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Mark Twain and other Folk Favorites 
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 H. Winterhalter, Henri René, Jack Lewis, Joe Carlton Harry Belafonte chronology Mark Twain and other Folk Favorites
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[1]Mark Twain and other Folk Favorites is the debut album by Harry Belafonte, released by RCA Victor in 1954. It is out of print. All songs are however available on the CD box Island in the Sun: The Complete Recordings 1949 – 1957 from Bear Family Records, Germany.
Contents
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:
- H. Winterhalter – producer
- Henri René – producer
- Jack Lewis – producer
- Joe Carlton – producer
- Kysar – cover art
- Leonard Feather – liner notes
References
External links
Harry Belafonte Studio albums 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)Live albums 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)Compilations Very Best of Harry Belafonte (2001) • The Long Road to Freedom: An Anthology of Black Music (2001) • The Essential Harry Belafonte (2005)Collaborations 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)Related articles DiscographyCategories:- 1954 albums
- American folklore
- Harry Belafonte albums
- Debut albums
- RCA Victor albums
- English-language albums
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