Black Gold - 50th Anniversary

Black Gold is an exact repro reissue of this 1970 live album, recorded in 1969 at the Philharmonic Hall, New York. The album includes Nina Simone's stunning interpretation of the traditional "Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair."

Other songs on the album include "Ain't Got No; I Got Life," "Westwind," "Who Knows Where The Time Goes," "The Assignment Sequence," and the Civil Rights-anthem "To Be Young, Gifted And Black."

Nina Simone's eclectic style takes listeners past a number of different music forms, including Soul, Gospel, Folk, Jazz, and Broadway. Her androgynous and distinctive timbre floats somewhere between melancholy and bliss, yet listeners always feel that Ms. Simone is taking them exactly where she wants them to go.

Overall, Black Gold is a poignant and touching album from the peak of Nina Simone's performing and recording period that should not be overlooked.