What connects this song
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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)
Part of High Priestess of Soul, also I’m Going Back Home, I’m Gonna Leave You and I Love My Baby
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
[traditional] wrote 2823 songs on fono, the 3rd most of any writer
[traditional]’s most frequent co-writer is Johannes Brahms (29 songs together)
[traditional] first appears on fono in 1925, 42 years before this song
Credits
All 6 credits
- Written by
- Henk Westendorp, Koos Versteeg and [traditional]
- Performed by
- Nina Simone
- Part of
- High Priestess of Soul
- Released on
- Philips
- Written by
- Henk Westendorp, Koos Versteeg and [traditional]
- Performed by
- Nina Simone
- Part of
- High Priestess of Soul
- Released on
- Philips
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: [traditional]
Same label: Philips
Same release: High Priestess of Soul
Same writer: [traditional]
Same label: Philips
Same release: High Priestess of Soul
Same writer: [traditional]
Same label: Philips
Elsewhere
Sources (7)
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1MusicBrainz Take Me to the Water was performed by Nina Simone
Take Me to the Water was performed by Nina Simone
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Take Me to the Water was written by Henk Westendorp
Take Me to the Water was written by Henk Westendorp
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Take Me to the Water was written by Koos Versteeg
Take Me to the Water was written by Koos Versteeg
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Take Me to the Water was written by [traditional]
Take Me to the Water was written by [traditional]
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Take Me to the Water is part of the release High Priestess of Soul
Take Me to the Water is part of the release High Priestess of Soul
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Philips is the label of the song Take Me to the Water
Philips is the label of the song Take Me to the Water
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Take Me to the Water was released on 1967
Take Me to the Water was released on 1967
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026