Mark Twain and Other Folk Favorites
1954 studio album by Harry Belafonte
Mark Twain and other Folk Favorites | ||||
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Studio album by Harry Belafonte | ||||
Released | 1954 | |||
Recorded | RCA Victor's Manhattan Center and 24th Street Studios, April 9, 22 & 29 and May 13, 1954 | |||
Genre | Vocal, calypso | |||
Label | RCA Victor LPM1022 | |||
Producer | Hugo Winterhalter, Henri René, Jack Lewis, Joe Carlton | |||
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Mark Twain and other Folk Favorites is the debut album by Harry Belafonte, released by RCA Victor in 1954.
Track listing
- "Mark Twain" (Traditional, Harry Belafonte) – 3:42
- "Man Piaba" (Belafonte, Jack K. Rollins) – 3:30
- "John Henry" (Traditional) – 3:27
- "Tol' My Captain" (Paul Campbell) – 2:45
- "Kalenda Rock (Mourning Song)" (Traditional) – 3:2
- "The Drummer and the Cook" (Traditional, Paul Campbell) – 2:04
- "The Fox" (Traditional, Campbell) – 2:43
- "Soldier, Soldier" (Traditional, Campbell) – 1:37
- "The Next Big River" (Traditional, Campbell) – 0:20
- "Delia" (Fred Brooks, Lester Judson) – 2:58
- "Mo Mary" (Richard Dyer-Bennett) – 2:15
- "Lord Randall" (Traditional, Campbell) – 4:07
Paul Campbell was a fictitious entity used to copyright material in the public domain.[2]
Personnel
- Harry Belafonte – vocals
- Millard Thomas – guitar
- Orchestra and chorus supervised by Hugo Winterhalter
Production notes:
- Hugo Winterhalter – producer
- Henri René – producer
- Jack Lewis – producer
- Joe Carlton – producer
- Kysar – cover art
- Leonard Feather – liner notes
References
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Harry Belafonte
- Mark Twain and Other Folk Favorites (1954)
- Belafonte (1956)
- Calypso (1956)
- An Evening with Belafonte (1957)
- Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean (1957)
- To Wish You a Merry Christmas (1958)
- Belafonte Sings the Blues (1958)
- Love Is a Gentle Thing (1959)
- My Lord What a Mornin' (1959)
- Swing Dat Hammer (1960)
- Jump Up Calypso (1961)
- Midnight Special (1962)
- The Many Moods of Belafonte (1962)
- Streets I Have Walked (1963)
- Ballads, Blues and Boasters (1964)
- In My Quiet Room (1966)
- Calypso in Brass (1966)
- Belafonte on Campus (1967)
- Belafonte Sings of Love (1968)
- Homeward Bound (1970)
- Belafonte by Request (1970)
- The Warm Touch (1971)
- Calypso Carnival (1971)
- Play Me (1973)
- Turn the World Around (1977)
- Loving You Is Where I Belong (1981)
- Paradise in Gazankulu (1988)
- Belafonte at Carnegie Hall (1959)
- Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall (1960)
- Belafonte at The Greek Theatre (1964)
- En Gränslös Kväll På Operan (1966)
- Belafonte...Live! (1972)
- Belafonte Concert in Japan (1974)
- Belafonte '89 (1989)
- An Evening with Harry Belafonte and Friends (1997)
- Porgy and Bess (1959)
- An Evening with Belafonte/Makeba (1965)
- An Evening with Belafonte/Mouskouri (1966)
- Harry & Lena: For the Love of Life (1970)
- "We Are the World" (1985)
- "Gomen-nasai"
- "Jamaica Farewell"
- "Mary's Boy Child"
- "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)"
- "Mama Look at Bubu"
- "Island in the Sun"
- "Scarlet Ribbons"
- "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)"