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Patty Waters: Sings

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In February 1996, “ESP-Disk” label released “Sings”, the debut Patty Waters album. It was recorded in 1995, at “RLA Sound Studios” in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Patty Waters – voice, piano, harp, arrangements
  • Burton Greene – piano, harp
  • Steve Tintweiss – bass
  • Tom Price – percussion
  • Richard L. Anderson – engineer
  • DBH – lacquer cut
  • Bert Glassberg – art direction
  • Charles Stewart – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Patty Waters, except where noted.

  1. Moon, Don’t Come Up Tonight – Sally Wood
  2. Why Can’t I Come To You
  3. You Thrill Me
  4. Sad Am I Glad Am I
  5. Why Is Love Such a Funny Thing
  6. I Can’t Forget You
  7. You Loved Me
  8. Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair – adapted by Patty Waters

Nina Simone: Wild is the Wind

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In September 1966, “Phillips” label released “Wild Is the Wind”, the sixth Nina Simone studio album. It was recorded 1964 – 1965, in New York City, and was produced by Hal Mooney. In 2020, it was ranked 212 on “Rolling Stone’s” list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Nina Simone – vocals, piano, arranger
  • Horace Ott – arranger
  • Sid Mark – liner notes
  1. I Love Your Lovin’ Ways – Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus
  2. Four Woman – Nina Simone
  3. What More Can I Say – Horace Ott, Wade Brown Jr.
  4. Lilac Wine – James Shelton
  5. That’s All I Ask – Horace Ott
  6. Break Down and Let It All Out – Van McCoy
  7. Why keep On Breaking My Heart – Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus
  8. Wild is the Wind – Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington
  9. Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair – traditional
  10. If I Should Lose You – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
  11. Either Way I Lose – Van McCoy