Forbidden Fruit (Nina Simone album)

Forbidden Fruit
Studio album by Nina Simone
Released	1961
Recorded	New York City 1961
Genre	Vocal jazz, jazz, blues, folk
Label	Colpix
Producer	Cal Lampley
Nina Simone chronology

Forbidden Fruit is an album by the jazz singer/pianist/songwriter Nina Simone. It was her second studio album for Colpix. The rhythm section accompanying her is the same trio as on both live albums before and after this release.

Song information

"Gin House Blues", Simone re-recorded this song in a more upbeat way on Nuff Said (1968).
"Work Song", written by Oscar Brown, Jr and Nat Adderley tells the story of a chain gang. This song also appears on Nina’s Choice (1963), Nina Simone with Strings (1966) and High Priestess of Soul (1967).
"Forbidden Fruit", the title song, one of three on the album by Oscar Brown, Jr^[1] It's a "humorous up-tempo take on Adam and Eve was part nursery rhyme, part call and response."^[2]

Track listing

"Rags and Old Iron" (Norman Curtis (m), Oscar Brown, Jr (l))
"No Good Man" (Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham, Sammy Gallop)
"Gin House Blues" (Fletcher Henderson (m), Henry Troy (l))
"I'll Look Around" (George C. Cory (m), Douglas Cross (l))
"I Love to Love" (Lennie Hayton (m), Herbert Baker (l))
"Work Song" (Nat Adderley (m), Oscar Brown, Jr (l))
"Where Can I Go Without You?" (Victor Young (m), Peggy Lee (l))
"Just Say I Love Him" ((Dicitencello vuje) (Rodolfo Falvo (m), Enzo Fusco (l); Music adaptation: Jack Val and Jimmy Dale, English lyrics: Sam Ward and Martin Kalmanoff)
"Memphis in June" (Paul Francis Webster, Hoagy Carmichael)
"Forbidden Fruit" (Oscar Brown, Jr)

Personnel

Nina Simone – vocals, piano
Al Shackman – guitar
Chris White – bass
Bobby Hamilton – drums

References

↑ All Music Guide to Jazz: The Definitive Guide to Jazz Music Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra, Stephen Thomas Erlewine – 2002 12, 1959 / Colpix ***** One of Nina Simone's finest recordings, this Colpix LP features the unique singer/pianist ... she steps out of the soulful supper club style into more earthier settings, as on "House of the Rising Sun," "Forbidden Fruit," "Gin House Blues..."
↑ Princess Noire: The Tumultuous Reign of Nina Simone Nadine Cohodas – 2012 "Forbidden Fruit (CP 419, COL-CD6207), produced by Cal Lampley, featured three Oscar Brown songs, including the one picked for the title track, “Forbidden Fruit.” The humorous up-tempo take on Adam and Eve was part nursery rhyme, part call and response.

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[1] All Music Guide to Jazz: The Definitive Guide to Jazz Music Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra, Stephen Thomas Erlewine – 2002 12, 1959 / Colpix ***** One of Nina Simone's finest recordings, this Colpix LP features the unique singer/pianist ... she steps out of the soulful supper club style into more earthier settings, as on "House of the Rising Sun," "Forbidden Fruit," "Gin House Blues..."

[2] Princess Noire: The Tumultuous Reign of Nina Simone Nadine Cohodas – 2012 "Forbidden Fruit (CP 419, COL-CD6207), produced by Cal Lampley, featured three Oscar Brown songs, including the one picked for the title track, “Forbidden Fruit.” The humorous up-tempo take on Adam and Eve was part nursery rhyme, part call and response.