Originally released in 1956, Belafonte’s third album was the first full-length gramophone LPs to sell over one million copies, topping the charts for 31 weeks on the strength of hits like “Jamaica Farewell” and the immortal “Banana Boat (Day-O)”. Mostly consisting of music written by the Trinidadian songwriter Lord Burgess, Calypso had an incredible impact on popular music of the 50’s and 60’s, bringing Caribbean rhythms to a wider audience and making Belafonte one of the most successful Caribbean-American pop stars in history. An absolute landmark in 50’s American Pop Culture