The Belafonte studio rut continued with this generally bland collection of ballads written by prominent folk-rock singer/songwriters.
Traditional folk music had long since been forgotten, as had world music, at least as far as Belafonte's studio albums were concerned, and now it seemed that he was trying, almost desperately, to hang on to his aging audience.
The song selection wasn't bad: James Taylor was represented by three tunes, "Something In the Way She Moves," "Circle 'Round the Sun," and "Rainy Day Man." Belafonte also sang versions of Tom Rush's "No Regrets" and Joni Mitchell's "The Circle Game." There was even an attempt to cover Gayle Caldwell's "Cycles," which Frank Sinatra had turned into a minor hit in 1968.
But the arrangements by Robert Freedman and William Eaton were tepid, and although Belafonte, at 44, was still in top voice, he couldn't rise above the unimaginative arrangements alone.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Something in the Way She MovesJames Taylor | Harry Belafonte | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Circle 'Round the SunJames Taylor | Harry Belafonte | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | The Paris SongJake Holmes | Harry Belafonte | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | LouiseValentine Pringle | Harry Belafonte | Play | 03:32 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | No RegretsTom Rush | Harry Belafonte | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | CyclesGayle Caldwell | Harry Belafonte | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Her SongJake Holmes | Harry Belafonte | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Rainy Day ManJames Taylor | Harry Belafonte | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Fare Thee WellFred Brooks | Harry Belafonte | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Circle Game | Harry Belafonte | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 35 mins | 81 MB | |||||
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Belafonte | Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 2 | Fred Brooks | Composer |
| 3 | Gayle Caldwell | Composer |
| 4 | Jake Holmes | Composer |
| 5 | Joni Mitchell | Composer |
| 6 | Valentine Pringle | Composer |
| 7 | Tom Rush | Composer |
| 8 | James Taylor | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |