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:	04/12/2011
Label:	Rca Victor
UPC:	8713748981037
Rank:	34399

Tracks

1. Consumation
2. Turning Point
3. Turn Me On
4. It Be's That Way Sometime
5. The Look of Love
6. Go to Hell
7. Some Say
8. Cherish
9. Love O' Love
10. I Wish I Knew How
11. It Would Feel to Be Free

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Nina Simone   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

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
Carolyn Franklin   Composer
Aretha Franklin   Composer
Charles Reuben   Composer
Martha Holmes   Composer