Rahul Sharma (Editor)

Silk and Soul

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Released
  
October 1967

Producer
  
Danny Davis

Artist
  
Nina Simone

Label
  
RCA Victor

Recorded
  
RCA Victor's Studio B

Silk & Soul (1967)
  
'Nuff Said! (1968)

Release date
  
October 1967

Silk & Soul httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediaen55aNin

Genres
  
Soul music, Jazz, Gospel music, Pop music, Vocal music

Similar
  
Nina Simone albums, Soul music albums

Silk & Soul is the thirteenth studio album by American musician Nina Simone released in October 1967 by RCA Victor. It features the cuts "Go To Hell" and a cover of "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free".

Contents

Information about songs on this album

  • In 1968, Simone got a Grammy nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for the song "You'll Go to Hell" from this album. She lost to Aretha Franklin.
  • "It Be's That Way Sometime", a song written by Nina's brother Sam Waymon.
  • "The Look of Love", a song by Burt Bacharach, originally written for the movie Casino Royale (1967).
  • "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free", this song was written by Billy Taylor. It was later recorded by Solomon Burke and Levon Helm, and can be regarded as a civil rights anthem.
  • "Turning Point", which at first seems to be a child's song about making a new friend, later turns into a song questioning the origins of racism. Lyrics written by Martha Holmes.
  • "Consummation" is a love song written by Nina Simone.

    • Personnel

  • Nina Simone - piano, vocals
  • Gene Taylor - bass
  • Sammy Lowe - arrangements, conductor
  • Ray Hall - engineer

    • Songs

    1It Be's That Way Sometime2:58
    2The Look of Love2:23
    3Go to Hell2:49

    References

    Silk & Soul Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA