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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)
Part of Calypso, also Banana Boat Song (Day‐O), Jamaica Farewell and Brown Skin Girl
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
Lord Burgess’s most frequent co-writer is William Attaway (10 songs together)
Credits
All 4 credits
- Written by
- Lord Burgess
- Performed by
- Harry Belafonte
- Part of
- Calypso
- Released on
- RCA Victor
- Written by
- Lord Burgess
- Performed by
- Harry Belafonte
- Part of
- 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 label: RCA Victor
Same release: Calypso
Same writer: Lord Burgess
Same label: RCA Victor
Same release: Calypso
Same label: RCA Victor
Same release: Calypso
Elsewhere
Sources (5)
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1MusicBrainz Dolly Dawn was performed by Harry Belafonte
Dolly Dawn was performed by Harry Belafonte
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Dolly Dawn was written by Lord Burgess
3MusicBrainz Dolly Dawn is part of the release Calypso
Dolly Dawn is part of the release Calypso
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz RCA Victor is the label of the song Dolly Dawn
RCA Victor is the label of the song Dolly Dawn
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Dolly Dawn was released on 1956-05