spirituals
Spirituals (also known as Negro spirituals, African American spirituals, Black spirituals, or spiritual music) is a genre of Christian music that is associated with Black Americans, which merged sub-Saharan African cultural heritage with the ex ...
sung 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 ...
Milton Okun
Milton may refer to:
Names
* Milton (surname), a surname (and list of people with that surname)
** John Milton (1608–1674), English poet
* Milton (given name)
** Milton Friedman (1912–2006), Nobel laureate in Economics, author of '' Fre ...
) – 1:55
# "My Lord, What a Mornin'" (Belafonte, Corman, Okun) – 4:27
# "Ezekiel" (Traditional) – 3:41
# "'Buked and Scorned" (Belafonte, Corman) – 4:45
# "Stars Shinin' (By 'N By)" (Belafonte, Corman, Okun) – 1:38
# "Oh, Freedom" (Belafonte, Corman, Okun) – 3:22
# " Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?" (Traditional) – 4:38
# "Oh, Let Me Fly" (Belafonte, Corman, Okun) – 2:11
# "Swing Low" (Traditional) – 4:02
# "March Down to Jordan" (Belafonte, Okun, Ned Wright) – 3:28
# "Steal Away" – 3:47
#: 1995 reissue bonus tracks:
# "
All My Trials
"All My Trials" is a folk song which became popular during the social protest movements of the late 1950s and 1960s. Alternative titles it has been recorded under include "Bahamian Lullaby" and "All My Sorrows." The origins of the song are unclea ...
" (Traditional, Carter, Greene) – 4:04
# "
Michael Row the Boat Ashore
"Michael, Row the Boat Ashore" (also called "Michael Rowed the Boat Ashore", "Michael, Row Your Boat Ashore", or "Michael, Row That Gospel Boat") is a traditional African-American spiritual first noted during the American Civil War at St. Helen ...
" (Traditional) – 3:59
# "Go Down Emanuel Road" (
Irving Burgie
Irving Louis Burgie (July 28, 1924 – November 29, 2019), sometimes known professionally as Lord Burgess, was an American musician and songwriter, regarded as one of the greatest composers of Caribbean music.
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 ...
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The Belafonte Folk Singers
The Belafonte Folk Singers (originally known as The Belafonte Singers) were a vocal group who were active from 1957 to 1965. They were named after singer Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927) is an ...
– vocals
Production notes:
* Bob Bollard – producer
* Conducted by Bob Corman
* Bob Simpson – engineer
* Herschel Levit – cover art
* Langston Hughes – liner notes