Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair (Arranged by Nina Simone)

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Relationships

lyricist and composer:[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:Nina Simone
publisher:Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
arrangement of:Black Is the Colour (of My True Love’s Hair)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1956Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair (1956 Atlantic City recording session)cover and demoNina Simone3:38
1959-09-12Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair (live, 1959-09-12: The Town Hall, New York City, NY, USA)cover and liveNina Simone3:31
1964-04-06Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair (studio version, from "Wild is the Wind")coverNina Simone3:28
1969-10-26Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair (live, 1969‐10‐26: Philharmonic Hall, New York City, NY, USA, without compere introduction and Emile Latimer’s part)cover and liveNina Simone3:25
1969-10-26Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair (live, 1969‐10‐26: Philharmonic Hall, New York City, NY, USA)cover and liveNina Simone7:26
1969-10-26Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair (vocal: Emile Latimer) (live, 1969‐10‐26: Philharmonic Hall, New York City, NY, USA)cover and liveNina Simone4:01
1969-10-26Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair (vocal: Nina Simone) (live, 1969‐10‐26: Philharmonic Hall, New York City, NY, USA, with compere introduction)cover and liveNina Simone5:58
1969-11-03Black Is the Colour (live, 1969‐11‐03: Teatro Sistina, Rome, Italy)cover and liveNina Simone8:34
2014-05-16 – 2014-05-17Black Is the Color of My True Love's HairBenjamin Koppel, Scott Colley, Brian Blade5:03
Black Is the Color (Cee‐Roo remix)coverNina Simone3:52
Black Is the Color (of My True Love’s Hair)coverGregory Porter4:45
Black Is the Color of My True Love's HairMary Halvorson with Bill Frisell3:26
Black Is the Color of My True Love’s HaircoverLauryn Hill?:??
Black Is the Color of My True Love’s HaircoverTue‐Loup4:51
Black Is the Color of My True Love’s HaircoverMeshell Ndegeocello3:53
Black Is the Color of My True Love’s HaircoverNina Simone5:59
Black Is the Color of My True Love’s HaircoverNina Simone3:30
Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair (live, 1954/5: Philadelphia, PA, USA with overdubbed strings recorded in 1970)coverNina Simone3:06
Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair (Jaffa remix)coverNina Simone4:58
Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair (Mente Orgánica edit)coverNina Simone5:16
Black Is the Colour of My True Love’s HaircoverNina Simone3:31
Black Is the Colour of My True Love’s Hair (part of a “Superclub Presents Supperclub Cruise” DJ‐mix)coverNina Simone3:17
Black Is the Colour of My True Love’s HaircoverNina Simone3:21