Swing Dat Hammer

Swing Dat Hammer is an album by Harry Belafonte, released by RCA Victor (LPM/LSP-2194) in 1960. It is a collection of chain gang work songs. The last cut is a collection of workmen conversations.

At the Grammy Awards of 1961 Swing Dat Hammer won the Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording.

Track listing

 * 1) "Look Over Yonder" – 2:51
 * 2) "Bald Headed Woman" – 3:30
 * 3) "Grizzly Bear" – 3:27
 * 4) "Diamond Joe" (Belafonte) – 3:36
 * 5) "Here Rattler Here" – 3:57
 * 6) "Another Man Done Gone" (Vera Hall, Alan Lomax, John Lomax, Ruby Pickens Tartt) – 2:21
 * 7) "Swing Dat Hammer	" – 4:38
 * 8) "Go Down Old Hannah" – 3:47
 * 9) "Rocks and Gravel" – 4:10
 * 10) "Talkin' an' Signifyin'	" – 5:08

Personnel

 * Harry Belafonte – vocals
 * The Belafonte Folk Singers – vocals
 * Millard Thomas – guitar
 * Robert De Cormier – conductor

Production notes

 * Produced by Bob Bollard
 * Engineered by Bob Simpson