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Mark Twain and Other Folk Favorites

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

Track listing

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  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

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

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References

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