Streets I Have Walked Explained

Streets I Have Walked
Type:	studio
Artist:	Harry Belafonte
Cover:	Streets I Have Walked.jpg
Released:	1963
Recorded:	1963
Genre:	Vocal, folk
Label:	RCA Victor
Producer:	Bob Bollard
Prev Title:	The Many Moods of Belafonte
Prev Year:	1962
Next Title:	Belafonte at The Greek Theatre
Next Year:	1964

Streets I Have Walked is an album by Harry Belafonte, released in 1963.^[1] The album contains songs from around the world as well as gospel songs. It reached #30 on the Billboard Albums 200, making it his last studio album to reach the top 40.

Track listing

1. "Sit Down" – 2:29
2. "Erev Shel Shoshanim" (Moshe Dor, Yosef Hadar) – 3:11
3. "Waltzing Matilda" (Traditional) – 3:14
4. "My Old Paint" (Traditional) – 3:27
5. "Mangwene Mpulele" (Traditional) – 3:30
6. "This Land Is Your Land" (Woody Guthrie) – 3:02
7. "Tunga" (John P. Gonsalves) – 3:13
8. "Sakura" (Traditional Japanese. English lyrics by Marilyn Keith and Alan Bergman) – 3:57
9. "Amen" (Jester Hairston) – 3:05
10. "The Borning Day" (Fred Hellerman, Fran Minkoff) – 3:31
11. "This Wicked Race" – 3:05
12. "Come Away Melinda" (Hellerman, Minkoff) – 2:28

Personnel

• Harry Belafonte – vocals
• William Eaton – guitar
• Ernie Calabria – guitar
• Jay Berliner – guitar
• John Cartwright – bass
• Percy Brice – drums
• Ralph MacDonald – percussion
• Springfield Gardens Junior High School No. 59 Choir – vocals
• Kimio Eto – koto on track 8

Production notes:

• Bob Bollard – producer
• Orchestra and chorus directed by Howard Roberts
• Harry Belafonte – liner notes
• Bob Simpson – engineer
• Ed Begley – tape mastering
• Roy De Carava – cover photo

Notes and References

1. Allmusic entry for Streets I Have Walked