''Mark Twain and other Folk Favorites'' is the debut 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 1954.

Track listing

# "Mark Twain" (Traditional, Harry Belafonte) – 3:42 # "Man Piaba" (Belafonte, Jack K. Rollins) – 3:30 # "John Henry" (Traditional) – 3:27 # "Tol' My Captain" (Paul Campbell) – 2:45 # "Kalenda Rock (Mourning Song)" (Traditional) – 3:2 # "The Drummer and the Cook" (Traditional, Paul Campbell) – 2:04 # " The Fox" (Traditional, Campbell) – 2:43 # "Soldier, Soldier" (Traditional, Campbell) – 1:37 # "The Next Big River" (Traditional, Campbell) – 0:20 # "Delia" (Fred Brooks, Lester Judson) – 2:58 # "Mo Mary" (Richard Dyer-Bennett) – 2:15 # "

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Personnel

– vocals * Millard Thomas – guitar * Orchestra and chorus supervised by Hugo Winterhalter Production notes: *

Hugo Winterhalter Hugo Winterhalter (August 15, 1909 – September 17, 1973) was an American easy listening arranger and composer, best known for his arrangements and recordings for RCA Victor. Biography Hugo Ferdinand Winterhalter was born in Wilkes-Barre, Penns ...

– producer *

Henri René Henri René (born Harold Manfred Kirchstein; December 29, 1906 – April 25, 1993), was an American musician who had an international career in the recording industry as a producer, composer, conductor and arranger. Early years Born in New York ...

– producer * Jack Lewis – producer * Joe Carlton – producer * Kysar – cover art *

Leonard Feather Leonard Geoffrey Feather (13 September 1914 – 22 September 1994) was a British-born jazz pianist, composer, and producer, who was best known for his music journalism and other writing. Biography Feather was born in London, England, into an u ...

– liner notes

References

{{Authority control 1954 debut albums American folklore Harry Belafonte albums RCA Victor albums