Album · Nina Simone
Silk & Soul by Nina Simone
Silk & Soul is an album by Nina Simone, released in 1967. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 1 countdown appearance in total. The biggest is “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free”, on 1 list with a best position of #685.
Silk & Soul, Nina Simone's thirteenth studio album, came out on RCA Victor in October 1967, and the title is a fair warning: this is the High Priestess of Soul working the smooth end of rhythm and blues without ever hiding the steel underneath. That contralto still carries everything she'd lived through, from a youth spent chasing a career as a concert pianist, with Bach in her fingers, to her work in the civil rights movement.
Two cuts stand out. "Go to Hell" is as blunt as its title promises, and her reading of "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free" lands with extra force coming from a singer so deep in the freedom struggle of the day.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Silk & Soul on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free | 1 | #685 | – | 2020 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.