Streets I Have Walked
1963 studio album by Harry Belafonte
Streets I Have Walked | ||||
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Studio album by Harry Belafonte | ||||
Released | 1963 | |||
Recorded | 1963 | |||
Genre | Vocal, folk | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
Producer | Bob Bollard | |||
Harry Belafonte chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
New Record Mirror | [2] |
Streets I Have Walked is an album by Harry Belafonte, released in 1963.[3] The album contains songs from around the world as well as gospel songs. It reached #30 on the Billboard Albums 200, making it his last studio album to reach the top 40.
Track listing
- "Sit Down" – 2:29
- "Erev Shel Shoshanim" (Moshe Dor, Yosef Hadar) – 3:11
- "Waltzing Matilda" (Traditional) – 3:14
- "My Old Paint" (Traditional) – 3:27
- "Mangwene Mpulele" (Traditional) – 3:30
- "This Land Is Your Land" (Woody Guthrie) – 3:02
- "Tunga" (John P. Gonsalves) – 3:13
- "Sakura" (Traditional Japanese. English lyrics by Marilyn Keith and Alan Bergman) – 3:57
- "Amen" (Jester Hairston) – 3:05
- "The Borning Day" (Fred Hellerman, Fran Minkoff) – 3:31
- "This Wicked Race" – 3:05
- "Come Away Melinda" (Hellerman, Minkoff) – 2:28
Personnel
- Harry Belafonte – vocals
- William Eaton – guitar
- Ernie Calabria – guitar
- Jay Berliner – guitar
- John Cartwright – bass
- Percy Brice – drums
- Ralph MacDonald – percussion
- Springfield Gardens Junior High School No. 59 Choir – vocals
- Kimio Eto - koto on track 8
Production notes:
- Bob Bollard – producer
- Orchestra and chorus directed by Howard Roberts
- Harry Belafonte – liner notes
- Bob Simpson – engineer
- Ed Begley – tape mastering
- Roy De Carava – cover photo
Chart positions
Year | Chart | Position |
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1963 | The Billboard 200 | 30 |
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Watson, Jimmy (27 July 1963). "Harry Belafonte: Streets I Have Walked" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 124. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ Allmusic entry for Streets I Have Walked Retrieved October 2009.
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- Calypso (1956)
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- 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)
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- 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)
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- An Evening with Belafonte/Makeba (1965)
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