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Released on RCA Victor, also Starman (David Bowie), The Passenger (Iggy Pop) and Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie)
Written by Lord Burgess, also Island in the Sun, Cocoanut Woman and Banana Boat Song (Day‐O)
Engineered by Bob Sirapson, also Angelina, Jump in the Line and Sweetheart From Venezuela
Part of Jump Up Calypso, also Angelina, Jump in the Line and Sweetheart From Venezuela
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Lord Burgess wrote 6 of Harry Belafonte’s top 10 songs
Lord Burgess wrote 38 songs on fono
Bob Bollard produced 12 songs on fono
Lord Burgess’s most frequent co-writer is William Attaway (10 songs together)
Credits
All 11 credits
- Written by
- Lord Burgess and Robert De Cormier
- Produced by
- Bob Bollard
- Performed by
- Ernest Calabria, Harry Belafonte, Millard Thomas, Norman Keenan and Trinidad Steel Drum Band
- Engineered by
- Bob Sirapson
- Part of
- Jump Up Calypso
- Released on
- RCA Victor
- Written by
- Lord Burgess and Robert De Cormier
- Produced by
- Bob Bollard
- Performed by
- Ernest Calabria, Harry Belafonte, Millard Thomas, Norman Keenan and Trinidad Steel Drum Band
- Engineered by
- Bob Sirapson
- Part of
- Jump Up Calypso
- Released on
- RCA Victor
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Lord Burgess
Same engineer: Bob Sirapson
Same writer: Robert De Cormier
Same label: RCA Victor
Same writer: Lord Burgess
Same engineer: Bob Sirapson
Same writer: Robert De Cormier
Same label: RCA Victor
Elsewhere
Sources (12)
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1MusicBrainz Bally Mena was performed by Ernest Calabria
Bally Mena was performed by Ernest Calabria
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Bally Mena was performed by Harry Belafonte
Bally Mena was performed by Harry Belafonte
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Bally Mena was performed by Millard Thomas
Bally Mena was performed by Millard Thomas
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Bally Mena was performed by Norman Keenan
Bally Mena was performed by Norman Keenan
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Bally Mena was performed by Trinidad Steel Drum Band
Bally Mena was performed by Trinidad Steel Drum Band
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Bally Mena was produced by Bob Bollard
7MusicBrainz Bally Mena was written by Lord Burgess
8MusicBrainz Bally Mena was written by Robert De Cormier
Bally Mena was written by Robert De Cormier
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Bally Mena is part of the release Jump Up Calypso
Bally Mena is part of the release Jump Up Calypso
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz RCA Victor is the label of the song Bally Mena
RCA Victor is the label of the song Bally Mena
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Bally Mena was engineered by Bob Sirapson
Bally Mena was engineered by Bob Sirapson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz Bally Mena was released on 1961