Nina Simone

Forbidden Fruit Nina Simone Green Coloured edition

**The Oscar Brown Jnr.** composition *'Rags And Old Iron'* was a perfect vehicle for **Simone**, and its inclusion on this 1961 solo album demonstrated her admiration for **Brown's** work as a lyricist, as well as his roles as a singer and activist. When **Nina Simone** waltzes into a song that exudes such bitter-sweet poignancy, her extraordinary singing voice sends chills down the spine and grips the imagination in a way few others can. It is one of a selection of superb performances that helped establish **Nina's** reputation as a singer and pianist whose appeal would extend well beyond the realms of Jazz and Soul.