Below is a list of some known Belafonte recordings of the song which has been credited to Belafonte and Jack Rollins. The list has 5 45's, 5 LPs and 4 CDs. MOst of these are most certainly repackaging, but a careful look at thje LPs shows the potential for at least 3 versions. A studio version and two live ones (Carnegie Hall and Japan). I only have the Carnegie Hall album so I cannot directly compare the versions. It is possible ( but I have no proof) that all the 45 versions are the same recording. The CDs would appear to have at least two of the versions, Carnegie Hall and a studio one, although I cannot rule out the possibility that all the CDs collections contain the live Carnegie Hall rendition.

Man Piaba Words and Music by : Harry Belafonte and Jack K. Rollins

Recorded by Harry Belafonte on:
45 rpm:
20113, `1 - Man Smart; Soldier, Soldier 2 - Man Piaba; Will His Love Be Like His Rum (EP Australia)

RCA 47-6782, The Fox, Man Piaba

EPB-1022, RCA 2 record EP with 8 songs "Mark Twain and Other Folk FAvorites"

DJ-81, 2 record set with 47-6782

SPD-24. 10 record EP box set "Best of Belafonte"

LP :
LSP-1022, "Mark Twain and Other Folk Favorites"
LSO-6006, "Belafonte At Carnegie Hall"

TA1015, TV Records "Harry Belafonte"

R4P-5054, "Belafonte - Concert In Japan"

LSP10419, "Golden Records Vol. 2"

CD:
CD6006-2-R, "Carnegie hall" (same as LP)
CD9771-2-R, "All Time Greatest Hits Vol. 3 (2 CDs)"

PDC2-1060, "The Belafonte Song Book (4CDs)

B93001, "The Very Best Of Harry Belafonte"

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