Matilda, Matilda: Original Recordings 1949-1954

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

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Matilda, Matilda!
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (in 1953)
recording of:
Matilda (in 1953)
lyricist and composer:
Norman Span
arranger:
Harry Thomas
publisher:
Budde (publisher) (in 1968) and Edition Primus (in 1968)
22:33
2Lean on Me
recording of:
Lean on Me
composer:
Alan Greene and Edwin Waldman
3:14
3Recognition
recording of:
Recognition
composer:
Harry Belafonte
2:55
4Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
recording of:
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 10072)
3:21
5Venezuela
recording engineer:
Harry Belafonte
producer:
Jack Rollins (songwriter)
vocals:
The Belafonte Singers
arranger:
Fred Norman
22:40
6Jerry (This Timber Got to Roll)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
2:22
7Scarlett Ribbons
recording of:
Scarlet Ribbons (for Her Hair)
lyricist:
Jack O. Segal (US songwriter) (in 1949)
composer:
Evelyn Danzig (in 1949)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Helton Music and Mills Music Limited
2:48
8Man Smart (Woman Smarter)
recording of:
Man Smart, Woman Smarter
lyricist and composer:
Norman Span
publisher:
Clara Music Publ. Corp., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Valentine Music Group Ltd.
22:38
9Suzanne (Every Night When the Sun Goes Down)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (in 1953)
recording of:
Suzanne (Every Night When the Sun Does Down) (in 1953)
writer:
Harry Belafonte and Harry Thomas
3:16
10I’m Just a Country Boy
3:07
11Hold ’em Joe
recording of:
Hold ’em Joe
lyricist and composer:
Harry Thomas
12:39
12Acorn in the Meadow
2:45
13Mark Twain
guitar:
Millard Thomas (on 1954-04-29)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1954-04-29)
recording of:
Mark Twain (on 1954-04-29)
lyricist and composer:
Harry Belafonte
13:47
14John 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] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Paul Campbell (songwriting pseudonym used by The Weavers)
3:31
15Delia
guitar:
Millard Thomas (in 1954)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (in 1954)
recording of:
Delia (in 1954)
writer:
Fred Brooks and Lester Judson
3:02
16The Fox
guitar:
Millard Thomas (on 1954-04-22)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1954-04-22)
recording of:
The Fox (on 1954-04-22)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Campbell (songwriting pseudonym used by The Weavers)
2:47
17Kalenda Rock
guitar:
Millard Thomas (on 1954-04-29)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1954-04-29)
recording of:
Kalenda Rock (on 1954-04-29)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), Lionel Belasco (Trinidadian-Venezuelan calypso pianist, composer and bandleader), Massie Patterson and Olga Paul (singer, translator)
3:25
18The Drummer and the Cook
guitar:
Millard Thomas (in 1954)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (in 1954)
recording of:
The Drummer and the Cook (in 1954)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Paul Campbell (songwriting pseudonym used by The Weavers)
version of:
The Drummer and the Cook
2:08
19Tol’ My Captain
guitar:
Millard Thomas (on 1954-04-29)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1954-04-29)
recording of:
Told My Captain (on 1954-04-29)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Paul Campbell (songwriting pseudonym used by The Weavers)
2:50
20Man Piaba
guitar:
Millard Thomas (on 1954-04-29)
vocals:
Harry Belafonte (on 1954-04-29)
recording of:
Man Piaba (on 1954-04-29)
writer:
Harry Belafonte and Walter E. Rollins (songwriter)
13:33

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Release

ASIN:UK: B0009JMEGK [info]