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Released on RCA Victor, also Starman (David Bowie), The Passenger (Iggy Pop) and Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie)
Written by Langston Hughes, also Backlash Blues (Nina Simone), Daybreak in Alabama (Audra McDonald) and Dream Variations (Audra McDonald)
Part of Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall, also Hene Ma Tov, Chickens and I Know Where I’m Going
Written by Robert De Cormier, also Bally Mena, The Gifts They Gave and Where the Little Jesus Sleeps
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Harry Belafonte wrote 27 songs on fono
Langston Hughes wrote 21 songs on fono
Harry Belafonte’s most frequent co-writer is Lord Burgess (10 songs together)
Robert De Cormier’s most frequent co-writer is C.C. Carter (6 songs together)
Credits
All 5 credits
- Written by
- Harry Belafonte, Langston Hughes and Robert De Cormier
- Released on
- RCA Victor
- Written by
- Harry Belafonte, Langston Hughes and Robert De Cormier
- Released on
- RCA Victor
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Langston Hughes
Same writer: Robert De Cormier
Same label: RCA Victor
Same release: Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall
Same writer: Langston Hughes
Same writer: Robert De Cormier
Same label: RCA Victor
Same release: Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz A Little Lyric of Great Importance was written by Harry Belafonte
A Little Lyric of Great Importance was written by Harry Belafonte
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz A Little Lyric of Great Importance was written by Langston Hughes
A Little Lyric of Great Importance was written by Langston Hughes
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz A Little Lyric of Great Importance was written by Robert De Cormier
A Little Lyric of Great Importance was written by Robert De Cormier
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4MusicBrainz A Little Lyric of Great Importance is part of the release Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall
A Little Lyric of Great Importance is part of the release Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz RCA Victor is the label of the song A Little Lyric of Great Importance
RCA Victor is the label of the song A Little Lyric of Great Importance
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz A Little Lyric of Great Importance was released on 1960
A Little Lyric of Great Importance was released on 1960
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026