Belafonte at The Greek Theatre
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Belafonte at The Greek Theatre is a live double album
Double album
A double album is an audio album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically records and compact discs....

 by Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte
Harold George "Harry" Belafonte, Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, actor and social activist. He was dubbed the "King of Calypso" for popularizing the Caribbean musical style with an international audience in the 1950s...

, released in 1964. It was his last album to appear in Billboard's Top 40.

Track listing

  1. "Look Over Yonder-Be My Woman Gal #1" – 4:42
  2. "Glory Manger" – 4:11
  3. "Shake That Little Foot" – 4:02
  4. "Windin' Road" (William Eaton) – 4:36
  5. "Hoedown Blues" – 2:40
  6. "Try To Remember" (Tom Jones
    Tom Jones (writer)
    Tom Jones is a lyricist of musical theatre. His best known work is The Fantasticks, which ran off-Broadway from 1960 until 2002, and the hit song from the same, Try to Remember. Other songs from "The Fantasticks" include "Soon It's Gonna Rain", "Much More" and "I Can See It"...

    , Harvey Schmidt
    Harvey Schmidt
    Harvey Lester Schmidt is an American composer for musical theatre. He is best known for composing the music for the longest running musical in history, The Fantasticks, which ran off-Broadway from 1960 - 2002.-Biography:...

    ) – 3:46
  7. "Why'n Why" (Woody Guthrie
    Woody Guthrie
    Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie is best known as an American singer-songwriter and folk musician, whose musical legacy includes hundreds of political, traditional and children's songs, ballads and improvised works. He frequently performed with the slogan This Machine Kills Fascists displayed on his...

    ) – 3:19
  8. "Contemporary Dance" – 2:24
  9. "In My Father's House" – 3:12
  10. "Hayoshevet Baganim" (Nissan Cohen Hav-ron) – 2:30
  11. "Cruel War" – 3:23
  12. "Pig" – 1:43
  13. "Sailor Man" (Fred Hellerman
    Fred Hellerman
    Fred Hellerman, born in Brooklyn, New York and educated at Brooklyn College, is an American folk singer, guitarist, producer and song writer, primarily known as one of the members of The Weavers, together with Pete Seeger, Lee Hays, and Ronnie Gilbert...

    , Fran Minkoff
    Fran Minkoff
    Frances "Fran" Minkoff was an American lyricist.She is best known for her songs co-written with Fred Hellerman of The Weavers...

    ) – 3:03
  14. "Merry Minuet" (Sheldon Harnick) – 3:28
  15. "Boot Dance" – 3:23
  16. "Zombie Jamboree
    Jumbie Jamberee
    Jumbie Jamberee is a calypso song credited to Conrad Eugene Mauge Jr. In 1953 Lord Intruder released the song as the B-side to Disaster With Police. The song is also known as Zombie Jamboree and Back to Back...

    " (Traditional) – 16:45

Personnel

  • Harry Belafonte
    Harry Belafonte
    Harold George "Harry" Belafonte, Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, actor and social activist. He was dubbed the "King of Calypso" for popularizing the Caribbean musical style with an international audience in the 1950s...

     – vocals
  • William Eaton – clavietta
  • Ernie Calabria – guitar
  • Jay Berliner
    Jay Berliner
    Jay Berliner is an American guitarist and multi-instrumentalist. Starting with his first television experience at age 7 on NBC’s The Children’s Hour with sister Eve, his career has spanned the globe: from the Metropolitan Opera house , where he was house guitarist and mandolinist; to...

     – guitar
  • John Cartwright – bass
  • Percy Brice – drums
  • Ralph MacDonald
    Ralph MacDonald
    Ralph MacDonald is an American percussionist and song-writer. He joined Harry Belafonte's band at age 17. He wrote the Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway song "Where is the Love" with songwriting partner William Salter. Probably his best-known composition is the Grover Washington, Jr...

    – percussion

Production notes:
  • Orchestra and chorus conducted by Howard Roberts
  • Orchestral arrangements by Hugo Montenegro
  • Bob Bollard – producer, liner notes
  • Bob Simpson – engineer
  • Ed Begley – tape mastering
  • Jay Maisel – cover photo
  • Garret-Howard – photography
  • Wilson Miller – photography

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
1964 The Billboard 200 17

External links

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