Information about songs on this album

• "Gin House Blues
  Gin House Blues
  "Gin House Blues" is the title of two different blues songs, which have become confused over the years. Both songs were first recorded by Bessie Smith....
  
  ", Nina would re-record this song in a more rhythmic way on Nuff Said (1968).
• "Work Song
  Work Song
  Work Song is an album by jazz cornetist Nat Adderley, recorded in January 1960 and released on the Riverside label. It features Adderley with Bobby Timmons, Wes Montgomery, Sam Jones, Percy Heath, Keter Betts and Louis Hayes in various combinations from a trio to a sextet, with the unusual sound of...
  
  ", written by Oscar Brown, Jr and Nat Adderley
  Nat Adderley
  Nathaniel Adderley was an American jazz cornet and trumpet player who played in the hard bop and soul jazz genres. He was the brother of saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley....
  
   tells the story about a chain gang
  Chain gang
  A chain gang is a group of prisoners chained together to perform menial or physically challenging work, such as mining or timber collecting, as a form of punishment. Such punishment might include building roads, digging ditches or chipping stone...
  
  . This song also features on Nina’s Choice
  Nina’s Choice
  Nina's Choice is an album by singer/pianist/songwriter Nina Simone. It is a compilation of singles from previous albums at Colpix Records.-Track listing:# "Trouble In Mind", live recording from Nina Simone At Newport...
  
  (1963). A later (1963) recording is on With Strings (1966); a further (1966) recording is on High Priestess of Soul
  High Priestess Of Soul
  High Priestess of Soul is a studio album by singer/pianist/songwriter Nina Simone . The songs are accompanied by a large band directed by Hal Mooney. The album contains popular songs and Church-African-Folk-related songs...
  
  (1967).

Track listing

1. "Rags and Old Iron" (Norman Curtis, Oscar Brown, Jr)
2. "No Good Man" (Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham, Sammy Gallop)
3. "Gin House Blues
   Gin House Blues
   "Gin House Blues" is the title of two different blues songs, which have become confused over the years. Both songs were first recorded by Bessie Smith....
   
   " (Fletcher Henderson
   Fletcher Henderson
   James Fletcher Hamilton Henderson, Jr. was an American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer, important in the development of big band jazz and swing music. His was one of the most prolific black orchestras and his influence was vast...
   
   , Henry Troy)
4. "I'll Look Around" (Cross, Cory)
5. "I Love to Love" (Baker, Hayton)
6. "Work Song"
7. "Where Can I Go Without You" (Peggy Lee
   Peggy Lee
   Peggy Lee was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress in a career spanning six decades. From her beginning as a vocalist on local radio to singing with Benny Goodman's big band, she forged a sophisticated persona, evolving into a multi-faceted artist and...
   
   , Victor Young
   Victor Young
   Victor Young was an American composer, arranger, violinist and conductor. He was born in Chicago.-Biography:...
   
   )
8. "Just Say I Love Him" (Val, Dale, Kalmanoff, Ward, Enzo Fusco, Rodolfo Falvo)
9. "Memphis in June" (Paul Francis Webster
   Paul Francis Webster
   Paul Francis Webster was an American lyricist who won three Academy Awards for Best Song and was nominated sixteen times for the award.-Biography:...
   
   , Hoagy Carmichael
   Hoagy Carmichael
   Howard Hoagland "Hoagy" Carmichael was an American composer, pianist, singer, actor, and bandleader. He is best known for writing "Stardust", "Georgia On My Mind", "The Nearness of You", and "Heart and Soul", four of the most-recorded American songs of all time.Alec Wilder, in his study of the...
   
   )
10. "Forbidden Fruit" (Oscar Brown, Jr)