3 Originals (2001)

About this title: Curiously, given the title of this repackaging of three European Harry Belafonte CDs, none of them is precisely an "original" release. And, in fact, they cover material from four, not three LPs, plus a couple of other stray tracks. But such qualifications are only to suggest that 3 Originals actually contains more music than you might expect. At a total running time of nearly three hours, the boxed set includes: a 1993 CD called Golden Records, Vol. 1, which is a reissue of the 14-track 1964 German LP compilation Golden Records (containing identical tracks, but in a different sequence) that ... read more

Tracks:

1. Wake Up Jacob [Belafonte/Corman/Ok]
2. My Lord What a Mornin' [Belafonte/Corman/Ok]
3. Ezekiel
4. 'Buked and Scorned [Belafonte/Corman]
5. Stars Shinin' (By 'N By) [Belafonte/Corman/Ok]
6. Oh Freedom [Belafonte/Corman/Ok]
7. Were You There When They Crucified My Lord? [Traditional]
8. Oh, Let Me Fly [Belafonte/Corman/Ok]
9. Swing Low [Traditional]
10. March Down to Jordan [Belafonte/Okua/Wrig]
11. Steal Away
12. All My Trials [Carter/Greene]
13. Michael, Row the Boat Ashore [Traditional]
14. Go Down Emanuel Road [Burgie]
15. In My Fathers House
16. Goin' Down Jordan [Burgie/Woods]
17. Banana Boat (Day-O) [Attaway/Belafonte]
18. Jump in the Line [Bell]
19. Mama Look a Boo-Boo (Shut Your Mouth ' Go Away) [Melody]
20. Cocoanut Woman [Belafonte/Burgess]
21. Jamaica Farewell [Burgess]
22. Come Back Liza [Attaway/Burgess]
23. Island in the Sun [Belafonte/Lord Burg]
24. Matilda, Matilda [Thomas]
25. Round the Bay of Mexico [Burgess]
26. The Marching Saints [Carter]
27. Angelina [Burgie]
28. Mary's Boy Child [Hairston]
29. Haiti Cherie [Belafonte/Burgess]
30. Star-O [Attaway/Belafonte]
31. Sweetheart from Venezuela [Alexander/Gordon]
32. Go Down Emanuel Road [Burgie]
33. The Baby Boy [Alexander/Clavery]
34. Gloria [Gordon/Ryan]
35. Land of the Sea and Sun [Burgie]
36. Goin' Down Jordan [Burgie/Woods]
37. Jump in the Line [Bell]
38. Kingston Market [Burgie]
39. Monkey [Burgie/Span]
40. These Are the Times [Burgie]
41. Bally Mena [Burgie/DeCormier]
42. Angelina [Burgie]
43. The Midnight Special [Traditional]
44. Crawdad Song [Traditional]
45. Memphis Tennessee [Belafonte]
46. Gotta Travel On [Clayton/Erlich/Laza]
47. Did You Hear About Jerry? [Belafonte/Burgie]
48. On Top of Old Smokey [Traditional]
49. Muleskinner [Traditional]
50. Makes a Long Time Man Feel Bad [Traditional]
51. Michael, Row the Boat Ashore [Traditional]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.