Silk and Soul

by Nina Simone

Overview

After moving from the blues to soul for her second RCA album, Nina Simone's extroverted, confident delivery proved a natural match with the ranks of soul shouters working the crowds during the late '60s. A plane ticket to Memphis or Muscle Shoals could've resulted in one of Simone's best works; unfortunately, this set was recorded in New York, and it shows. Simone does well taking on Dusty Springfield for "The Look of Love," though the sedate supper-club backing doesn't quite jive with her smooth, studied performance. Better are the less familiar tunes, like the highlight "It Be's That Way Sometimes" (written by Simone's brother Sam Waymon), "Go to Hell," and "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free," a trio of songs Nina Simone has no trouble making her own. ~ John Bush

Product Details

Release Date:	01/07/2006
Label:	Bmg / Bmg / Sony Music / Sony Music Entertainment
UPC:	0886977115721
Rank:	39702

Tracks

1. It Be's That Way Sometime
2. The Look of Love
3. Go to Hell
4. Love O'love
5. Cherish
6. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
7. Turn Me On
8. The Turning Point
9. Some Say
10. Consummation
11. Why Must Your Love Well Be So Dry
12. Save Me

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Nina Simone   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Charles Reuben   Composer
Martha Holmes   Composer
Aretha Franklin   Composer
Carolyn Franklin   Composer
Terry Kirkman   Composer
Andy Stroud   Composer
Dick Dallas   Composer
John D. Loudermilk   Composer
Nina Simone   Composer
Samuel Waymon   Composer
Morris Bailey   Composer
Burt Bacharach   Composer
Hal David   Composer
Billy Taylor   Composer
Curtis Ousley   Composer