Harry Belafonte – An Evening with Belafonte (1957/2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 45:37 minutes | 702 MB | Genre: Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RCA – Legacy
Riding high on the success of the Calypso album, Harry Belafonte went back to doing what he had started out to do: record a variety of folk songs from different cultures around the world. This album exhibited his widest scope of selections yet, including songs from Haiti (“Merci Bon Dieu”), Israel (“Hava Nageela”), and Mexico (“Cu Cu Ru Cu Cu Paloma”), the latter a six minute tour de force. Although Belafonte would never score with a single as big as “Day O” again, An Evening With Belafonte did include the West Indian Christmas song “Mary’s Boy Child,” which became a huge seller in Great Britain. It was becoming apparent that Harry Belafonte was not interested in having hit singles, but only to present his albums as miniature lessons in global folk music. ~~AllMusic Review by Cary Ginell
Tracklist:
01. Harry Belafonte – Merci bon Dieu (02:53)
02. Harry Belafonte – Once Was (04:46)
03. Harry Belafonte – Hava Nageela (03:15)
04. Harry Belafonte – Danny Boy (05:51)
05. Harry Belafonte – The Drummer and the Cook (03:58)
06. Harry Belafonte – Come O My Love (04:28)
07. Harry Belafonte – Shenandoah (03:48)
08. Harry Belafonte – Mary’s Boy Child (04:22)
09. Harry Belafonte – Cu Cu Ru Cu Cu Paloma (05:31)
10. Harry Belafonte – Eden Was Just Like This (03:01)
11. Harry Belafonte – When The Saints Go Marching In (03:40)
