Silk & Soul
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 Samuel 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. In early 2006, Legacy remastered Silk & Soul and added a pair of bonus tracks; "Why Must Your Love Well Be So Dry," issued as a single in 1969, and "Save Me" (co-written by Aretha Franklin and her father the Rev. C.L. Franklin , released as a 45 RPM the same year. There is a fine, lively, and authoritative liner essay by Laura Shallop ~ John Bush & Thom Jurek, All Music Guide
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Credits »
Steven Berkowitz - A&R
Richard Seidel - Producer
Mark Wilder - Mastering
Mandana Eidgah - Project Director
Jeremy Holiday - A&R
Liz Reilly - Photo Research
Laura Shallop - Liner Notes
Nina Simone - Conductor
Nina Simone - Arranger
Sabeen Ahmad - Photo Research
Abe Vélez - Packaging Manager
Michelle Holme - Design
Michelle Holme - Art Direction
Lisa Kelly - Liner Notes
Sammy Lowe - Conductor
Sammy Lowe - Arranger
Mel Tax - Contractor
Danny Davis - Producer
Weldon Irvine - Conductor
Weldon Irvine - Arranger
Ray Hall - Engineer
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