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The third consecutive single release by Cass Elliot of a Mann/ Weil composition - and the first of the three to be introduced by Elliot - "New World Coming" was previewed with a December 1, 1969, performance by Elliot on the ABC-TV series The Music Scene, [1] a month before the release of the single which featured horns and string arrangements by Jimmie Haskell and was engineered by Phil Kaye.
Nina Simone, "Black Is the Color...": A Book of Rare Photographs of Adolescence, Family and Early Career with Quotes in Her Own Words. Introduction by Lisa Simone Kelly. Philadelphia: Xlibris. ISBN 978-1-599-26670-1. [self-published source] Todd, Traci N. (2021). Nina: A Story of Nina Simone. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. ISBN 9781524737283.
Here Comes the Sun is the thirteenth studio album by American singer Nina Simone, consisting of cover versions of songs by pop and rock musicians, released by RCA Records in April 1971. It features songs recorded in the RCA studios with a full orchestra and backing vocals.
Among the other most notable covers, according to music critic Richie Unterberger, [110] Nina Simone recorded "Here Comes the Sun" as the title track to her 1971 covers album. [ 120 ] [ nb 8 ] Peter Tosh recorded the song in support of Michael Manley 's campaign in the 1972 Jamaican general election .
In 1971 Nina Simone recorded the song for her album of cover versions Here Comes the Sun. In 1977, Mary Mason also had a UK Top 30 hit with her version from her album Angel in the Morning , which was actually a medley of two Chip Taylor songs, "Angel of the Morning" and " Any Way That You Want Me ", reaching No. 27.
The album is one of Simone's most introspective and personal works, with songs about her father's death and her (not always pleasant) stay in Liberia, Trinidad, and Switzerland. There is some confusion about the actual title of the album and the song with almost the same title on the album, being called "Fodder on My Wings", "Fodder in My Wings ...
Despite the "in concert" claim on the album cover, according to the booklet with The Complete RCA Albums Collection box set, tracks 1 and 4 were recorded on November 18, 1971 at Fort Dix, and tracks 2-3 were recorded at the RCA Studio in New York City. Nina Simone improvises upon and varies the lyrics of the poem and songs, for which she takes ...
[1] [2] A stylized version of the song by American singer and songwriter Nina Simone, [2] recorded in 1957, was a top 10 hit in the United Kingdom after it was used in a 1987 perfume commercial and resulted in a renaissance for Simone. [3]