for a critical reappraisal."
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  • Matilda, Matilda: Original Recordings 1949-1954
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  • Bob Bollard, Frantz Casseus, Bill Eaton, Dennis Farnon, Hy Grill, Dave Kapp, Jack Pleis, Phil Ramone, Edward Welker, Andy Wiswell
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  • The Essential Harry Belafonte is a two-disc compilation recording by Harry Belafonte, released in 2005 on the Legacy label. The 37 tracks span Belafonte's career from 1952 to 1977, including his RCA and Columbia releases. All selections for inclusion were made by Belafonte himself. Allmusic stated: "Harry Belafonte's influence on pop music is much more far reaching then many realize, as he was one of the first performers to bring worldbeat rhythms to the U.S. charts in the postwar era...
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