Belafonte Concert in Japan

Belafonte Concert in Japan
Live album by Harry Belafonte
Released	1974
Recorded	March 18, 1974 at Nakano Sun Plazza Hall, Tokyo
Genre	Pop
Label	RCA Records
Harry Belafonte chronology
Play Me (1973) Belafonte Concert in Japan (1974) Turn the World Around (1977)

Professional ratings
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Allmusic	[1]

Belafonte Concert in Japan is a live album by Harry Belafonte, released in 1974.^[2] It is the only album with Belafonte that has been released in Quadrophonic version CD-4 system. It was his final release for RCA Records concluding a 21 year association.

Track listing

1. "Roll on Buddy" (Traditional) – 2:56
2. "Old Time Feeling" (Guy Clark) – 5:43
3. "John Henry" (Traditional) – 3:57
4. "We Had It All " (Guy Clark) – 3:52
5. "Empty Chairs" (Don McLean) – 5:32
6. "Mr. Bojangles" (Jerry Jeff Walker) – 6:01
7. "Marching To the Fair" (Morris Goldberg, Shunmugan Pillay) – 5:26
8. "Erene" (Traditional) – 3:56
9. "Carnival Medley: – 16:00
   1. "Don't Stop the Carnival"
   2. "Jean and Dinah" (Mighty Sparrow, Slinger Francisco)
   3. "Mama Looka Boo Boo" (Fitzroy Alexander)
   4. "Jump in the Line" (Stephen Somvel)
   5. "Marianne" (William Eaton)
   6. "Sly Mongoose"
   7. "Zombie Jamboree"
   8. "Man Piaba" (Harry Belafonte, Jack K. Rollins)
10. "Jamaica Farewell" (Lord Burgess) – 4:25
11. "Sakura" (Traditional, Marilyn Keith, Alan Bergman) – 3:42
12. "Day-O" (Banana Boat Song) (William Attaway, Harry Belafonte) – 2:40
13. "Matilda" – 5:22
14. Don't Stop The Carnival" -5:03

Personnel

• Harry Belafonte – vocals
• Sivuca – piano, accordion, guitar, organ
• Mervin Bronson – bass
• Scott Kuney – guitar, koto, bouzouki
• William Fontaine – guitar
• Michael Tobas – drums
• Angel Allende – percussion
• Falumi Prince – vocals, percussion
• Diane Greene – background vocals
• Barbara Young – background vocals
• Patricia Rosalia – background vocals
• Arthur Williams – background vocals
• Clark Salonis – background vocals
• Michael Sabbarese – background vocals

Production notes:

• John Cartwright – musical director, conductor
• Hideo Komuro – recording director
• Eiji Uchinuma – engineer, mixing

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Allmusic entry for Belafonte Concert in Japan Retrieved November 2009.

External links

• Belafonte and Friends discography site.
• Belafonte Tracks discography site.