My Lord What a Mornin' explained

My Lord What a Mornin'
Type:	album
Artist:	Harry Belafonte
Cover:	My Lord What a Mornin.jpg
Released:	1960
Recorded:	1960
Studio:	RCA Victor, New York City
Genre:	Folk
Label:	RCA Victor
Producer:	Bob Bollard
Prev Title:	Porgy and Bess
Prev Year:	1959
Next Title:	Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall
Next Year:	1960

My Lord What a Mornin' is an album of spirituals sung by Harry Belafonte and released by RCA Victor in 1960.^[1] 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:

1. "All My Trials" (Traditional, Carter, Greene) – 4:04
2. "Michael Row the Boat Ashore" (Traditional) – 3:59
3. "Go Down Emanuel Road" (Irving Burgie) – 3:12
4. "In My Father's House" – 3:37
5. "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

Notes and References

1. Allmusic entry for My Lord What a Mornin'