Belafonte Sings of Love

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Belafonte Sings of Love
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Studio album by
Released1968
Recorded1968 at RCA Victor's Studio A, New York City
Genre Vocal, pop
Label RCA Victor
Producer Ernie Altschuler, Andy Wiswell
Harry Belafonte chronology
Belafonte on Campus
(1967)
Belafonte Sings of Love
(1968)
Homeward Bound
(1970)
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Belafonte Sings of Love is an album by Harry Belafonte, released by RCA Victor in 1968. [2]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" (Jimmy Webb) – 2:42
  2. "Annie-Love" – 3:29
  3. "Sleep Late, My Lady Friend" – 2:18
  4. "Once in My Lifetime" (Sharpe, Henrique) – 2:59
  5. "You Time" (Wood) – 2:59
  6. "In the Beginning" (Fred Hellerman, Fran Minkoff) – 2:46
  7. "A Day in the Life of a Fool (Manhã de Carnaval)" (Carl Siman, Antonio Marizand, Luiz Bonfá) – 2:17
  8. "When Spring Comes Around" (Jim Friedman) – 3:14
  9. "In the Name of Love" (Estelle Levitt, Kenny Rankin) – 2.35
  10. "The First Day of Forever" (Fred Hellerman, Fran Minkoff) – 2:26
  11. "Each Day (I Look for Yesterday)" (Charles Singleton, Bert Keyes) – 1:57

Personnel

Production notes:

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