Silk & Soul

Information about songs on this album

• In 1968, Simone got a Grammy nomination 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" was written by Nina's brother Sam Waymon.
• "The Look of Love" is a song by Burt Bacharach, originally written for the movie Casino Royale.
• "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free" song was written by Billy Taylor. It was later recorded by Solomon Burke 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 that uses the melody of "For All We Know", a song she originally recorded in the late 50s.

  Track listing

Personnel

• Nina Simone – piano, vocals
• Gene Taylor – bass
• Sammy Lowe – arrangements, conductor
• Ray Hall – engineer