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Belafonte Sings the Blues

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Belafonte Sings the Blues
Studio album by
Released1958
Recorded1958
GenreJazz blues
Length45:39
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerEd Welker
Harry Belafonte chronology
To Wish You a Merry Christmas
(1958)
Belafonte Sings the Blues
(1958)
Love Is a Gentle Thing
(1959)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Belafonte Sings the Blues is an album by Harry Belafonte, released by RCA Victor (LPM/LSP-1972) in 1958.[2][3] It was recorded in New York City on January 29 (with Alan Greene as conductor) and March 29 (with Bob Corman as conductor), and in Hollywood on June 5 and 7 (conducted by Dennis Farnon). The album was Belafonte's first to be recorded in stereophonic sound.

Track listing

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  1. "A Fool for You" (Ray Charles)
  2. "Losing Hand" (Charles Calhoun (Jesse Stone)
  3. "One For My Baby" (Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen)
  4. "In the evenin' mama = In the evening (when the sun goes down)" (Leroy Carr)
  5. "Hallelujah I Love Her So" (Ray Charles)
  6. "The Way That I Feel" (Fred Brooks)
  7. "Cotton Fields" (C. C. Carter)
  8. "God Bless the Child" (Billie Holiday. Arthur Herzog Jr.)
  9. "Mary Ann" (Ray Charles)
  10. "Sinner's Prayer" (Lowell Fulson)
  11. "Fare Thee Well" (Fred Brooks)

Personnel

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  • Harry Belafonte – vocals

References

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  1. ^ "Belafonte Sings the Blues Review by Cary Ginell". AllMusic. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "Best Selling LP's". Billboard. October 27, 1958. p. 24.
  3. ^ Fogelson, Genia (1991). Harry Belafonte. Melrose Square Publishing Company. p. 134.