''Ballads, Blues and Boasters'' is an album by
Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte ( ; born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was an American singer, actor, and civil rights activist who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s and 1960s. Belafonte ...
, released by
RCA Victor
RCA Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation. It is one of Sony Music's four flagship labels, alongside Columbia Records (its former longtime rival), Arista Records and Epic ...
in 1964.
[ Allmusic entry for ''Ballads, Blues and Boasters''Retrieved October 2009.]
Track listing
# "Tone the Bell Easy" – 3:20
# "Blue Willow Moan" (Bill Eaton) – 3:35
# "Ananias" – 2:50
# "Boy" (G. Tipton, Joe Tinker Lewis) – 3:49
# "My Love Is a Dewdrop" (
Mark Spoelstra) – 3:25
# "Back of the Bus" – 3:25
# "
Pastures of Plenty" (
Woody Guthrie
Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (; July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was an American singer, songwriter, and composer widely considered to be one of the most significant figures in American folk music. His work focused on themes of American Left, A ...
) – 3:38
# "John the Revelator" (Traditional, Carver Neblett) – 3:41
# "
Four Strong Winds" (
Ian Tyson) – 2:54
# "
Black Betty
"Black Betty" ( Roud 11668) is a 20th-century African-American work song often credited to Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter as the author, though the earliest recordings are not by him. Some sources say it is one of Lead Belly's many adaptations ...
" (Traditional, Kaye Dunham) – 4:14
# "Big Boat Up the River" – 4:06
Personnel
*
Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte ( ; born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was an American singer, actor, and civil rights activist who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s and 1960s. Belafonte ...
– vocals
*
Ernie Calabria – guitar
*
Jay Berliner – guitar
* John Cartwright – bass
*
Percy Brice – drums
*
Ralph MacDonald
Ralph Anthony MacDonald (March 15, 1944 – December 18, 2011) was an American percussionist, steelpan virtuoso, songwriter, musical arranger, and record producer.
His compositions include " Where Is the Love", a Grammy Award winner for the due ...
– percussion
*
Paul Griffin – organ
Production notes:
* Orchestra and chorus conducted by Howard A. Roberts
* Bob Bollard – producer
* Priscilla Eaves – producer
* Bob Simpson – engineer
* Ed Begley – tape mastering
* Peter Perri – cover photo
Chart positions
References
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1964 albums
Harry Belafonte albums
RCA Records albums
Albums conducted by Howard Roberts