''Love Is a Gentle Thing'' is an album by

Harry Belafonte Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927) is an American singer, activist, and actor. As arguably the most successful Jamaican-American pop star, he popularized the Trinbagonian Caribbean musical style with an interna ...

, released by RCA Victor in 1959. It was recorded with arranger / conductors Alan Greene and

Bob Corman Bob, BOB, or B.O.B. may refer to: Places *Mount Bob, New York, United States *Bob Island, Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica People, fictional characters, and named animals *Bob (given name), a list of people and fictional characters *Bob (surname) ...

. '' Billboard'' magazine chose ''Love Is a Gentle Thing'' as one of their "Spotlight Winners of the Week" in March 1959, and wrote that "Belafonte displays his usual tender, feelingful vocal style on a group of expressive folk themes with varying moods...Striking cover".

Track listing

Side one

# "Fifteen" – 2:50 # "I Never Will Marry" – 2:44 # "I'm Goin' Away" – 3:08 # "Small One" – 2:53 # "Bella Rosa" – 3:25 # "All My Trials" – 4:37

Side two

# "Green Grow the Lilacs" – 3:55 # "Times are Gettin' Hard" – 3:36 # " Turn Around" – 2:23 # "Go Away from My Window" – 3:09 # "Delia's Gone" – 4:34 # "Walkin' on the Green Grass" – 3:22

Personnel

*Harry Belafonte – vocals *Bob Corman – arranger, conductor ("I Never Will Marry", "Bella Rosa", "All My Trials", "Green Grow the Lilacs", "Times are Gettin' Hard", "Delia's Gone", "Walkin' on the Green Grass") *Alan Greene – arranger, conductor ("Fifteen", "I'm Goin' Away", "Small One", " Turn Around", "Go Away From My Window") *Produced by Edward Welker *Cover Art by

David Stone Martin David Stone Martin, born David Livingstone Martin (June 13, 1913 – March 6, 1992 in New London, Connecticut) was an American artist best known for his illustrations on jazz record albums.Detailed biographical information is spread throughout ...

*Liner-notes by

Paul Ackerman Paul Ackerman (February 18, 1908 – December 31, 1977) was an influential music journalist. Ackerman was born in New York, New York. From 1943 to 1973 he was the music editor of ''Billboard'' magazine. He wrote the liner notes to Harry Belafonte ...

References

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