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Released
  
1964

Release date
  
1964

Genre
  
Folk music

Artist
  
Harry Belafonte

Label
  
RCA/Legacy

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Recorded
  
RCA Victor Studio A, New York City

Producer
  
Bob Bollard, Priscilla Eaves

Ballads, Blues and Boasters(1964)
  
An Evening with Belafonte/Makeba(1965)

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Ballads, Blues and Boasters is an album by Harry Belafonte, released in 1964.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Tone the Bell Easy" – 3:20
  2. "Blue Willow Moan" (Bill Eaton) – 3:35
  3. "Ananias" – 2:50
  4. "Boy" (G. Tipton, Joe Tinker Lewis) – 3:49
  5. "My Love Is a Dewdrop" (Mark Spoelstra) – 3:25
  6. "Back of the Bus" – 3:25
  7. "Pastures of Plenty" (Woody Guthrie) – 3:38
  8. "John the Revelator" (Traditional, Carver Neblett) – 3:41
  9. "Four Strong Winds" (Ian Tyson) – 2:54
  10. "Black Betty" (Traditional, Kaye Dunham) – 4:14
  11. "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

    • Songs

    1Tone the Bell Easy3:20
    2Blue Willow Moan3:34
    3Ananias2:50

    References

    Ballads, Blues and Boasters Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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