Forbidden Fruit (Nina Simone album)

Forbidden Fruit is an album by Jazz singer/pianist/songwriter Nina Simone (1933–2003). It was her second studio album for Colpix.

Information about songs on this album

• "Gin House Blues", Nina would re-record this song in a more rhythmic way on Nuff Said (1968).
• "Work Song", written by Oscar Brown, Jr and Nat Adderley tells the story about a chain gang. This song also features on Nina’s Choice (1963). A later (1963) recording is on With Strings (1966); a further (1966) recording is on High Priestess of Soul (1967).

Track listing

1. "Rags and Old Iron" (Norman Curtis, Oscar Brown, Jr)
2. "No Good Man" (Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham, Sammy Gallop)
3. "Gin House Blues" (Fletcher Henderson, Henry Troy)
4. "I'll Look Around" (Cross, Cory)
5. "I Love to Love" (Baker, Hayton)
6. "Work Song"
7. "Where Can I Go Without You" (Peggy Lee, Victor Young)
8. "Just Say I Love Him" (Val, Dale, Kalmanoff, Ward, Enzo Fusco, Rodolfo Falvo)
9. "Memphis in June" (Paul Francis Webster, Hoagy Carmichael)
10. "Forbidden Fruit" (Oscar Brown, Jr)

References