My Lord What a Mornin'
1960 studio album by Harry Belafonte
My Lord What a Mornin' | ||||
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Studio album by Harry Belafonte | ||||
Released | 1960 | |||
Recorded | 1960 | |||
Studio | RCA Victor, New York City | |||
Genre | Folk | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
Producer | Bob Bollard | |||
Harry Belafonte chronology | ||||
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My Lord What a Mornin' is an album of spirituals sung by Harry Belafonte and released by RCA Victor in 1960.[2] The album was reissued in 1995 with additional bonus tracks.
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 |
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1960 | The Billboard 200 | 34 |
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)"