The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)

~ Recording by Harry Belafonte

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Day-O (Banana Boat)3:37Harry BelafonteDay-O Banana BoatHarry BelafonteAlbum + Compilation
International Joker Production, Joker (Italian label also releasing bootlegs)SM 3925
2.16Banana Boat Song (Day-0)3:06Harry BelafonteLet's RememberVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)5174539
3.6The Banana Boat Song (Day-O) (from the album “Belafonte at Carnegie Hall”, 1959)3:40Harry BelafonteHarry Belafonte, Volume 2: Six Classic AlbumsHarry BelafonteAlbum + Compilation
Real GoneRGMCD071
2.6The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)3:40Harry BelafonteHarry Belafonte, Volume 2: Six Classic AlbumsHarry BelafonteAlbum + Compilation

Relationships

recording of:Day‐O (The Banana Boat Song) (Burgess/Attaway arrangement made famous by Harry Belafonte)

Day‐O (The Banana Boat Song) (Burgess/Attaway arrangement made famous by Harry Belafonte)

additional lyricist:William Attaway (in 1955)
Irving Burgie (in 1955)
composer:[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:Caribe Music Corp.
Cherry Lane Music Ltd.
Cherry Lane Music Publishing Ltd
EMI Songs Ltd.
Garber Music Ltd.
Lord Burgess Music Publishing Co.
Music Sales Corp (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
Reservoir Media Music
referred to in medleys:The Caribbean Disco Show (7" medley)
later translated parody versions:Hey Mister Taliban (Deeeeeeeeeo)
later translated versions:The Banana Boat Song (Portuguese translation)
Trio Bommerlunder
Wien
バナナ・ボート
version of:Day‐O (The Banana Boat Song) (original folk song)
is the basis for:6 Foot 7 Foot
arrangements:Talimi Banana (Day Ô)
lyrics quoted in:Don’t Wanna Go Home