Silk & Soul

Silk & Soul
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Studio album by Nina Simone
Released	October 1967
Recorded	RCA Victor's studio B
Genre	Vocal; Blues; Jazz; Gospel
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Danny Davis
Nina Simone chronology

Silk & Soul is an album by Jazz singer/pianist/songwriter Nina Simone.^[1]

Information about songs on this album

In 1968, Simone got a nomination for Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for the song "You'll Go to Hell" from this album. She lost to Aretha Franklin.
"It Be's That Way Sometime", 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. It was later recorded by Solomon Burke, Ray Charles and Levon Helm, and can be regarded as a civil rights anthem.
"Turning Point", which 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.
"Consummation" is a love song written by Nina Simone.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"It Be's That Way Sometime"	Sam Waymon	2:58
2.	"The Look Of Love"	Burt Bacharach, Hal David	2:23
3.	"Go To Hell"	Morris Bailey, Jr.	2:49
4.	"Love O' Love"	Andy Stroud	5:06
5.	"Cherish"	Terry Kirkman	3:22
6.	"I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free"	Billy Taylor	3:09
7.	"Turn Me On"	John D. Loudermilk	2:26
8.	"Turning Point"	Martha Holmes	2:01
9.	"Some Say"	Charles Reuben	2:10
10.	"Consummation"	Nina Simone	4:10

2006 reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Why Must Your Love Well Be So Dry"	Harold Thomas, Randie Evretts, Virdia Crawford	2:20
12.	"Save Me"	Aretha Franklin, Carolyn Franklin, Curtis Ousley	3:22

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