Nina Simone – Forbidden Fruit – Vinyl LP

High Quality, Coloured Vinyl

The Oscar Brown Jnr. composition ’Rags And Old Iron’ was a perfect vehicle for Simone, and its inclusion on this 1961 solo album demonstrated her admiration for Brown’s work as a lyricist, as well as his roles as a singer and activist. When Nina Simone waltzes into a song that exudes such bitter-sweet poignancy, her extraordinary singing voice sends chills down the spine and grips the imagination in a way few others can. It is one of a selection of superb performances that helped establish Nina’s reputation as a singer and pianist whose appeal would extend well beyond the realms of Jazz and Soul.

1. Rags and Old Iron
2. No Good Man
3. Gin House Blues
4. I’ll Look Around
5. I Love To Love
6. I Loves You Porgy
7. Work Song
8. Where Can I Go Without You
9. Just Say I Love Him
10. Memphis In June
11. Forbidden Fruit
12. Love Me or Leave Me
13. My Baby Just Cares For Me