Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair

Name: Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair
Duration: 4 min 2 s

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.5	Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair	4:02	Phineas Newborn, Jr.	While My Lady Sleeps	Phineas Newborn, Jr.	Album	FR2001	RCA Victor	74321851572
1.5	Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair	4:06	Phineas Newborn, Jr.	While My Lady Sleeps	Phineas Newborn, Jr.	Album

recorded in:	New York, New York, United States (on 1957-04-23)

cello:	Ed Lustgarten (on 1957-04-23) Ray Kramer (on 1957-04-23)
double bass [bass]:	George Joyner (on 1957-04-23)
drums (drum set):	Alvin Stoller (on 1957-04-23)
piano:	Phineas Newborn, Jr. (American jazz pianist) (on 1957-04-23)
strings:	George Neikrug (cellist) (on 1957-04-23)
viola:	Al Harshman (violist) (on 1957-04-23) Cecil Figelski (String player) (on 1957-04-23) Abraham Hochstein (on 1957-04-23) Harry Hymans (on 1957-04-23) Joe Reilich (on 1957-04-23) Lou Kievman (violist) (on 1957-04-23)
violin:	Victor Arno (on 1957-04-23) Len Atkins (on 1957-04-23) Israel Baker (American violinist) (on 1957-04-23) Benny Gill (on 1957-04-23) Henry Hill (Violin player) (on 1957-04-23) Jack Gasselin (on 1957-04-23) Jerry Vinci (American violinist and strings conductor) (on 1957-04-23) Carl LaMagna (on 1957-04-23) Marvin Limonick (on 1957-04-23) Dan Lube (on 1957-04-23) Alfred Lustgarten (on 1957-04-23) Ralph Shaeffer (on 1957-04-23) Eunice Wennermark (on 1957-04-23)
conductor:	Dennis Farnon (on 1957-04-23)
arranger:	Dennis Farnon

recording of:	Black Is the Colour (of My True Love’s Hair) (on 1957-04-23: instrumental)

lyricist and composer:	[traditional] (special purpose artist)

later versions:	Folk Songs: I. Black Is the Colour (for voice and ensemble)
arrangements:	Black Is the Color (arranged by Bob James) Black Is the Color Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair (Arranged by Nina Simone) Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair