cover of Simone, Nina - High Priestess of Soul

Nina Simone – High Priestess of Soul

1966, United States
00:35:50; 33M; 128JS; 417;
  1. 01 - Don't you pay them no mind - 3:05
  2. 02 - I'm gonna leave you - 2:19
  3. 03 - Brown eyed handsome man - 2:06
  4. 04 - Keeper of the flame - 3:23
  5. 05 - The gal from Joe's - 2:47
  6. 06 - Take me to the water - 2:49
  7. 07 - I'm going back home - 2:52
  8. 08 - I hold no grudge - 2:22
  9. 09 - Come ye - 3:39
  10. 10 - He ain't comin' home no more - 3:13
  11. 11 - Work Song - 3:09
  12. 12 - I love my baby - 4:06

Nat Adderley - written-by (22)
Richard Ahlert - written by (12)
Lisle Atkinson - bass (2 to 6, 8 to 11)
Andy Badale - written-by (19, 21)
Bennie Benjamin - written-by (1, 7)
Chuck Berry - written-by (14)
John Clifford - written-by (19, 21)
Charles Derringer - written-by (15)
Duke Ellington - written-by (16)
Bobby Hamilton - drums (2 to 6, 8 to 11)
Gert Van Hoeyen - mastered by [for compact disc]
Oscar Brown Jr. - written-by (22)
Wade Brown Jr. - written-by (3)
Sol Marcus - written-by (1, 7)
Van McCoy - written-by (6, 11)
Irving Mills - written-by (16)
Hal Mooney - directed by, arranged by (12 to 23)
Horace Ott - arranged by (1, 3, 5 to 7, 11), directed by (1, 7), written-by (3, 5)
Ralph Rainger - written-by (10)
Leo Robin - written-by (10)
Bobby Scott - written-by (12)
James H. Shelton - written-by (4)
Joel E. Siegel - other [liner notes]
Nina Simone - arranged by (2, 4, 8 to 10), piano (1 to 6, 8 to 23), vocals, written-by (2, 9, 20), adapted by (17)
Rudy Stevenson - flute (2 to 6, 8 to 11), guitar (1 to 6, 8 to 11), written-by (13, 18)
Andy Stroud - written-by (23)
Dimitri Tiomkin - written-by (8)
Traditional - written-by (17)
Ned Washington - written-by (8)

1 to 11 was released as "Wild Is The Wind" in 1966 on Philips (US) PHM(S) 2(6)00-207

12 to 23 was released as "High Priestess Of Soul" in 1967 on Philips (US) PHM (S) 2(6)00-219

Track 1: recorded in New York, January 1965.
Tracks 2 to 6, 11: recorded in New York, September 30, October 1, 1965
Track 7: recorded 1964
Tracks 8, 9: recorded live in concert, New York, March 21, April 1 & 6, 1964
Track 10: recorded in New York may 19 & 20, 1965
Tracks 12 to 23: recorded 1966

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