Miriam Makeba (album)

Miriam Makeba
Studio album by Miriam Makeba
Released	11 May 1960[1]
Genre	World music, African music
Length	34:42 (LP); 35:07 (CD)
Label	RCA Victor and Gallo Africa
Miriam Makeba chronology
The Many Voices of Miriam Makeba (1960) Miriam Makeba (1960) An Evening with Belafonte/Makeba (1965)

Miriam Makeba is a self-titled, debut^[2] album by Miriam Makeba. It was released in 1960 on the RCA Victor label.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Retreat Song"	Miriam Makeba	2:34
2.	"Suliram" (Indonesian lullaby)	traditional	2:45
3.	"The Click Song"	Makeba, Khoza, Majola, Mdedle, Mogosti	2:09
4.	"Umhome"	Makeba	1:16
5.	"Olilili"	Silinga	2:31
6.	"Lakutshn, Ilanga"	Dvashe, Glazer	2:07
7.	"Mbube" (with The Chad Mitchell Trio)	Linda	3:17
8.	"The Naughty Little Flea"	Thomas	3:45
9.	"Where Does It Lead"	Davis	2:29
10.	"Nomeva"	Makeba	2:37
11.	"House of the Rising Sun"	Lopez	1:57
12.	"Saduva"	Makeba	2:30
13.	"One More Dance" (with Charles Colman)	Carter	2:40
14.	"Iya Guduza"	Makeba	2:05

Performers

• Miriam Makeba — Vocals
• The Belafonte Folk Singers conducted by Milt Okun.

Notes

1. ^ Miriam Makeba discography, http://www.akh.se/makeba/lsp2267.htm
2. ^ "Recorded a year after the international hit musical King Kong (1959), which provided many black South African musicians with the opportunity to escape apartheid, Makeba's debut album paints a compelling portrait of the artist in exile." Miles Keylock, "Miriam Makeba" in 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Universe Publishing, 2005), p. 51.