Sang this during service today. Harry Belafonte heard the same - TopicsExpress



          

Sang this during service today. Harry Belafonte heard the same song being performed by the choir and sought permission to record it. It was recorded in 1956 for his album An Evening with Belafonte. An edited version was subsequently released as a single, reaching No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart in November 1957. It was the first single to sell over one million copies in the UK alone. To date, Belafontes version has sold over 1.18 million copes. In 1962. the full-length version was added to a re-issue of Belafontes previously released album To Wish You a Merry Christmas.
Posted on: Sun, 07 Dec 2014 10:10:54 +0000

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