Here Comes the Sun (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Here Comes the Sun
Type = Album
Artist = Nina Simone


Released = 1971
Recorded = RCA Victor's Studio B New York City February 9/12/17 1971
Genre = Vocal, Soul, Jazz, Pop
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Label = RCA victor
Producer = Harold Wheeler, Nat Shapiro
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Last album = "Black Gold"
(1970)
This album = "Here Comes The Sun"
(1971)
Next album = "Emergency Ward"
(1972)

"Here Comes the Sun" is a cover album by singer-pianist Nina Simone. It features songs recorded in the RCA studios with a full orchestra and backing vocals. Although Simone covers songs by among others Bob Dylan and George Harrison, most of the versions feature alternative arrangements. This is most clearly in the final song "My Way", which with its fast pacing rhythm deviates significantly from the usual interpretations.

Track listing

#"Here Comes the Sun" (Harrison) - 3:37
#"Just Like a Woman" (Dylan) - 4:53
#"O-O-H Child" (Vincent) - 3:22
#"Mr. Bojangles" (Walker) - 5:03
#"New World Coming" (Mann, Weil) - 4:53
#"Angel of the Morning" (Taylor) - 3:36
#"How Long Must I Wander" (Irvine) - 6:31
#"My Way" (Anka/François/Revaux) - 5:48

Details

*"Just Like a Woman", a song by Bob Dylan. In the last verse Simone changes the original third person perspective into first person.
*"O-O-H Child", a song originally by The Five Stairsteps
*"My Way", an adaptation by Paul Anka of the French song "Comme d'habitude", written by Claude François and Jacques Revaux. Simone's self-arranged version features up-tempo backing instruments (especially drums and conga) and angelic backing vocals. It is different from other interpretations in its fast-pacing rhythm and African influence.