Belafonte Sings the Blues

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Belafonte Sings the Blues
Studio album by Harry Belafonte
Released 1958
Recorded 1958
Genre Vocal
Length 45:39
Label RCA Victor
Producer Ed Welker
Professional reviews
Harry Belafonte chronology
To Wish You a Merry Christmas
(1958)
Belafonte Sings the Blues
(1958)
Love is a Gentle Thing
(1959)

Belafonte Sings the Blues is an album by Harry Belafonte, released by RCA Victor (LPM-1972) in 1958. It was recorded in New York on January 29 (with Alan Greene as leader) and March 29 (with Bob Corman as leader), and in Hollywood on June 5 and 7 (with Dennis Farnon as leader).

[edit] Track listing

Track Song Title Writer
1. "A Fool for You" Ray Charles
2. "Losing Hand" Charles Calhoun (Jesse Stone)
3. "One For My Baby" Johnny Mercer - Harold Arlen
4. "In the Evenin' Mama" C. C. Carter
5. "Hallelujah I Love Her So" Ray Charles
6. "The Way That I Feel" Fred Brooks
7. "Cotton Fields" C. C. Carter
8. "God Bless the Child" Billie Holliday - Arthur Herzog Jr.
9. "Mary Ann" Ray Charles
10. "Sinner's Prayer" Lowell Fulson
11. "Fare Thee Well" Fred Brooks