Here Comes the Sun (Nina Simone album)

Here Comes the Sun is the thirteenth studio album by American singer Nina Simone, consisting of cover versions of songs by pop and rock musicians, released by RCA in April 1971.

Here Comes the Sun
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1971
RecordedFebruary 1971
StudioRCA Victor's Studio B New York City
GenreJazz, blues, African folk
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerHarold Wheeler, Nat Shapiro
Nina Simone chronology
Black Gold
(1970)
Here Comes the Sun
(1971)
Emergency Ward!
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stonefavorable[2]

It features songs recorded in the RCA studios with a full orchestra and backing vocals. Although Simone covers songs by Bob Dylan and The Beatles, among others, most of the versions feature arrangements substantially different from the original recordings. This is most clearly in the final song "My Way", which with its fast pacing rhythm deviates significantly from the usual interpretations.

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Here Comes the Sun" (George Harrison) - 3:37
  2. "Just Like a Woman" (Bob Dylan) - 4:53
  3. "O-o-h Child" (Stan Vincent) - 3:22
  4. "Mr. Bojangles" (Jerry Jeff Walker) - 5:03

Side two

  1. "New World Coming" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) - 4:53
  2. "Angel of the Morning" (Chip Taylor) - 3:36
  3. "How Long Must I Wander" (Weldon Irvine) - 6:31
  4. "My Way" (Paul Anka, Claude François, Jacques Revaux) - 5:48

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