Nina’s Back – The Official Home of Nina Simone | The High Priestess of Soul

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NINA’S BACK

Originally recorded in 1985, following a lengthy semi-retirement from the music business, Nina’s Back is pure Nina Simone.

Her vocals and piano front a small and sympathetic band on a well-chosen set of standards and several Simone originals. Of those, “Fodder For Her Wings” and the intensely personal “I Sing Just To Know I Am Alive” rank among Nina Simone’s finest late-era compositions. The other tracks, particularly an inviting “It’s Cold Out There,” are equally fine.

Personnel

Nina Simone: vocals, piano, arrangements
Arthur Adams: guitar, bass
Luke Metoyer: percussion
Ray Brown: trumpet
Allan Barnes: saxophone
George Bohanon: Trombone
The Waters Family: backing vocals
Hense Powell: synthesizer, trumpet, cornet, arrangements
Eddie Singleton: producer
Jim Bailey: recording, remixing
Janis Wilkins: design
Von Thomas: photography

info

Label: VPI, 1985
Recording session: Hollywood – Rocksteady Recording Studio; New York City – The Power Plant
Catalog number: VPI 100-7

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