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"Sinner Man" or "Sinnerman" is a song written by Les Baxter and Will Holt, and often performed in the style of an African American traditional spiritual song. It has been recorded by a number of performers and has been incorporated in many other media and arts. The lyrics describe a sinner attempting to hide from divine justice on Judgment Day.
It features a variety of jazz arrangements which harken back to the original film's version. In addition, the film ends with a reprise of the Academy Award-winning song "Windmills of Your Mind" sung by Sting. Throughout the film, Nina Simone's recording of "Sinnerman" (from the album Pastel Blues, 1965) is used in segments
"Sinner Man" is an American traditional spiritual song.. Sinner Man or Sinnerman may also refer to: "Sinner Man", a song by Trini Lopez from All My Best "Sinner Man (Don't Let Him Catch You)", a funk/soul song by Valerie Simpson from her 1971 album Exposed
B-side label of Dusty Springfield's US vinyl single "I Don't Want to Hear It Anymore" Jerry Wexler, president of Atlantic Records, heard "The Windmills of Your Mind" on the soundtrack of The Thomas Crown Affair and championed having Dusty Springfield record the song for her debut Atlantic album Dusty in Memphis, overcoming the singer's strong resistance; Springfield's friend and subsequent ...
In 1953 he scored his first movie, the sailing travelogue Tanga Tika. With his own orchestra, he released a number of hits including " Ruby " (1953), " Unchained Melody " (1955), and " The Poor People of Paris " (1956), and is remembered for a version of " Sinner Man " (1956), definitively setting the sound with varying tempos, orchestral ...
This is a partial list of songs that originated in movies that charted (Top 40) in either the United States or the United Kingdom, though frequently the version that charted is not the one found in the film. Songs are all sourced from, [1] [2] and,. [3] For information concerning music from James Bond films see
The song was released as a single, and it was boycotted in some [vague] southern states. [40] [41] Promotional copies were smashed by a Carolina radio station and returned to Philips. [42] She later recalled how "Mississippi Goddam" was her "first civil rights song" and that the song came to her "in a rush of fury, hatred and determination".
In 1995, Extra Fancy produced Sinnerman and an independent EP No Mercy which has songs featured in movie soundtracks. Extra Fancy continued until 1997. Extra Fancy continued until 1997. 1996 - 2015, O'Brien and other founding members Greg Hetson ( Bad Religion , Circle Jerks ) and Eric Melvin ( NOFX ) formed Punk Rock Karaoke.