Forbidden Fruit
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| Forbidden Fruit | ||
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| Studio album by Nina Simone | ||
| Released | 1961 | |
| Recorded | New York City 1961 | |
| Genre | Vocal Jazz Blues Folk |
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| Label | Colpix Records | |
| Producer(s) | Cal Lampey | |
| Nina Simone chronology | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nina Simone at Newport (1960) |
Forbidden Fruit (1961) |
Nina at the Village Gate (1962) |
Forbidden Fruit is an album by singer/pianist/songwriter Nina Simone (1933-2003). It was her second studio recording album for Colpix.
- "Gin House Blues", Nina would re-record this song in a more rhytmic way on Nuff Said (1968).
- "Work Song", written by Oscar Brown, Jr and Nat Adderley tells the story about a chain gang. This song also features on Nina’s Choice (1963) and High Priestess of Soul (1967).
- "Rags and Old Iron"
- "No Good Man"
- "Gin House Blues"
- "I'll Look Around"
- "I Love to Love"
- "Work Song"
- "Where Can I Go Without You"
- "Just Say I Love Him"
- "Memphis in June"
- "Forbidden Fruit"
