- Midnight Special (Harry Belafonte album)
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Midnight Special 
Studio album by Harry Belafonte Released 1962 Genre Vocal Label RCA Victor LSP2449 Producer Hugo Montenegro Professional reviews Harry Belafonte chronology Jump Up Calypso
(1960)Midnight Special
(1962)The Many Moods of Belafonte
(1962)Midnight Special is a 1962 album by Jamaican-American singer, Harry Belafonte. The album notably contains the very first official recording of Bob Dylan, who plays harmonica on the title track.
Contents
Track listing
- "Midnight Special" – 3:55
- "Crawdad Song" – 3:32
- "Memphis Tennessee" – 4:53
- "Gotta Travel On" – 4:20
- "Did You Hear About Jerry?" – 2:52
- "On Top of Old Smokey" – 5:54
- "Muleskinner" – 3:26
- "Makes a Long Time Man Feel Bad" – 5:40
- "Michael Row the Boat Ashore" (Traditional) – 3:54
Personnel
- Harry Belafonte – vocals
- Ernie Calabria – guitar
- Millard Thomas – guitar
- Norman Keenan – bass
- Percy Brice – drums
- Danny Barrajanos – drums
- Don Lamond – drums
- Joe Wilder – trumpet solo
- Jerome Richardson – saxophone
- Bob Dylan – harmonica
Production notes:
- Hugo Montenegro – producer
- Conducted and arranged by Jimmy Jones
- Bob Simpson – engineer, mastering
- Peter Perri – cover photo
- Bob Bollard – liner notes
Chart positions
Year Chart Position 1962 The Billboard 200 8 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:- 1962 albums
- Harry Belafonte albums
- RCA Victor albums
- English-language albums
- Albums produced by Hugo Montenegro
- Albums conducted by Jimmy Jones (pianist)
- Albums arranged by Jimmy Jones (pianist)
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