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| Calypso | ||||
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| Released | May 1956[1] | |||
| Recorded | August 18, October 20, November 9, 1955 | |||
| Studio | Webster Hall, New York City | |||
| Genre | Mento, calypso | |||
| Length | 31:23 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Producer | Ed Welker, Herman Diaz Jr., Henri René | |||
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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.
In 2015 Calypso was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[2]
In 2018, Calypso was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[3]
- ^ "Billboard". June 2, 1956.
- ^ "GRAMMY HALL OF FAME AWARD". www.grammy.com. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ "National Recording Registry Reaches 500". Library of Congress. March 21, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018.