''The Midnight Special'' is a 1962 album by

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n-United States, 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.

Track listing

Critical reception

Pig River Records
praise
"The Midnight Special"
on its 50th anniversary giving it 8.1/10.

Personnel

*Harry Belafonte – vocals *Ernie Calabria – guitar *Millard Thomas – guitar *Norman Keenan – bass *Percy Brice – drums *Danny Barrajanos – drums *Don Lamond – drums *Joe Wilder – trumpet solo *Jerome Richardson – saxophone *Bob Dylan – harmonica on track 1 Production notes: *Hugo Montenegro – producer *Conducted and arranged by Jimmy Jones *Bob Simpson – engineer, mastering *Peter Perri – cover photo *Bob Bollard – liner notes

References

{{Authority control 1962 albums Harry Belafonte albums RCA Victor albums Albums produced by Hugo Montenegro Albums conducted by Jimmy Jones (pianist) Albums arranged by Jimmy Jones (pianist)