Fodder on My Wings

Fodder on My Wings
Studio album by Nina Simone
Released	1982
Recorded	January 1982; Studio Davout, Paris
Genre	Vocal African World Soul
Label	Carrere
Producer	Yves Chamberlan, Giancarlo Cerri
Nina Simone chronology
Baltimore (1978) Fodder on My Wings (1982) Nina's Back (1985)

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Allmusic	[1]

Fodder on My Wings is an album by singer/pianist/songwriter Nina Simone. It is part of her later works, and can be regarded alongside Baltimore (1978) as one of her better achievements of that period.^[2] It is however a rather obscure album and not widely distributed. The album is one of Simone's most introspective and personal works, with songs about her father's death and her (not always pleasant) stay in Liberia, Trinidad and Switzerland. There is some confusion about the actual title of the album and the song with almost the same title on the album, being called "Fodder on My Wings", "Fodder in My Wings", "Fodder in Her Wings" interchangeably.

Information about songs on this album

• "I Sing Just to Know That I'm Alive", with this song Nina Simone 'closes' the year 1981 and welcomes herself in Trinidad, referring to it as her home country (she is in fact originally American).
• "Fodder in Her Wings ". In her later years Nina Simone often performed this song live, it also features on the albums Live at Ronnie Scott's (1987) and some of her later albums. In the live versions of the song she often refers to her own fleeing to countries all over the world, naming them one by one. This song was covered by Vic Chesnutt on his album North Star Deserter.
• "Il y a un baume à Gilead", Simone had already sung this song on Baltimore (1978) in an English version "There Is a Balm in Gilead". It is in fact, as Simone states on this album, an African song.
• "Liberian Calypso", on this track Simone sings about an experience she had while she was in Liberia, where she went to a Disco and got so happy about the music that she danced on the tables naked for hours on end. This episode was later further described in Simone's autobiography I Put a Spell on You (1991).
• "Le peuple en Suisse", on this track Simone talks about the people in Switzerland, where she lived for several years. This was not a happy time for her, and Simone found the people in Switzerland very empty and unloving.^[3]
• "Alone Again Naturally" is a song originally written by Gilbert O'Sullivan but with new lyrics by Simone singing about the death of her father in October 1972.
• In the additional track "Stop", Simone expresses her dislike for the song "Send in the Clowns".

Cover art

The album cover shows a painting made by Gabriel Jarnier.

Track listing

All songs written by Nina Simone except where noted.

Original LP

1. "I Sing Just to Know That I'm Alive" - 2:23
2. "Fodder in Her Wings " - 5:34
3. "Vous êtes seul, mais je désire être avec vous" - 5:30
4. "Il y a un baume à Gilead" - 2:21
5. "Heaven Belongs to You (Le ciel t'appartiendra)" - 3:38
6. "Liberian Calypso" - 2:59
7. "Thandewye" - 5:31
8. "I Was Just a Stupid Dog to Them" - 2:25
9. "Color Is a Beautiful Thing" - 1:03
10. "There Is No Returning (Le peuple en Suisse)" - 4:58

Additional CD tracks

1. "Alone Again Naturally" (Gilbert O'Sullivan, Simone) - 6:27
2. "Stop" - 2:19
3. "They Took My Hand" - 0:34

The bonus tracks were first released on the digital reissue of the album in 1988 on the French CY Records label. The CD's track order varies from the original LP.

Personnel

• Nina Simone - vocals, piano, tambourine, harmony vocals, arrangements, conductor
• Sylvin Marc - bass, vocals
• Paco Sery - percussion
• Sydney Thaim - congas, bells, wood block

References

1. ↑ Allmusic Review
2. ↑ Review of Baltimore and Fodder on My Wings on Allaboutjazz.com
3. ↑ Simone, Nina; Cleary, Stephen. I Put a Spell on You, 1992 (Da Capo Press), ISBN 0-679-41068-6

Nina Simone
Studio albums	Little Girl Blue Nina Simone and Her Friends The Amazing Nina Simone Forbidden Fruit Nina Simone Sings Ellington Broadway-Blues-Ballads I Put a Spell on You Pastel Blues Nina Simone with Strings Wild Is the Wind High Priestess of Soul Nina Simone Sings the Blues Silk & Soul Nina Simone and Piano To Love Somebody Here Comes the Sun Baltimore Fodder on My Wings A Single Woman
Compilation albums	Nina's Choice The Soul of Nina Simone The Very Best of Nina Simone
Live albums	Nina Simone at Newport Nina at the Village Gate Nina Simone at Carnegie Hall Folksy Nina Nina Simone in Concert Black Gold Live at Ronnie Scott's The Great Show Live in Paris Emergency Ward!
Live and studio albums	Nina Simone at Town Hall Let It All Out 'Nuff Said! It Is Finished
Remix albums	Remixed and Reimagined
Related articles	I Put a Spell on You (book) What Happened, Miss Simone?
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