Mark Twain and Other Folk Favorites

Mark Twain and other Folk Favorites is the debut album by Harry Belafonte, released by RCA Victor in 1954.

Mark Twain and other Folk Favorites
Studio album by
Released1954
RecordedRCA Victor's Manhattan Center and 24th Street Studios, April 9, 22 & 29 and May 13, 1954
GenreVocal, calypso
LabelRCA Victor LPM1022
ProducerHugo Winterhalter, Henri René, Jack Lewis, Joe Carlton
Harry Belafonte chronology
Mark Twain and other Folk Favorites
(1954)
Belafonte
(1955)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing edit

  1. "Mark Twain" (Traditional, Harry Belafonte) – 3:42
  2. "Man Piaba" (Belafonte, Jack K. Rollins) – 3:30
  3. "John Henry" (Traditional) – 3:27
  4. "Tol' My Captain" (Paul Campbell) – 2:45
  5. "Kalenda Rock (Mourning Song)" (Traditional) – 3:2
  6. "The Drummer and the Cook" (Traditional, Paul Campbell) – 2:04
  7. "The Fox" (Traditional, Campbell) – 2:43
  8. "Soldier, Soldier" (Traditional, Campbell) – 1:37
  9. "The Next Big River" (Traditional, Campbell) – 0:20
  10. "Delia" (Fred Brooks, Lester Judson) – 2:58
  11. "Mo Mary" (Richard Dyer-Bennett) – 2:15
  12. "Lord Randall" (Traditional, Campbell) – 4:07

Paul Campbell was a fictitious entity used to copyright material in the public domain.[2]

Personnel edit

  • Harry Belafonte – vocals
  • Millard Thomas – guitar
  • Orchestra and chorus supervised by Hugo Winterhalter

Production notes:

References edit