Nina Simone - Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone - piano, vocals [click here to see more vinyl featuring Nina Simone]
Lisle Atkinson - bass
Bobby Hamilton - drums
Rudy Stevenson - flute, guitar
Arranged by Nina Simone (A2, A4, B2-5), Horace Ott (A1, A3, A5 to B1)
Written by Nina Simone (A2, B3), B. Benjamin (A1, B1), S. Marcus (A1, B1), Horace Ott (A3, A5, B5), W. Brown Jr. (A3), J. Shelton (A4), V. McCoy (A6, B5), D. Tiomkin (B2), N. Washington (B2), Leo Robin (B4), Ralph Rainger (B4)
1 LP, gatefold old-style tip-on jackets by Stoughton Printing
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Quality Record Pressings
Label : Acoustic Sounds Series
Original Label : Philips
Recorded in New York City, 1964-1965
Produced by Hal Mooney
Liner Notes by Sid Mark
Mastered by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound
Reissue supervised by Chad Kassem
Originally released in September 1966
Reissued in September 2023
Tracks:
Side A:
- I Love Your Lovin' Ways
- Four Women
- What More Can I Say
- Lilac Wine (From "Dance Me a Song")
- That's All I Ask
- Break Down and Let It All Out
Side B:
- Why Keep On Breakin My Heart
- Wild Is the Wind
- Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair
- If I Should Lose You
- Either Way I Lose
Awards:
Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time – Ranked number 212
Included in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
Pitchfork Best album of the 1960s – Ranked number 5
Reviews :
"With her dusky voice at its most commanding, Simone works her way through roadhouse soul ('I Love Your Lovin' Ways') and dramatic set pieces (the melancholic 'Lilac Wine,' later covered by Jeff Buckley). It peaks with 'Four Women,' an ambitious saga of racially diverse women and their struggles, written by Simone." Rolling Stone Magazine
“This album was apparently a bit of a pastiche of leftovers from sessions for Nina Simone's four previous albums on Philips. But you'd never guess from listening; the material is certainly as strong and consistent as it is on her other mid-'60s LPs. As is the case with most of her albums of the time, the selections are almost unnervingly diverse, ranging from jazz ballads to traditional folk tunes ("Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair") to the near calypso of "Why Keep on Breaking My Heart" to the somber, almost chilling title track. Highlights are two outstanding pop-soul numbers written by the pre-disco Van McCoy ("Either Way I Lose," "Break Down and Let It All Out") and "Four Women," a string of searing vignettes about the hardships of four African-American women that ranks as one of Simone's finest compositions.” AllMusic Review by Richie Unterberger
Ratings :
AllMusic : 3 / 5 ; Discogs : 4,25 / 5