“Forbidden Fruit” by Nina Simone - album review
features in: Album Chart of 1960 ● Album Chart of the Decade: 1960s |
“Rags And Old Iron” makes for a soulful starter – lady got the love poverty blues, a double whammy. The melancholic and tedious “No Good Man” immediately follows and I’m reminded just why Nina’s albums struggle for a decent rebel rating. The heart on the sleeve R n B rouser “Gin House Blues” immediately follows this, and I’m reminded just why Nina’s always worth hanging in for – she’s often dynamite. This pattern repeats; we go from the finger-clicking snazzy goodness of “Work Song” to the mind-numbing boredom of “Memphis In June”. The constant pull towards this type of low-light jazz café croon is wearisome in the Simone catalogue.
The Jukebox Rebel
25–Aug–2009
Tracklist |
A1 | [04:08] Nina Simone - Rags And Old Iron (Norman Curtis, Oscar Brown Jr.) Soul |
A2 | [03:30] Nina Simone - No Good Man (Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham, Sammy Gallop) Jazz |
A3 | [03:06] Nina Simone - Gin House Blues (Fletcher Henderson, Henry Troy) Blues / Rhythm n Blues |
A4 | [05:08] Nina Simone - I’ll Look Around (Douglas Cross, George Cory) Songwriter |
A5 | [03:27] Nina Simone - I Love To Love (Herbert Baker, Lennie Hayton) Jazz |
B1 | [02:36] Nina Simone - Work Song (Oscar Brown Jr., Nat Adderley) Jazz |
B2 | [02:51] Nina Simone - Where Can I Go Without You (Peggy Lee, Victor Young) Songwriter |
B3 | [06:39] Nina Simone - Just Say I Love Him (Jack Val, Jimmy Dale, Martin Kalmanoff, Sam Ward, Enzo Fusco, Rodolfo Falvo) Songwriter |
B4 | [02:39] Nina Simone - Memphis In June (Paul Francis Webster, Hoagy Carmichael) Jazz |
B5 | [03:50] Nina Simone - Forbidden Fruit (Oscar Brown Jr.) Pop |