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   Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair
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  Black is the color of my true love's hair
His face so soft and wondrous fair
The purest eyes
and the strongest hands
I love the ground on where he stands
I love the ground on where he stands

Black is the color of my true love's hair
Of my true love's hair
Of my true love's hair

Oh I love my lover
and where he goes
yes, I love the ground on where he goes
And still I hope
that the time will come
when he and I will be as one
when he and I will be as one

So black is the color of my true love's hair
Black is the color of my true love's hair
Black is the color of my true love's hair
 
   
  Recording session unknown
    CD 1990 The Entertainers The Entertainers CD 0266 [3:07]
    CD 1993 Nina Simone Koch Präsent CD399532B3 [3:07]
    CD 1993 My Baby Just Cares For Me Legend WZ 90091 [3:07]
    CD 1993 Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me Double Play GRF022 [3:01]
    CD 1993 Autour de Minuit Verve 518 165-2 [3:28]
    CD 1994 The Tomato Collection Tomato R2 71712 [3:04]
   
  Recording live session 1954, Philadelphia
    LP 1971 Gifted & Black Canyon 7705 [3:06] Strings added
    CD 1988 Ne Me Quitte Pas Mode 670030 [3:06] Strings added
    CD 1990 51 Great Jazz Performances That's Jazz TJ401 [3:07]
   
  Recording live session 1956, Atlantic City
    LP 0000 Starring Spinorama
   
  Recording live session 1959 Sep. 12, New York, Town Hall -- (Nina's debut concert, LP At Town Hall and singles)
    LP 0000 Golden Hour Of Golden Hour [3:28]
    LP 1959 At Town Hall Colpix CP/SCP 409 [3:23]
    CD 1988 At Town Hall Green Line CDGLL 114 [3:23]
    CD 1996 Anthology, The Colpix Years Rhino R2 72567
   
  Recording studio session 1964, New York
    CD 1995 After Hours Verve 526 702-2 [3:26]
   
  Recording studio session 1964 Apr. 1-6, New York
    LP 1966 Wild Is The Wind Philips (US) PHM 200-207 [0:26]
    CD 1989 Compact Jazz Mercury 838 007-2 [0:27]
    CD 1990 Wild Is The Wind+ High Priestess of Soul Mercury 846 892-2 [0:26]
    CD 1993 Point of No Return Milan 14302-2 [3:26]
    CD 1993 Jazz Master 17 Verve 518 198-2 [0:26]
   
  Recording live session 1969, Location unknown
    CD 1990 Suzanne Moon Records MCD 031-2 [8:38] Concert's opening track.
   
  Recording live session 1969 Oct. 26, New York, Philarmonic Hall
    LP 1970 Black Gold RCA LSP 4248 [7:30]
 
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