Various Artists

Calypso Craze: 1956–57 and Beyond

Release date August 29, 2014

Tracklist

1
Marry an Ugly Woman
3:00
3:00
2
Edward the VIII
3:06
3:06
3
Roosevelt in Trinidad
2:34
2:34
4
Guests of Rudy Vallee
2:52
2:52
5
Matilda
2:45
2:45
6
He Had It Coming
2:48
2:48
7
Sing a Tropical Song
2:50
2:50
8
Rum and Coca Cola
3:09
3:09
9
Scandal in the Family
3:04
3:04
10
The Century of the Common Man
1:54
1:54
11
Old Lady With a Rolling Pin
2:48
2:48
12
Mary Ann
2:40
2:40
13
Calypsonian Invasion
3:24
3:24
14
Jackie Robinson
2:41
2:41
15
Run Joe
3:24
3:24
16
Stone Cold Dead in the Market
2:43
2:43
17
Cab Calloway
3:18
3:18
18
Cold in de Winter
2:56
2:56
19
Is She Is, or Is She Ain't?
2:29
2:29
20
His Feet Too Big for de Bed
2:16
2:16
21
Somebody Bad Stole de Wedding Bell
2:48
2:48
22
Calypso Blues
3:02
3:02
23
Last Train
3:08
3:08
24
Labor Day Carnival (Jump in the Line)
2:01
2:01
25
Chicago, Chicago
3:07
3:07
26
Parakeets
3:05
3:05
27
Prisoner Arise (Prizonaire Levé)
2:25
2:25
28
Hurricane Janet
3:09
3:09
29
Big Bamboo
4:22
4:22
30
Hacienda Hotel Radio Advertisement
1:09
1:09
31
Man Smart (Woman Smarter)
2:38
2:38
32
Matilda
2:32
2:32
33
Hold ’em Joe
2:39
2:39
34
Kalenda Rock
3:25
3:25
35
Man Piaba
3:34
3:34
36
Jump Down Spin Around
2:04
2:04
37
The Banana Boat Song
3:11
3:11
38
Jamaica Farewell
3:06
3:06
39
Brown Skin Girl
2:47
2:47
40
Melda Massi
3:16
3:16
41
Come Back Liza
3:10
3:10
42
Mary's Boy Child
3:01
3:01
43
Mama Look a Boo-Boo
3:03
3:03
44
Cocoanut Woman
3:03
3:03
45
Island in the Sun
2:49
2:49
46
Scratch Scratch
2:46
2:46
47
Don't Ever Love Me
2:49
2:49
48
Cordelia Brown
2:57
2:57
49
Haiti Cherie
3:20
3:20
50
Judy Drownded
3:30
3:30
51
Lead Man Holler
4:18
4:18
52
Sweetheart from Venezuela
3:33
3:33
53
Gloria
3:12
3:12
54
Monkey
4:02
4:02
55
Reincarnation
3:27
3:27
56
Tongue Tie Baby
4:12
4:12
57
Don’t Stop the Carnival
5:02
5:02
58
The Banana Boat Song
2:58
2:58
59
Marianne
2:25
2:25
60
Marianne
2:17
2:17
61
Calypso Melody
2:41
2:41
62
In de Banana Tree
2:34
2:34
63
Calypso Gal
2:18
2:18
64
Bahama Mama
3:00
3:00
65
Curiosity Calypso
2:27
2:27
66
Mangos
3:29
3:29
67
Yellow Bird
3:26
3:26
68
Calypso Hooray
2:11
2:11
69
Calypso Joe
2:36
2:36
70
Freddy’s New Calypso
2:49
2:49
71
When Rock and Roll Come to Trinidad
2:23
2:23
72
Dancing to the Rock and Rolla (Rum and Coca Cola)
2:12
2:12
73
Calypso Rock 'n' Roll
2:26
2:26
74
Calypso Rock
2:15
2:15
75
Calypso Rock
2:44
2:44
76
Waikiki Farewell
2:44
2:44
77
(Tell de Batter to) Hit de Long Ball
2:24
2:24
78
Number One
2:23
2:23
79
Zombie Jamboree
2:59
2:59
80
Calypso Sweetheart
2:22
2:22
81
The Banana Boat Song
2:15
2:15
82
Let’s Go Calypso
2:20
2:20
83
My Man True to Me
2:08
2:08
84
The Banana Boat (Day‐O)
3:31
3:31
85
The Banana Boat Story
2:04
2:04
86
High Society Calypso
2:15
2:15
87
Take Me, Take Me
2:30
2:30
88
Don't Stop the Carnival
6:11
6:11
89
The Safety Song (Make the Last One for the Road a Cup of Coffee)
2:44
2:44
90
Tastes Like Strawberries
2:31
2:31
91
Rock Calypso Joe
2:24
2:24
92
Run Joe
2:30
2:30
93
Donkey City
3:01
3:01
94
Scandal in the Family
2:43
2:43
95
Devil Is a Woman
3:16
3:16
96
The Naughty Little Flea
2:41
2:41
97
Shake Shake Senora
2:29
2:29
98
Calypso Bebop
2:15
2:15
99
Donkey Bray (The Jack Ass Song)
2:17
2:17
100
Calypso Rock
2:12
2:12
101
Fire Down Below
2:40
2:40
102
What Is This Generation Coming to?
2:43
2:43
103
Jean and Dinah
2:45
2:45
104
Don’t Hurry Worry Me
2:14
2:14
105
Go Go Calypso
2:34
2:34
106
Technique
2:30
2:30
107
Mama Look a Booboo (Boo Boo Man)
2:35
2:35
108
Two Ladies in de Shade of de Banana Tree
2:12
2:12
109
Boys Days
3:12
3:12
110
Yankee Dollar
2:29
2:29
111
Leave de Atom Alone
3:35
3:35
112
The Bottle Imp
3:01
3:01
113
Sugar Cane
2:30
2:30
114
Stew Pig Knuckles
3:37
3:37
115
Wedding Bell Calypso (Man Talk Too Much)
2:44
2:44
116
Calypso Dance
2:37
2:37
117
Limbo
2:35
2:35
118
Limbo
2:42
2:42
119
Chalypso
2:14
2:14
120
Chocolate Whiskey And Vanilla Gin
2:28
2:28
121
Day Dah Light (Banana Loaders’ Song)
2:03
2:03
122
London Is The Place For Me
2:42
2:42
123
Kitch (Small Comb, Scratch Me Head)
3:14
3:14
124
Food From The West Indies
2:47
2:47
125
The Underground Train
2:53
2:53
126
Tick! Tick! (The Story of the Lost Watch)
2:55
2:55
127
Victory Test Match
2:57
2:57
128
John Goddard
2:57
2:57
129
Manchester United Calypso
2:49
2:49
130
Kitch's Bebop Calypso
2:40
2:40
131
Is Trouble
2:53
2:53
132
Chinese Children
3:01
3:01
133
Patricia Gone With Millicent
2:55
2:55
134
No Carnival in Britain
3:04
3:04
135
Brown Skin Gal
2:37
2:37
136
Prince Rainer
3:22
3:22
137
My Experience on the Rieperbahn
2:36
2:36
138
Woman Is a Man’s Best Friend
2:42
2:42
139
Liberia
2:23
2:23
140
Last Train to San Fernando
2:29
2:29
141
Sweetie Charlie
2:11
2:11
142
Coffee Bar Calypso
2:36
2:36
143
Gossip Calypso
2:09
2:09
144
Shame and Scandal in the Family
2:18
2:18
145
Atomic Nightmare
2:36
2:36
146
Don’t You Call Me Boo Boo
2:49
2:49
147
Collegiate Invasion
2:33
2:33
148
Green Ticket
2:29
2:29
149
Right Side of the Road
1:59
1:59
150
Don’t Touch Me Tomato
2:19
2:19
151
Calypso Island
3:18
3:18
152
Run Come See Jerusalem
2:57
2:57
153
Delia’s Gone
2:51
2:51
154
Hold ’Em Joe
3:22
3:22
155
Calypso Cha Cha Cha
2:53
2:53
156
Don’t Blame It on Elvis
2:34
2:34
157
I Like Ike
3:03
3:03
158
Scandal in Saint Thomas
2:57
2:57
159
Vim, Vigor and Vitality
2:28
2:28
160
Calypso Joe
2:45
2:45
161
Calypso Man
2:25
2:25
162
Jack, Jack, Jack
1:55
1:55
163
Calypso Blues
2:57
2:57
164
Matilda
2:42
2:42
165
Weekend News
1:58
1:58
166
Atomic Energy
2:57
2:57
167
Nescafe Calypso
5:03
5:03
168
Limbo
1:49
1:49
169
Ramadin
2:41
2:41
170
Ugly Girls Have Pretty Names
3:34
3:34
171
Mama Ist Aus Kuba
2:58
2:58
172
The Banana Boat Song
3:05
3:05
173
If You Wanna Be Happy
2:21
2:21

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