Belafonte at Carnegie Hall


Belafonte at Carnegie Hall is a live double album by Harry Belafonte issued by RCA Victor. It is the first of two Belafonte Carnegie Hall albums, and was recorded on April 19 and April 20, 1959. The concerts were benefits for The New Lincoln School and Wiltwyck School, respectively.
The album was nominated for Album of the Year at the 1961 Grammy Awards.

CD track listing

The original RCA CD reissue on a single disc, omitted four tracks.
  1. "Introduction/Darlin'Cora" – 3:59
  2. "Sylvie" – 4:54
  3. "Cotton Fields" – 4:18
  4. "John Henry" – 5:11
  5. "The Marching Saints" – 2:50
  6. "The Banana Boat Song " – 3:40
  7. "Jamaica Farewell" – 5:10
  8. "Mama Look a Boo Boo" – 5:24
  9. "Come Back Liza" – 3:06
  10. "Man Smart " – 4:23
  11. "Hava Nagila" – 4:03
  12. "Danny Boy" – 5:21
  13. "Cucurucucú paloma" – 3:50
  14. "Shenandoah" – 3:48
  15. "Matilda" – 11:27

    Original LP track listing

"ACT I-MOODS OF THE AMERICAN NEGRO"

Side one

  1. "Introduction/Darlin' Cora"
  2. "Sylvie"
  3. "Cotton Fields"
  4. "John Henry"
  5. "Take My Mother Home"

    Side two

  6. "The Marching Saints"
"ACT II-IN THE CARIBBEAN"
  1. "The Banana Boat Song "
  2. "Jamaica Farewell"
  3. "Man Piaba"
  4. "All My Trials"

    Side three

  5. "Mama Look a Boo Boo"
  6. "Come Back Liza"
  7. "Man Smart "
"ACT III-ROUND THE WORLD"
  1. "Hava Nagila"
  2. "Danny Boy"
  3. "Merci Bon Dieu"

    Side four

  4. "Cucurrucucu Paloma"
  5. "Shenandoah"
  6. "Matilda"
The tracks in bold were omitted from the original U.S. RCA CD issue one 1 disc; The complete album was
available only on RCA CD releases in Germany and Japan.

Personnel

Musicians
Production