The Very Best of Harry Belafonte

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

Tracklist

1CD: "Belafonte's Greatest Hits" & "Try to Remember"
2CD: "The King of Calypso" & "Favorite Requests"
3CD: "Songs From All Over the World" & "And I Love You So"
4CD: "When the Saints Go Marching in" & "An Evening With Belafonte and Friends"
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1My Lord What a Morning
recording of:
My Lord, What a Morning (spiritual)
publisher:
Hinshaw Music (a member of the Fred Bock Publishing Group)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sue Ellen Page (composer and arranger of choral music)
Harry Belafonte4:20
2Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
recording of:
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
lyricist and composer:
Wallace Willis (in 1862)
publisher:
E.C. Music (UK work publisher for Eric Clapton), Throat Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5435)
Harry Belafonte3:54
3Steal Away
recording of:
Steal Away (to Jesus)
lyricist and composer:
Wallace Willis (until 1862)
Harry Belafonte3:24
4Were You There When They Crucified My Lord
recording of:
Were You There When They Crucified the Lord
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Harry Belafonte4:32
5All My Trials
recording of:
All My Trials
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Harry Belafonte3:52
6Buked and Scorned
Harry Belafonte4:39
7Abraham Martin and John
recording of:
Abraham, Martin and John
lyricist and arranger:
Dick Holler
composer:
Dick Holler (in 1968)
publisher:
Regent Music (BMI) and TJ Musicservice GmbH
Harry Belafonte13:55
8Amen
recording of:
Amen (gospel song popularized by The Impressions)
lyricist and composer:
Jester Hairston
Harry Belafonte3:04
9When the Saints Go Marching In
recording of:
When the Saints Go Marching In (in 1956)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13983)
version of:
When the Saints Go Marching In
Harry Belafonte3:39
10Darlin' Cora
Harry Belafonte3:17
11Cucurucucu Paloma
Harry Belafonte6:40
12Don't Stop the Carnival
Harry Belafonte2:55
13Man Piaba
Harry Belafonte6:30
14The Click Song
Harry Belafonte feat. Miriam Makeba3:40
15One More DanceHarry Belafonte feat. Miriam Makeba3:10
16Irene
engineer:
Bob Simpson (US jazz engineer/producer)
producer:
Harry Belafonte and Andy Wiswell
vocals:
Harry Belafonte and Nana Mouskouri
conductor:
Howard A. Roberts (founder of the Howard Roberts Chorale)
vocals arranger:
Howard A. Roberts (founder of the Howard Roberts Chorale)
recorded at:
RCA Studio A (New York) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Irene (Erene)
lyricist and composer:
Γεώργιος Πετσίλας
Harry Belafonte feat. Nana Mouskouri12:33
17A Hole in the Bucket
recording of:
There’s a Hole in the Bucket
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Harry Belafonte and Odetta Gordon (American singer Odetta Holmes)
Harry Belafonte feat. Odetta4:30