Black Gold is a Jazz album by Nina Simone, originally released in 1970. On Gatefold: 32 pressings tracked, owned by 5 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Soul Jazz
- raw
- intense
- political
About
Black Gold is a live album by Jazz singer/pianist/songwriter Nina Simone recorded in 1969 at the Philharmonic Hall, New York City. She got a 1971 nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, but lost to Aretha Franklin. The album is especially notable because it features the civil rights anthem song "To Be Young, Gifted and Black". The performance that night also included a calypso version of Leonard Cohen's "Suzanne" (which Simone had recorded on To Love Somebody), but there was no room for it on the album. With the release of the album also came an .
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Introduction2:30
- A3Ain't Got No - I Got Life5:30
- A4Westwind9:40
- Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair7:30
Side B
- B1Who Knows Where The Time Goes8:08
- B2The Assignment Sequence6:28
- B3To Be Young, Gifted And Black10:10
Credits
Performers
- Nina SimonePIANO VOCALS
- Jumma SantosCONGAS
- Don AliasDRUMS
- Emile LatimerGUITAR RHYTHM GUITAR
- Tom SmithGUITAR
- Weldon IrvineORGAN
- Juma SultanPERCUSSION
5 collectors on Gatefold own this · 32 pressings tracked on Gatefold