Silk & Soul

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Silk & Soul
Silk & Soul cover
Studio album by Nina Simone
Released 1967
Recorded RCA victor's studio B
Genre Vocal
Soul
Jazz
Pop
Label RCA victor
Producer(s) Danny Davis
Professional reviews
Nina Simone chronology
Sings the Blues
(1967)
Silk & Soul
(1967)
'Nuff Said
(1968)


Silk & Soul is an album by singer/pianist/songwriter Nina Simone (1933-2003).

[edit] Information about songs on this album

  • "It Be's That Way Sometimes", 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 and first recorded by Nina Simone. It was later recorded by Solomon Burke and Ray Charles, and can be regarded as a civil rights anthem.
  • "Turning Point", what 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.

[edit] Track listing

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