Wild Is the Wind

by Nina Simone

Overview

This album was apparently a bit of a pastiche of leftovers from sessions for Nina Simone's four previous albums on Philips. But you'd never guess from listening; the material is certainly as strong and consistent as it is on her other mid-'60s LPs. As is the case with most of her albums of the time, the selections are almost unnervingly diverse, ranging from jazz ballads to traditional folk tunes ("Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair") to the near calypso of "Why Keep on Breaking My Heart" to the somber, almost chilling title track. Highlights are two outstanding pop-soul numbers written by the pre-disco Van McCoy ("Either Way I Lose," "Break Down and Let It All Out") and "Four Women," a string of searing vignettes about the hardships of four African-American women that ranks as one of Simone's finest compositions. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	02/16/2024
Label:	Kuroneko
UPC:	5904335298598
Rank:	36093

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Nina Simone   Primary Artist,Piano,Vocals,Lead Vocals
Lisle Atkinson   Bass (Upright),Bass
Horace Ott   Conductor
Bobby Hamilton   Drums
Rudy Stevenson   Flute,Guitar

Technical Credits

Hal Mooney   Audio Production,Producer
Bennie Benjamin   Composer
James Alan Shelton   Composer
Horace Ott   Arranger,Composer
Van McCoy   Composer
Ned Washington   Composer
Ken Druker   Executive Producer
Leo Robin   Composer
Dimitri Tiomkin   Composer
Sol Marcus   Composer
James Shelton   Composer
Allen McCoy   Composer
Hollis King   Art Direction
Jeff Willens   Mastering
Joe Shelton   Composer
Sid Mark   Liner Notes
Sherniece Smith   Art Producer
Kazumi Matsumoto   Series Design
Wade Brown Jr.   Composer
Wade Jr. Brown   Composer
Ralph Rainger   Composer
Nina Simone   Arranger,Composer
Traditional   Composer
Bryan Koniarz   Producer