Nina Simone: High Priestess of Soul VRC Edition
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“As an artist, I must give myself wholly and completely to the expression of that which is within,” said Nina Simone, who never sought the easy path. On 1967’s High Priestess of Soul, her final recording for Philips, Simone selects diverse repertoire including songs by Chuck Berry (“Brown Eyed Handsome Man”) and Duke Ellington (“The Gal From Joe’s”), frames her soulful voice with lush orchestrations - large ensemble arrangements courtesy of Hal Mooney that never overshadow Nina’s immortal voice - and relates a string of personal and magnetic stories in song.
Tracklist:
Side A
1. Don't You Pay Them No Mind
2. I'm Gonna Leave You
3. Brown Eyed Handsome Man
4. Keeper of the Flame
5. The Gal from Joe's
6. Take Me to the Water
Side B
1. I'm Going Back Home
2. I Hold No Grudge
3. Come Ye
4. He Ain't Comin' Home No More
5. Work Song
6. I Love My Baby