Love Is a Gentle Thing

Love Is a Gentle Thing is an album by Harry Belafonte, released by RCA Victor in 1959. It was recorded with arranger / conductors Alan Greene and Bob Corman.

Billboard magazine chose Love Is a Gentle Thing as one of their "Spotlight Winners of the Week" in March 1959, and wrote that "Belafonte displays his usual tender, feelingful vocal style on a group of expressive folk themes with varying moods...Striking cover".

Side one

 * 1) "Fifteen" (Alan Greene, Robert Nemeroff) – 2:50
 * 2) "I Never Will Marry" (Fred Brooks) – 2:44
 * 3) "I'm Goin' Away" (Alan Greene) – 3:08
 * 4) "Small One" (Lewis Allan, Alan Greene) – 2:53
 * 5) "Bella Rosa" (Lord Burgess) – 3:25
 * 6) "All My Trials" (Rita Greene, C. C. Carter) – 4:37

Side two

 * 1) "Green Grow the Lilacs" (Fred Brooks) – 3:55
 * 2) "Times are Gettin' Hard" (Lee Hays) – 3:36
 * 3) "Turn Around" (Malvina Reynolds, Alan Greene) – 2:23
 * 4) "Go Away from My Window" (John Jacob Niles) – 3:09
 * 5) "Delia's Gone" (Bob Corman, Milt Okun)– 4:34
 * 6) "Walkin' on the Green Grass" (Fred Brooks) – 3:22

Personnel

 * Harry Belafonte – vocals
 * Bob Corman – arranger, conductor ("I Never Will Marry", "Bella Rosa", "All My Trials", "Green Grow the Lilacs", "Times are Gettin' Hard", "Delia's Gone", "Walkin' on the Green Grass")
 * Alan Greene – arranger, conductor ("Fifteen", "I'm Goin' Away", "Small One", "Turn Around", "Go Away From My Window")
 * Produced by Edward Welker
 * Cover Art by David Stone Martin
 * Liner-notes by Paul Ackerman