The Midnight Special | ||||
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Released | 1962 | |||
Genre | Vocal | |||
Label | RCA Victor LSP2449 | |||
Producer | Hugo Montenegro | |||
Harry Belafonte chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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The Midnight Special is a 1962 album by Jamaican- American singer, Harry Belafonte. The album notably contains the first officially-released recording by Bob Dylan, who plays harmonica on the title track. For many years the Belafonte session was thought to have been Bob Dylan’s first professional recording, simply because this RCA Victor album was released first. However, documentation found in 2001 in the RCA vaults along with the tapes dates the session definitively as having been recorded at Webster Hall, New York City, in February 1962. This places it later than Bob's recording session with folksinger Carolyn Hester, which dates from September 1961, also in New York City, although her album was not released until later in 1962.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | " Midnight Special" | Traditional | 4:02 |
2. | "Crawdad Song" | Traditional | 3:39 |
3. | "Memphis, Tennessee" | Harry Belafonte | 5:00 |
4. | " Gotta Travel On" | Paul Clayton / Dave Lazar | 4:26 |
5. | "Did You Hear About Jerry" | Harry Belafonte / Irving Burgie | 2:57 |
6. | " On Top of Old Smokey" | Traditional | 6:01 |
7. | "Muleskinner" | Traditional | 3:34 |
8. | "Makes a Long Time Man Feel Bad" | Traditional | 5:47 |
9. | " Michael, Row the Boat Ashore" | Traditional | 3:55 |
Pig River Records praised "The Midnight Special" on its 50th anniversary giving it 8.1/10.
Production notes:
The Midnight Special | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1962 | |||
Genre | Vocal | |||
Label | RCA Victor LSP2449 | |||
Producer | Hugo Montenegro | |||
Harry Belafonte chronology | ||||
|
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
New Record Mirror | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Midnight Special is a 1962 album by Jamaican- American singer, Harry Belafonte. The album notably contains the first officially-released recording by Bob Dylan, who plays harmonica on the title track. For many years the Belafonte session was thought to have been Bob Dylan’s first professional recording, simply because this RCA Victor album was released first. However, documentation found in 2001 in the RCA vaults along with the tapes dates the session definitively as having been recorded at Webster Hall, New York City, in February 1962. This places it later than Bob's recording session with folksinger Carolyn Hester, which dates from September 1961, also in New York City, although her album was not released until later in 1962.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | " Midnight Special" | Traditional | 4:02 |
2. | "Crawdad Song" | Traditional | 3:39 |
3. | "Memphis, Tennessee" | Harry Belafonte | 5:00 |
4. | " Gotta Travel On" | Paul Clayton / Dave Lazar | 4:26 |
5. | "Did You Hear About Jerry" | Harry Belafonte / Irving Burgie | 2:57 |
6. | " On Top of Old Smokey" | Traditional | 6:01 |
7. | "Muleskinner" | Traditional | 3:34 |
8. | "Makes a Long Time Man Feel Bad" | Traditional | 5:47 |
9. | " Michael, Row the Boat Ashore" | Traditional | 3:55 |
Pig River Records praised "The Midnight Special" on its 50th anniversary giving it 8.1/10.
Production notes: