My Lord What a Mornin'

My Lord What a Mornin'
Studio album by Harry Belafonte
Released	1960
Recorded	1959
Studio	RCA Victor, New York City
Genre	Folk
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Bob Bollard
Harry Belafonte chronology
Porgy and Bess (1959) My Lord What a Mornin' (1960) Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall (1960)

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Allmusic	[1]

My Lord What a Mornin' is an album of spirituals sung by Harry Belafonte and released by RCA Victor in 1960. ^[2] The album was reissued in 1995 with additional bonus tracks.

Track listing

1. "Wake up Jacob" (Harry Belafonte, Gene Corman, Milton Okun) – 1:55
2. "My Lord, What a Mornin'" (Belafonte, Corman, Okun) – 4:27
3. "Ezekiel" (Traditional) – 3:41
4. "'Buked and Scorned" (Belafonte, Corman) – 4:45
5. "Stars Shinin' (By 'N By)" (Belafonte, Corman, Okun) – 1:38
6. "Oh, Freedom" (Belafonte, Corman, Okun) – 3:22
7. "Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?" (Traditional) – 4:38
8. "Oh, Let Me Fly" (Belafonte, Corman, Okun) – 2:11
9. "Swing Low" (Traditional) – 4:02
10. "March Down to Jordan" (Belafonte, Okun, Ned Wright) – 3:28
11. "Steal Away" – 3:47

    1995 reissue bonus tracks:

12. "All My Trials" (Traditional, Carter, Greene) – 4:04
13. "Michael Row the Boat Ashore" (Traditional) – 3:59
14. "Go Down Emanuel Road" (Irving Burgie) – 3:12
15. "In My Father's House" – 3:37
16. "Goin' Down Jordan" (Theophilus Woods) – 3:38

Personnel

• Harry Belafonte – vocals
• The Belafonte Folk Singers – vocals

Production notes:

• Bob Bollard – producer
• Conducted by Bob Corman
• Bob Simpson – engineer
• Herschel Levit – cover art
• Langston Hughes – liner notes

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1960	The Billboard 200	34

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Allmusic entry for My Lord What a Mornin' Retrieved October 2009.