Ballads, Blues and Boasters
1964 studio album by Harry Belafonte
Ballads, Blues and Boasters | ||||
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Studio album by Harry Belafonte | ||||
Released | 1964 | |||
Recorded | RCA Victor Studio A, New York City | |||
Genre | Vocal, folk | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
Producer | Bob Bollard, Priscilla Eaves | |||
Harry Belafonte chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Ballads, Blues and Boasters is an album by Harry Belafonte, released by RCA Victor in 1964.[2]
Track listing
- "Tone the Bell Easy" – 3:20
- "Blue Willow Moan" (Bill Eaton) – 3:35
- "Ananias" – 2:50
- "Boy" (G. Tipton, Joe Tinker Lewis) – 3:49
- "My Love Is a Dewdrop" (Mark Spoelstra) – 3:25
- "Back of the Bus" – 3:25
- "Pastures of Plenty" (Woody Guthrie) – 3:38
- "John the Revelator" (Traditional, Carver Neblett) – 3:41
- "Four Strong Winds" (Ian Tyson) – 2:54
- "Black Betty" (Traditional, Kaye Dunham) – 4:14
- "Big Boat Up the River" – 4:06
Personnel
- Harry Belafonte – vocals
- Ernie Calabria – guitar
- Jay Berliner – guitar
- John Cartwright – bass
- Percy Brice – drums
- Ralph MacDonald – percussion
- Paul Griffin – organ
Production notes:
- Orchestra and chorus conducted by Howard A. Roberts
- Bob Bollard – producer
- Priscilla Eaves – producer
- Bob Simpson – engineer
- Ed Begley – tape mastering
- Peter Perri – cover photo
Chart positions
Year | Chart | Position |
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1964 | The Billboard 200 | 103 |
References
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- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- "Gomen-nasai"
- "Jamaica Farewell"
- "Mary's Boy Child"
- "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)"
- "Mama Look at Bubu"
- "Island in the Sun"
- "Scarlet Ribbons"
- "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)"