The Very Best of Harry Belafonte

~ Release by Harry Belafonte (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Calypso Favorites
2▼CD: Folk, Blues & Spirituals
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1Midnight Special
recording of:
Midnight Special (Harry Belafonte)
arranger:
Harry Belafonte
publisher:
Clara Music Publ. Corp.
arrangement of:
Midnight Special
4:02
2Cotton Fields
5:20
3Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)
producer:
Henri René
bongos:
Carlos Vidal (on 1955-08-18)
congas:
Modesto Doran Martinez (on 1955-08-18)
double bass:
Eugene Wright (on 1955-08-18)
drums (drum set):
Irv Kluger (on 1955-08-18)
guitar:
Jim Hall (on 1955-08-18) and Millard J. Thomas (on 1955-08-18)
piano:
John F. Williams Jr. (on 1955-08-18)
saxophone:
Buddy Collette (on 1955-08-18), Jimmy Giuffre (on 1955-08-18), Harry Klee (on 1955-08-18), Bud Shank (on 1955-08-18) and Herbert Stewart (on 1955-08-18)
timbales:
Frank Guerrero (on 1955-08-18)
trombone:
John Haliburton (on 1955-08-18), Ed Kusby (on 1955-08-18) and Si Zentner (on 1955-08-18)
trumpet:
Conte Candoli (on 1955-08-18), Buddy Childers (on 1955-08-18) and Maynard Ferguson (on 1955-08-18)
lead vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1955-08-18)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1955-08-18)
conductor:
Tony Scott (on 1955-08-18)
performer:
David Klein (on 1955-08-18)
recording of:
Scarlet Ribbons (for Her Hair) (on 1955-08-18)
lyricist:
Jack O. Segal (in 1949)
composer:
Evelyn Danzig (in 1949)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc., Helton Music and Mills Music Limited
3:15
4John Henry
guitar:
Millard Thomas (on 1954-04-29)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1954-04-29)
recording of:
John Henry (on 1954-04-29)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Paul Campbell
3:31
5Abraham, Martin and John
recording of:
Abraham, Martin and John
lyricist and arranger:
Dick Holler
composer:
Dick Holler (in 1968)
publisher:
Regent Music and TJ Musicservice GmbH
3:59
6Muleskinner
engineer:
Bob Simpson
producer:
Hugo Montenegro
bass:
Norman Keenan
drums (drum set):
Daniel Barrajanos, Percy Brice and Don Lamond
guitar:
Ernie Calabria and Millard Thomas
saxophone:
Jerome Richardson
trumpet:
Joe Wilder
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (in 1962)
conductor:
Jimmy Jones
arranger:
Jimmy Jones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (from 1962 to present)
recording of:
Muleskinner (in 1962)
arranger:
Harry Belafonte
publisher:
Clara Music Publ. Corp.
3:34
7God Bless the Child
cover recording of:
God Bless the Child
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr.
publisher:
Basart Editions (ended) and Edward B. Marks Music Co.
5:07
8This Land Is Your Land
cover recording of:
This Land Is Your Land
lyricist and composer:
Woody Guthrie (in 1940)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 16378)
is based on:
When the World's on Fire
3:04
9Shenandoah
recording of:
Shenandoah
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 324)
3:45
10Michael, Row the Boat Ashore
recording of:
Michael Row the Boat Ashore (arr. Belafonte)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Harry Belafonte
publisher:
Clara Music Publ. Corp.
arrangement of:
Michael Row the Boat Ashore
4:00
11Unchained Melody
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1955-10-28)
recording of:
Unchained Melody (on 1955-10-28)
publisher:
Hy Zaret
lyricist:
Hy Zaret
composer:
Alex North
publisher:
Frank Music Corp. (ended), HZUM Publishing, MPL Communication Ltd., MPL Communications Australia, MPL Musik Verlags GmbH, North Melody Publishing and Unchained Melody Publishing, LLC
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部
part of:
The 28th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:24
12One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)
4:36
13Hallelujah, I Love Her So
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
cover recording of:
Hallelujah, I Love Her So (in 1958)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc., Progressive Music, Unichappell Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
2:55
14Swing Low
recording of:
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
lyricist and composer:
Wallace Willis (in 1862)
publisher:
E.C. Music, Throat Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5435)
4:02
15Amen
recording of:
Amen (gospel song popularized by The Impressions)
lyricist and composer:
Jester Hairston
3:06