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Belafonte at Carnegie Hall is a live double album by Harry Belafonte issued by RCA Victor.[5] It is the first of two Belafonte Carnegie Hall albums, and was recorded on April 19 and April 20, 1959. The concerts were benefits for The New Lincoln School and Wiltwyck School, respectively.[6] The album stayed on the charts for over three years.[3]

Belafonte at Carnegie Hall
Live album by Harry Belafonte
Released	October 1959
Recorded	April 19 and 20, 1959
Venue	Carnegie Hall, New York City
Length	71:24 (CD)
Label	RCA Victor LOC-6006[1] 6006-R 07863-56006
Producer	Bob Bollard
Harry Belafonte chronology
Love is a Gentle Thing (1959) Belafonte at Carnegie Hall (1959) Porgy and Bess (1959)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

The album was nominated for Album of the Year at the 1959 Grammy Awards.[7]

Critical reception

The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that the album captured "a spectacular live performance."[4]

CD track listing

The original RCA CD reissue on a single disc, omitted four tracks.

1. "Introduction/Darlin'Cora" – 3:59
2. "Sylvie" – 4:54
3. "Cotton Fields" – 4:18
4. "John Henry" – 5:11
5. "The Marching Saints" – 2:50
6. "The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)" – 3:40
7. "Jamaica Farewell" – 5:10
8. "Mama Look a Boo Boo" – 5:24
9. "Come Back Liza" – 3:06
10. "Man Smart (Woman Smarter)" – 4:23
11. "Hava Nagila" (Traditional) – 4:03
12. "Danny Boy" – 5:21
13. "Cucurucucú paloma" – 3:50
14. "Shenandoah" – 3:48
15. "Matilda" – 11:27

Original LP track listing

"ACT I-MOODS OF THE AMERICAN NEGRO"

Side one

1. "Introduction/Darlin' Cora"
2. "Sylvie"
3. "Cotton Fields"
4. "John Henry"
5. "Take My Mother Home"

Side two

1. "The Marching Saints"

"ACT II-IN THE CARIBBEAN"

1. "The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)"
2. "Jamaica Farewell"
3. "Man Piaba"
4. "All My Trials"

Side three

1. "Mama Look a Boo Boo"
2. "Come Back Liza"
3. "Man Smart (Woman Smarter)"

"ACT III-ROUND THE WORLD"

1. "Hava Nagila"
2. "Danny Boy"
3. "Merci Bon Dieu"

Side four

1. "Cucurrucucu Paloma"
2. "Shenandoah"
3. "Matilda"

The tracks in bold were omitted from the original U.S. RCA CD issue on 1 disc; The complete album was available only on RCA CD releases (on 2 discs) in Germany and Japan, on a 2 CD gold CD issue from Classic Records and a 2 CD hybrid SACD issue from Analogue Productions.

Personnel

Musicians

• Harry Belafonte – vocals
• Millard Thomas – guitar
• Raphael Boguslav – guitar
• Danny Barrajanos – bongos, conga
• Norman Keenan – bass

Production

• Bob Bollard – producer, liner notes
• Orchestra Conducted by Bob Corman
• Bob Simpson – engineer
• Lee Friedlander – cover photo
• John Gundelfinger – interior illustration

References

Notes

Sources

• Belafonte at Carnegie Hall: The Complete Concert, RCA Victor LOC-6006 (1959)

External links

• Belafonte At Carnegie Hall: The Complete Concert

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