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1967 studio album by Nina Simone

Silk & Soul

Studio album by Nina Simone

Released

October 1967

Studio

RCA Studio B, New York City

Genre

R&B, blues, gospel, pop, vocal

Length

30:34

Nina Simone chronology

Sings the Blues
(1967)

Silk & Soul
(1967)

'Nuff Said!
(1968)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Tom Hull	C

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".

Information about songs on this album

In 1968, Simone got a Grammy nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for the song "Go to Hell" from this album. She lost to Aretha Franklin.
"It Be's That Way Sometime" was written by Nina's brother Sam Waymon.
"The Look of Love" is a song by Burt Bacharach, originally written for the movie Casino Royale (1967).
"I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free" 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 that uses the melody of "For All We Know", a song she originally recorded in the late 50s.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"It Be's That Way Sometime"	Sam Waymon	2:58
2.	"The Look of Love"	Burt Bacharach, Hal David	2:23
3.	"Go to Hell"	Morris Bailey, Jr.	2:49
4.	"Love o' Love"	Andy Stroud	5:06
5.	"Cherish"	Terry Kirkman	3:22
6.	"I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free"	Billy Taylor	3:09
7.	"Turn Me On"	John D. Loudermilk	2:26
8.	"Turning Point"	Martha Holmes	2:01
9.	"Some Say"	Charles Reuben	2:10
10.	"Consummation"	Nina Simone	4:10

2006 reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Why Must Your Love Well Be So Dry"	Harold Thomas, Randie Evretts, Virdia Crawford	2:20
12.	"Save Me"	Aretha Franklin, Carolyn Franklin, Curtis Ousley	3:22

Charts

Chart (1967)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	158
US Hot R&B LPs	24

Personnel

Nina Simone – piano, vocals
Gene Taylor – bass
Eric Gale, Rudy Stevenson - guitar
Ernie Hayes - piano, harpsichord
Bernard Purdie - drums
Sammy Lowe – arrangements, conductor

Technical

Ray Hall – engineer

References

Hull, Tom (n.d.). "Jazz/Pop Vocals (1950s-70s)". tomhull.com. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
"Nina Simone - Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
"Nina Simone - Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2021.

Nina Simone

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilation albums

Songs and singles

"Ain't Got No, I Got Life"
"Alone Again (Naturally)"
"Angel of the Morning"
"Ballad of Hollis Brown"
"Baubles, Bangles, & Beads"
"Black Is the Colour (Of My True Love's Hair)"
"Brown Eyed Handsome Man"
"Chauffeur"
"Cherish"
"Cotton-Eyed Joe"
"Do Nothing till You Hear from Me"
"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
"Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye"
"Exactly Like You"
"Falling in Love Again (Can't Help It)"
"Feeling Good"
"Fine and Mellow"
"For All We Know"
"Four Women"
"Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter"
"Go Limp"
"He's Got the Whole World in His Hands"
"Here Comes the Sun"
"The House of the Rising Sun"
"I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes)"
"I Loves You, Porgy"
"I Put a Spell on You"
"I Shall Be Released"
"I Think It's Going to Rain Today"
"I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free"
"If I Should Lose You"
"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"
"It Might as Well Be Spring"
"Just Like a Woman"
"Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues"
"Lilac Wine"
"Little Girl Blue"
"The Look of Love"
"Love Me or Leave Me"
"Mississippi Goddam"
"Mood Indigo"
"The More I See You"
"Mr. Bojangles"
"My Baby Just Cares for Me"
"My Sweet Lord"
"My Way"
"Ne me quitte pas"
"Nobody"
"Nobody's Fault but Mine"
"Papa, Can You Hear Me?"
"The Pusher"
"Rich Girl"
"Satin Doll"
"Sea Lion Woman"
"Sign o' the Times"
"Since I Fell for You"
"Sinnerman"
"(In My) Solitude"
"Someone to Watch Over Me"
"Something Wonderful"
"Spring Is Here"
"Strange Fruit"
"Summertime"
"Suzanne"
"Take My Hand, Precious Lord"
"Tell It Like It Is"
"That's All"
"That's All I Want from You"
"The Times They Are a-Changin'"
"To Be Young, Gifted and Black"
"To Love Somebody"
"Trouble in Mind"
"Turn! Turn! Turn!"
"Who Knows Where the Time Goes?"
"Wild Is the Wind"
"Willow Weep for Me"
"You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To"

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