Like a Ripple on a Pond

by Nikki Giovanni, Nikki Giovanni & the New York Community Choir

Overview

Nikki Giovanni's second album backed by the New York Community Choir, Like a Ripple on a Pond, didn't build on the success of the African-American poet's debut, but it did reach just outside the Top 50 on the black albums chart in 1973. It is just as strong as the debut, featuring Giovanni's voice up in front, while arranger and director Benny Diggs directs the powerful gospel choir behind her. The poet relates experiences both personal and of her people, but she's at her best when she speaks in the first person and describes the struggles she has gone through in a plainspoken yet warm manner -- those struggles aren't far off from the struggles many others have gone through. Giovanni's ability to relate to her audience, combined with the sections where the choir is allowed to let loose, makes this album a timeless one. ~ Andy Kellman

Product Details

Release Date:	12/10/2021
Label:	Modern Harmonic
UPC:	0090771824516

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Nikki Giovanni   Primary Artist
Nikki Giovanni & the New York Community Choir   Primary Artist
Give It To Jesus   Primary Artist
Why Can't I Wait On The Lord   Primary Artist
Cristor Redentor   Primary Artist
To My Father's House   Primary Artist
He's Sweet I Know   Primary Artist
Deep River   Primary Artist
Pass Me Not   Primary Artist
The New York Community Choir   Primary Artist
Benny Diggs   Director
Arthur Freeman   Soloist
Edgar Kendricks   Soloist
Wilber Johnson   Soloist
Elizabeth Gamble   Soloist

Technical Credits

Traditional   Composer
Clara Ward   Composer
Benny Diggs   Arranger
Duke Pearson   Composer
The New York Community Choir   Performer
Nikki Giovanni   Composer
Rev. Timothy Wright   Composer
Harrison Johnson   Composer
Edwin Hawkins   Arranger
Margaret Douroux   Composer
Edwin R. Hawkins   Arranger,Adaptation
Lawrence Roberts   Composer