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High Priestess of Soul

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Released
  
1967

Length
  
35:51

Release date
  
1967

Label
  
Philips Records

Recorded
  
New York, 1965–1966

Artist
  
Nina Simone

Producer
  
Hal Mooney


High Priestess of Soul(1967)
  
Nina Simone Sings the Blues(1967)

Genres
  
Jazz, Soul music, Blues, Rhythm and blues, Pop music, Folk music

Similar
  
Nina Simone albums, Blues albums

High Priestess of Soul is a studio album by jazz singer, pianist and songwriter Nina Simone. The songs are accompanied by a large band directed and arranged by Hal Mooney. The album contains popular songs (such as "Don't You Pay Them No Mind") and African American gospel and folk related songs written by Simone herself (such as "Take Me to the Water" and "Come Ye"). After this album title –an attempt to broaden her appeal by management execs– Nina Simone was sometimes titled “the high priestess of soul”, although she completely rejected the title herself because it placed a label on her as an artist. However, according to her daughter, Simone, she never hated that moniker.

Contents

Information about songs on this album

  • The songs "I Hold No Grudge" and "He Ain't Comin' Home No More" were co-written by Andy Badale, the pseudonym of Angelo Badalamenti, who later became known as the composer of the soundtracks for the films of David Lynch. Simone recorded also "Another Spring" by Badalamenti and Clifford for her album Nina Simone and Piano released 1969.
  • An earlier recording of the soul-jazz hit "Work Song" by Nat Adderley and Oscar Brown, Jr. had been featured on Forbidden Fruit (1961, also featured on the compilation Nina’s Choice from 1963). In 1966 Simone recorded the song once again With Strings.
  • The last track "I Love My Baby" is a composition by Andy Stroud to whom Simone was married from 1960 until 1970. His company Stroud Productions also produced many of her albums.

    • Track listing

    1. "Don't You Pay Them No Mind" (Richard Ahlert, Robert Scott) – 3:05
    2. "I'm Gonna Leave You" (Rudy Stevenson) – 2:15
    3. "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" (Chuck Berry) – 2:02
    4. "Keeper of the Flame" (Charles Derringer) – 3:21
    5. "The Gal from Joe's" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 2:43
    6. "Take Me to the Water" (Nina Simone) – 2:49
    7. "I'm Going Back Home" (Rudy Stevenson) – 2:47
    8. "I Hold No Grudge" (Andy Badale, John Clifford) – 2:17
    9. "Come Ye" (Nina Simone) – 3:34
    10. "He Ain't Comin' Home No More" (Andy Badale, John Clifford) – 3:06
    11. "Work Song" (Nat Adderley, Oscar Brown, Jr.) – 3:03
    12. "I Love My Baby" (Andy Stroud) – 4:00

    Songs

    1Don't You Pay Them No Mind3:06
    2I'm Gonna Leave You2:19
    3Brown Eyed Handsome Man2:06

    References

    High Priestess of Soul Wikipedia
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