In My Quiet Room
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In My Quiet Room is an album 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 by RCA Victor (LPM-3571 and LSP-3571) in 1966. The orchestra was conducted by Howard A. Roberts and arranged by Hugo Montenegro
Hugo Montenegro
Hugo Montenegro was an American orchestra leader and composer of film soundtracks. His best known work is derived from interpretations of the music from Spaghetti westerns, especially his cover version of the main theme from the 1966 film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly...

, with musical coordination by Bill Eaton.

Track listing

  1. "Quiet Room" (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...

    ) – 4:38
  2. "Portrait of a Sunday Afternoon" (Hellerman, Minkoff) – 3:15
  3. "Raindrops" (Mike Settle
    Mike Settle
    Mike Settle, is an American songwriter, journalist, broadcaster and singer. He is most famous for being a member of the Rock band Kenny Rogers & The First Edition between 1967 and 1970...

    ) – 2:33
  4. "Our Time for Loving" (Hellerman, Minkoff) – 5:11
  5. "The Honey Wind Blows" (Hellerman, Minkoff) – 3:40
  6. "The Girls in their Summer Dresses" (Jim Friedman) – 3:45
  7. "Long About Now" (Hellerman, Minkoff) – 4:24
  8. "I'm Just a Country Boy" (Fred Brooks, Marshall Barer) – 3:43
  9. "Summertime Love" (Frank Loesser
    Frank Loesser
    Frank Henry Loesser was an American songwriter who wrote the lyrics and scores to the Broadway hits Guys and Dolls and How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, among others. He won separate Tony Awards for the music and lyrics in both shows, as well as sharing the Pulitzer Prize for...

    ) – 3:45
  10. "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:...

    ) – 4:04

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
  • Orchestra conducted by Howard A. Roberts
  • Arrangements by Hugo Montenegro
    Hugo Montenegro
    Hugo Montenegro was an American orchestra leader and composer of film soundtracks. His best known work is derived from interpretations of the music from Spaghetti westerns, especially his cover version of the main theme from the 1966 film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly...


Production notes:
  • Andy Wisell – producer
  • Bob Simpson – engineer
  • Bill Eaton – musical coordinator

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
1966 The Billboard 200 82

External links

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