Name: High Priestess of Soul [LP]
Brand: Verve
SKU: 105161154
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High Priestess of Soul [LP]

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Album: High Priestess of Soul [LP]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Don't You Pay Them No Mind	More Info...
2)	I'm Gonna Leave You	More Info...
3)	Brown Eyed Handsome Man	More Info...
4)	Keeper Of The Flame	More Info...
5)	The Gal From Joe's	More Info...
6)	Take Me To The Water	More Info...
7)	I'm Going Back Home	More Info...
8)	I Hold No Grudge	More Info...
9)	Come Ye	More Info...
10)	He Ain't Comin' Home No More	More Info...
11)	Work Song	More Info...
12)	I Love My Baby	More Info...
2)	I'm Gonna Leave You	More Info...	0:02
3)	Brown Eyed Handsome Man	More Info...	0:02
4)	Keeper of the Flame	More Info...	0:03
5)	The Gal from Joe's	More Info...	0:02
6)	Take Me to the Water	More Info...	0:02
7)	I'm Going Back Home	More Info...	0:03
8)	I Hold No Grudge	More Info...	0:02
9)	Come Ye	More Info...	0:03
10)	He Ain't Comin' Home No More	More Info...	0:03
11)	Work Song	More Info...	0:03
12)	I Love My Baby	More Info...	0:04

Album: High Priestess of Soul [LP]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Don't You Pay Them No Mind	More Info...
2)	I'm Gonna Leave You	More Info...
3)	Brown Eyed Handsome Man	More Info...
4)	Keeper Of The Flame	More Info...
5)	The Gal From Joe's	More Info...
6)	Take Me To The Water	More Info...
7)	I'm Going Back Home	More Info...
8)	I Hold No Grudge	More Info...
9)	Come Ye	More Info...
10)	He Ain't Comin' Home No More	More Info...
11)	Work Song	More Info...
12)	I Love My Baby	More Info...
2)	I'm Gonna Leave You	More Info...	0:02
3)	Brown Eyed Handsome Man	More Info...	0:02
4)	Keeper of the Flame	More Info...	0:03
5)	The Gal from Joe's	More Info...	0:02
6)	Take Me to the Water	More Info...	0:02
7)	I'm Going Back Home	More Info...	0:03
8)	I Hold No Grudge	More Info...	0:02
9)	Come Ye	More Info...	0:03
10)	He Ain't Comin' Home No More	More Info...	0:03
11)	Work Song	More Info...	0:03
12)	I Love My Baby	More Info...	0:04

Performer Notes

Perhaps a bit more conscious of contemporary soul trends than her previous Philips albums, this is still very characteristic of her mid-'60s work in its eclectic mix of jazz, pop, soul, and some blues and gospel. Hal Mooney directs some large band arrangements for the material on this LP without submerging Simone's essential strengths. The more serious and introspective material is more memorable than the good-natured pop selections here. The highlights are her energetic vocal rendition of the Oscar Brown/Nat Adderley composition "Work Song" and her spiritual composition "Come Ye," on which Simone's inspirational vocals are backed by nothing other than minimal percussion. ~ Richie Unterberger

Professional Reviews

No Depression (p.113) - "No singer before or after has achieved such transcendence in so much coarseness."