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Released on Philips, also Paranoid (Black Sabbath), Iron Man (Black Sabbath) and Son of a Preacher Man (Dusty Springfield)
Written by [traditional], also Greensleeves (John Coltrane), Milk Cow Blues (Aerosmith) and Banana Boat Song (Day‐O) (Harry Belafonte)
Part of The Bewitching Miss Bassey, also As I Love You, Kiss Me, Honey Honey, Kiss Me and Burn My Candle (at Both Ends)
Written by Erik Darling, also Walk Right In (Dr. Hook) and Day O (The Banana Boat Song) (Les Compagnons de la Chanson)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
[traditional] wrote 2823 songs on fono, the 3rd most of any writer
[traditional]’s most frequent co-writer is Johannes Brahms (29 songs together)
[traditional] first appears on fono in 1925, 34 years before this song
Credits
All 7 credits
- Written by
- Alan Arkin, Bob Carey, Erik Darling and [traditional]
- Performed by
- Shirley Bassey
- Part of
- The Bewitching Miss Bassey
- Released on
- Philips
- Written by
- Alan Arkin, Bob Carey, Erik Darling and [traditional]
- Performed by
- Shirley Bassey
- Part of
- The Bewitching Miss Bassey
- Released on
- Philips
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: [traditional]
Same writer: Erik Darling
Same writer: Bob Carey
Same label: Philips
Same release: The Bewitching Miss Bassey
Same writer: [traditional]
Same label: Philips
Same release: The Bewitching Miss Bassey
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz The Banana Boat Song was performed by Shirley Bassey
The Banana Boat Song was performed by Shirley Bassey
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz The Banana Boat Song was written by Alan Arkin
The Banana Boat Song was written by Alan Arkin
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz The Banana Boat Song was written by Bob Carey
The Banana Boat Song was written by Bob Carey
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz The Banana Boat Song was written by Erik Darling
The Banana Boat Song was written by Erik Darling
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz The Banana Boat Song was written by [traditional]
The Banana Boat Song was written by [traditional]
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz The Banana Boat Song is part of the release The Bewitching Miss Bassey
The Banana Boat Song is part of the release The Bewitching Miss Bassey
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Philips is the label of the song The Banana Boat Song
Philips is the label of the song The Banana Boat Song
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz The Banana Boat Song was released on 1959
The Banana Boat Song was released on 1959
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026