- My Lord What a Mornin'
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My Lord What a Mornin' Studio album by Harry Belafonte Released 1960 Recorded 1960 at RCA Victor Studio A, New York City Genre Folk Label RCA Producer Bob Bollard Harry Belafonte chronology Porgy and Bess
(1959)My Lord What a Mornin'
(1960)Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall
(1960)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1] My Lord What a Mornin' is an album by Harry Belafonte, released in 1960.[2]
Contents
Track listing
- "Wake up Jacob" (Harry Belafonte, Gene Corman, Milton Okun) – 1:55
- "My Lord, What a Mornin'" (Belafonte, Corman, Okun) – 4:27
- "Ezekiel" (Traditional) – 3:41
- "'Buked and Scorned" (Belafonte, Corman) – 4:45
- "Stars Shinin' (By 'N By)" (Belafonte, Corman, Okun) – 1:38
- "Oh, Freedom" (Belafonte, Corman, Okun) – 3:22
- "Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?" (Traditional) – 4:38
- "Oh, Let Me Fly" (Belafonte, Corman, Okun) – 2:11
- "Swing Low" (Traditional) – 4:02
- "March Down to Jordan" (Belafonte, Okun, Ned Wright) – 3:28
- "Steal Away" – 3:47
- 1995 reissue bonus tracks:
- "All My Trials" (Traditional, Carter, Greene) – 4:04
- "Michael Row the Boat Ashore" (Traditional) – 3:59
- "Go Down Emanuel Road" (irving Burgie) – 3:12
- "In My Father's House" – 3:37
- "Goin' Down Jordan" (Theophilus Woods) – 3:38
Personnel
- Harry Belafonte – vocals
- The Belafonte Folk Singers – vocals
Production notes:
- Bob Bollard – producer
- Conducted by Bob Corman
- Bob Simpson – engineer
- Herschel Levit – cover art
- Langston Hughes – liner notes
Chart positions
Year Chart Position 1960 The Billboard 200 34 References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Allmusic entry for My Lord What a Mornin' Retrieved October 2009.
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:- 1960 albums
- Harry Belafonte albums
- RCA Records albums
- English-language albums
- Folk albums by American artists
- Albums conducted by Robert De Cormier
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