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An Evening with Belafonte

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An Evening with Belafonte
Studio album by
Released1957
RecordedFebruary 15 – December 4, 1956
StudioRadio Recorders, Hollywood
GenreVocal
LabelRCA Victor LPM-1402
ProducerHenri René, Dennis Farnon, E. O. Welker
Harry Belafonte chronology
Calypso
(1956)
An Evening with Belafonte
(1957)
Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean
(1957)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStarStar [1]

An Evening with Belafonte is a studio album by Harry Belafonte, released by RCA Victor in 1957. The album peaked at No. 2 during a twenty-week run on Billboard's Top Pop Albums.

Track listing

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  1. "Merci Bon Dieu" (Frantz Casseus) – 2:54
  2. "Once Was" (Kennedy, Lorin) – 4:44
  3. "Hava Nageela" (traditional) – 3:14
  4. "Danny Boy" (Frederic Weatherly) – 5:48
  5. "The Drummer and the Cook" (Paul Campbell) – 3:55
  6. "Come O My Love" (traditional) – 4:23
  7. "Shenandoah" (traditional) – 3:45
  8. "Mary's Boy Child" (Jester Hairston) – 4:19
  9. "Cu Cu Ru Cu Cu Paloma" (Tomás Méndez) – 5:28
  10. "Eden Was Just Like This" (Kennedy, Lord Burgess) – 2:58
  11. "When the Saints Go Marching In" (traditional) – 3:39

Personnel

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Production notes:

Charts

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Chart (1956) Peak
position
US Billboard Top Pop Albums[2] 2

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top LPs, 1955–1996. Record Research. p. 17. Retrieved July 10, 2025.