What connects this song
Credits it shares with other songs, each from a cited source. Tap a number or a name.
Released on Philips, also Paranoid (Black Sabbath), Iron Man (Black Sabbath) and Son of a Preacher Man (Dusty Springfield)
Written by [traditional], also Greensleeves (John Coltrane), Milk Cow Blues (Aerosmith) and Banana Boat Song (Day‐O) (Harry Belafonte)
Produced by Hal Mooney, also Feeling Good, Tell Me More and More and Then Some and I Put a Spell on You
Part of Wild Is the Wind, also Four Women, Lilac Wine and If I Should Lose You
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
[traditional] wrote 2823 songs on fono, the 3rd most of any writer
Hal Mooney produced 8 of Nina Simone’s top 10 songs
Hal Mooney produced 30 songs on fono
[traditional]’s most frequent co-writer is Johannes Brahms (29 songs together)
Credits
All 5 credits
- Written by
- [traditional]
- Produced by
- Hal Mooney
- Performed by
- Nina Simone
- Part of
- Wild Is the Wind
- Released on
- Philips
- Written by
- [traditional]
- Produced by
- Hal Mooney
- Performed by
- Nina Simone
- Part of
- Wild Is the Wind
- Released on
- Philips
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: [traditional]
Same producer: Hal Mooney
Same label: Philips
Same release: Wild Is the Wind
Same writer: [traditional]
Same producer: Hal Mooney
Same label: Philips
Same release: Wild Is the Wind
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair was performed by Nina Simone
Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair was performed by Nina Simone
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair was produced by Hal Mooney
Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair was produced by Hal Mooney
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair was written by [traditional]
Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair was written by [traditional]
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4MusicBrainz Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair is part of the release Wild Is the Wind
Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair is part of the release Wild Is the Wind
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Philips is the label of the song Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair
Philips is the label of the song Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair was released on 1966-09-16
Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair was released on 1966-09-16
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026