Streets I Have Walked
Studio album by
Harry Belafonte
Released1963
Recorded1963
GenreVocal, folk
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerBob Bollard
Harry Belafonte chronology
The Many Moods of Belafonte
(1962)		 Streets I Have Walked
(1963)		 Belafonte at The Greek Theatre
(1964)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
New Record Mirror[2]

Streets I Have Walked is an album by Harry Belafonte, released in 1963.[3] The album contains songs from around the world as well as gospel songs. It reached #30 on the Billboard Albums 200, making it his last studio album to reach the top 40.

Track listing

  1. "Sit Down" – 2:29
  2. "Erev Shel Shoshanim" (Moshe Dor, Yosef Hadar) – 3:11
  3. "Waltzing Matilda" (Traditional) – 3:14
  4. "My Old Paint" (Traditional) – 3:27
  5. "Mangwene Mpulele" (Traditional) – 3:30
  6. "This Land Is Your Land" (Woody Guthrie) – 3:02
  7. "Tunga" (John P. Gonsalves) – 3:13
  8. "Sakura" (Traditional Japanese. English lyrics by Marilyn Keith and Alan Bergman) – 3:57
  9. "Amen" (Jester Hairston) – 3:05
  10. "The Borning Day" (Fred Hellerman, Fran Minkoff) – 3:31
  11. "This Wicked Race" – 3:05
  12. "Come Away Melinda" (Hellerman, Minkoff) – 2:28

Personnel

  • Harry Belafonte – vocals
  • William Eaton – guitar
  • Ernie Calabria – guitar
  • Jay Berliner – guitar
  • John Cartwright – bass
  • Percy Brice – drums
  • Ralph MacDonald – percussion
  • Springfield Gardens Junior High School No. 59 Choir – vocals
  • Kimio Eto - koto on track 8

Production notes:

  • Bob Bollard – producer
  • Orchestra and chorus directed by Howard Roberts
  • Harry Belafonte – liner notes
  • Bob Simpson – engineer
  • Ed Begley – tape mastering
  • Roy De Carava – cover photo

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
1963 The Billboard 200 30

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Watson, Jimmy (27 July 1963). "Harry Belafonte: Streets I Have Walked" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 124. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  3. ↑ Allmusic entry for Streets I Have Walked Retrieved October 2009.
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