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Released on RCA Victor, also Starman (David Bowie), The Passenger (Iggy Pop) and Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie)
Written by Milt Okun, also Go Tell It on the Mountain (Esther & Abi Ofarim), Viens sur la montagne (Marie Laforêt) and The Gifts They Gave
Part of My Lord What a Mornin’, also Oh Freedom, My Lord What a Mornin’ and Steal Away
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Harry Belafonte wrote 27 songs on fono
Milt Okun wrote 15 songs on fono
Harry Belafonte’s most frequent co-writer is Lord Burgess (10 songs together)
Milt Okun’s most frequent co-writer is Noel Paul Stookey (9 songs together)
Credits
All 7 credits
- Written by
- Gene Corman, Harry Belafonte and Milt Okun
- Performed by
- Harry Belafonte and The Belafonte Folk Singers
- Part of
- My Lord What a Mornin’
- Released on
- RCA Victor
- Written by
- Gene Corman, Harry Belafonte and Milt Okun
- Performed by
- Harry Belafonte and The Belafonte Folk Singers
- Part of
- My Lord What a Mornin’
- Released on
- RCA Victor
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Milt Okun
Same label: RCA Victor
Same release: My Lord What a Mornin’
Same writer: Milt Okun
Same label: RCA Victor
Same release: My Lord What a Mornin’
Same writer: Milt Okun
Same label: RCA Victor
Elsewhere
Sources (8)
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1MusicBrainz Wake Up Jacob was performed by Harry Belafonte
Wake Up Jacob was performed by Harry Belafonte
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Wake Up Jacob was performed by The Belafonte Folk Singers
Wake Up Jacob was performed by The Belafonte Folk Singers
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Wake Up Jacob was written by Gene Corman
Wake Up Jacob was written by Gene Corman
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Wake Up Jacob was written by Harry Belafonte
Wake Up Jacob was written by Harry Belafonte
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Wake Up Jacob was written by Milt Okun
6MusicBrainz Wake Up Jacob is part of the release My Lord What a Mornin’
Wake Up Jacob is part of the release My Lord What a Mornin’
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz RCA Victor is the label of the song Wake Up Jacob
RCA Victor is the label of the song Wake Up Jacob
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Wake Up Jacob was released on 1960